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Aussie startup races into new 3D printing niche
High-performance heat exchangers could be a new sweet spot application for metal additive manufacturing. Brent Balinski spoke to Conflux Technology founder Michael Fuller about an Australian-born innovation that’s getting worldwide attention.
July 17, 2015 0 comment
Geelong’s Carbon Revolution in world-first deal with Ford
Ford’s Shelby Mustang GT350R will be fitted with carbon fibre wheels from Geelong’s Carbon Revolution, the first original equipment use of CF’s high-performance wheels.
July 17, 2015 0 comment
Get used to “pickup”: Falcon to be last Aussie ute
There will be no utes made in Australia, following the end of local production for Ford next year.
July 15, 2015 0 comment
Old ACL Bearing factory to re-open, employing 40
The old ACL Bearing factory in Launceston will reopen, with 40 workers re-employed by the new owners.
July 13, 2015 0 comment
Auto components industry body winds up
The Federation of Automotive Parts Manufacturers has been voluntarily liquidated and merged with the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
July 10, 2015 0 comment
Quickstep gets first global automotive OEM project
Joint Strike Fighter supplier Quickstep has announced a “logical step” to becoming a major automotive supplier, and is expecting its first production order of components within weeks.
July 9, 2015 0 comment
Bringing researchers and industry closer together – from the experts
There’s a broad discussion happening in Australia about how to strengthen relationships between private industry and universities in order to foster innovation.
July 8, 2015 0 comment
ABB wins $52 million robots order from Ford China factory
ABB has won an order worth $52 million to boost the flexibility and efficiency of Changan Ford Automobile Co’s new production facility in Harbin, China.
July 6, 2015 0 comment
Automotive manufacturer underpaid migrant worker by $16,000
Dandenong automotive component manufacturer Katjen Enterprise was found to have underpaid a migrant worker by $16,000 over four years.
July 2, 2015 0 comment
Robot kills worker at Volkswagen factory
A young contractor technician has been killed at a Volkswagen factory in Baunatal, Germany by an industrial robot.
July 2, 2015 0 comment
Manufacturers without borders: targeting global value chains
More and more international trade is being made up of intermediate goods and services. Brent Balinski reports on some of the efforts to get Australian manufacturers better involved in this.
July 1, 2015 0 comment
Divergent says “3D printed car” could out-accelerate Porsche Spyder
A start-up car maker, Divergent Microfactories, has claimed that its “3D printed” supercar, the Blade, can reach 60 miles per hour quicker than the Porsche 918 Spyder.
June 30, 2015 0 comment
Endeavour Award winner profiles – PWR Performance Products
On May 28, Manufacturers’ Monthly held its annual Endeavour Awards. We will continue profiling winners this week. PWR was the champion in the Exporter of The Year category.
June 29, 2015 0 comment
The need for Australian manufacturing to get smart
Advanced manufacturing is an unavoidable term nowadays, and this is for the best. Brent Balinski talked to Jeff Connolly, CEO of Siemens Pacific, about advancing Australian manufacturers, and about the challenges and opportunities of Industry 4.0.
June 29, 2015 0 comment
8,000 SA jobs at risk pre-Holden exit: minister
A South Australian government taskforce has met all the state’s tier-one auto suppliers, and warned thousands of jobs are at risk.
June 29, 2015 0 comment
San Francisco start-up unveils “3D printed” supercar
Divergent Microfactories has unveiled its new supercar, the Blade, which uses 3D printed aluminium in its chassis.
June 25, 2015 0 comment
Ford opens 3D printed car store
Ford Motor Company has launched a store where customers can order 3D printed versions of vehicles or STL files from which they can make their own.
June 12, 2015 0 comment
Auto components maker exports CSIRO solar tech to Japan
Precision Components’ new Heliostat SA division is producing technology developed at the CSIRO for export to Japan.
June 11, 2015 0 comment
Ford Australia records $191 million loss for 2014
Ford Australia posted a loss of $191 million for last year and recorded its worst annual vehicle sales since the 1960s.
May 25, 2015 0 comment
Northern suburbs food manufacturing park a possibility for post-Holden Adelaide
A food manufacturing park in northern Adelaide is being considered by the South Australian government to help adapt to a post-Holden manufacturing future.
May 25, 2015 0 comment