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The ability to design, fabricate and detail their own structural steel and components in- house is an increasingly attractive competitive advantage for national design and construct business, Ahrens. 

No matter what type of manufacturing business you run, equipment is likely one of your primary funding concerns. When the time arrives to upgrade machinery or upscale your operation, things can get costly pretty fast, but the good news is, there’s help out there if you know where to look. Combined with cost-effective equipment finance, … Continue reading 3 tips on financing equipment when you run a manufacturing business →

The federal government has given $1 million to a world-first company cultivating seaweed for reducing livestock emissions to scale up production. Agricultural science company Sea Forest will use its matched funding to increase supplies of its seaweed additive for livestock feed, which both reduces livestock methane emissions and improves herd health. Over the last five … Continue reading Seaweed company driving down emissions to scale up production →

Australian personal protective equipment producer Softmed has become the country’s first manufacturer of non-woven fabric-based products such as surgical gowns, caps and shoe coverings. The company last year established a purpose-built factory in Victoria and began producing millions of medical-grade face masks and respirators for the domestic and overseas market. Softmed recently obtained European CE … Continue reading Softmed becomes Australia’s first producer of non-woven fabric-based PPE →

Volansi, a leader in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) middle-mile drone delivery services and Quickstep, Australia’s largest independent aerospace advanced composites manufacturer, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Under this MOU, Volansi and Quickstep will engage with various regulatory, operational, and commercial stakeholders to promote Volansi drones to the commercial and … Continue reading Volansi and Quickstep sign strategic MoU →

Melbourne-based manufacturer Richmond Wheel & Castor Co speaks about how the company continues to deliver quality products to meet increased local demand. Founded in 1958 Richmond Wheel & Castor Co commenced a family-owned steel trading business in Melbourne. Shortly afterwards they successfully expanded into manufacturing material handling and custom solution products. Richmond’s willingness to be … Continue reading Wheels to last the distance →

Australian protective equipment manufacturer Ansell has announced it has acquired life science brands from Indian manufacturer Primus. President of the healthcare and global business unit, Darryl Nazareth, said the two companies have also entered a long-term supply partnership. “India is a fast growing global pharmaceutical manufacturing hub” he said. “This acquisition increases our presence in this … Continue reading Ansell enters supply partnership with Primus, acquires life science brands →

Australian companies are expected to gain new export opportunities to create new jobs, with the COVID-19 Manufacturer Response Register opening to international buyers. The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) introduced the online register in March, so local manufacturers and suppliers of crucial products such as personal protective equipment (PPE) could support the national response to … Continue reading AMGC COVID-19 Response Register opening to international buyers →

The Australian Made Campaign – the organisation that administers and promotes the Australian Made logo – has appointed Allyn Beard, director of Sydney-based mattress manufacturer A.H. Beard as new chairman. Beard succeeds outgoing chairman, Glenn Cooper AM, Chairman of Coopers Brewery, who retired from the board after 13 years as a director. Beard, along with … Continue reading New chairman announced for the Australian Made Campaign →

A new Australian product designed to make kidney dialysis more broadly available at low cost has won first prize in a global health innovations competition. The Affordable Dialysis System, developed by Sydney-based Ellen Medical, beat more than 500 entries from 22 countries to score top prize in the World Innovation Summit for Health 2020 Innovation … Continue reading Australian medical manufacturer wins global innovation competition →

Strategic Elements subsidiary Australian Advanced Materials (AAM) will develop a self-charging battery technology through a collaboration with the University of New South Wales and CSIRO. The battery cells create electricity from humidity in the air or skin surface to self-charge themselves within minutes. No manual charging or wired power is required. They are created with … Continue reading Australian Advanced Materials to create self-charging batteries →

Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with The Elastomers’ technical and quality assurance manager, Sam Brumale, about how local test machines from Test Machines Australia are critical to their rubber manufacturing business. Having a local agent service test machines is critical for Melbourne-based rubber manufacturer, The Elastomers. The company engages the services of Test Machines Australia, who has … Continue reading Providing reliable and timely service for local manufacturers →

Australia’s oldest battery manufacturer Century Batteries has announced a multi-million dollar upgrade of its factory equipment and expansion of its research and development team. The investment is forecasted to boost production capacity by 20 per cent to 1.3 million batteries. Century employs around 600 employees across Australia and New Zealand. General manager of automotive sales, … Continue reading Battery manufacturing stalwart announces multi-million dollar upgrade →

DECO is an Australian family-owned manufacturer of quality aluminium architectural building systems and specialty finishes. In 16 years, they have grown from a small imaging business to a large manufacturing and finishing company in south-west Sydney, with a wide range of surface finishing solutions and aluminium building products to suit a broad range of project … Continue reading Effortless and beautiful living for customers →

A Victorian manufacturer has risen to the challenge of making personal protective equipment (PPE), which until now was only available from overseas. Micro Plastics in Dandenong South recognised the need for a locally produced reusable face mask in response to the COVID-19 crisis. After undertaking extensive R&D, retooling and experiencing a materials shortage earlier this … Continue reading Victorian manufacturer first in Australia to produce reusable face masks →

The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre has welcomed its 2000th member. Tasmanian manufacturer Seasol is a family-owned manufacturer of organic liquid seaweed and environmentally friendly fertilisers. The business was founded in the 1970s selling a single product made from kelp. Proudly Australian owned and made, Seasol has since grown its operations and now employs 60 staff, … Continue reading AMGC reaches 2000 members →

A new lightweight, fire-resistant cladding that can withstand temperatures of more than 1000°C, developed by Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, is set to change the face of ships around the world, creating advanced manufacturing jobs in Tasmania and reducing carbon emissions. The material, developed in collaboration with Tasmanian small business,, has already been installed on … Continue reading New innovative ship cladding creates jobs and reduce emissions →

The South Australia government has enlisted five local companies to produce up to 7000 clear plastic face shields a day for healthcare workers against COVID-19. The suppliers are Fusetec 3D, Neds Head, Form Cut, Cheiron Healthcare (working with the Royal Society of the Blind), and Motherson Medical. SA Health executive director Andrea Andrews said production … Continue reading Local SA manufacturers produce face shields against COVID-19 →

A Queensland government grant has helped a North Rockhampton manufacturer continue business operations after COVID-19 interrupted its export trade. Dobinsons Spring and Suspension received a $581,062 Made in Queensland (MIQ) Round 2 grant in October last year to purchase and install a $1,265,500 cold coiling machine and stress relieving low temperature furnace. Visiting the facility, … Continue reading Queensland government grant to reboot Rockhampton manufacturer →

The finalists for Australia’s most prestigious manufacturing awards have been announced. The Endeavour Awards 2020, now in its 17th year, sees a high calibre of entrants representing Australia in an international capacity with innovative ideas, new technologies and the best in supply chain strategies. In both good and challenging times, Australian manufacturing has always something … Continue reading Endeavour Awards finalists 2020: Manufacturer of the Year →