Australia’s Defence Industry minister Christopher Pyne has reaffirmed that Australia remains committed to buying the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter despite US President-elect Donald Trump’s recent comments
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Honeywell and Flowserve combine to fix IIoT manufacturing issues
Manufacturers in fluid management industries such as power, chemicals and oil and gas, often require complex software architecture to ensure their operations are safe, efficient and reliable.
A new partnership
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ExxonMobil and Bentley Motors extend global partnership
ExxonMobil and Bentley Motors today announced a multi-year extension to their global strategic partnership that showcases the performance benefits of advanced synthetic motor oil technology.
ExxonMobil
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Westpac launches Australia’s first employment program for STEM PhD students
Westpac and the Group of Eight (Go8) have partnered to offer the first program in Australia for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
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Japan machinery orders on the up as global manufacturing starts to recover
According to Reuters, Japan’s October core machinery orders rose for the first time in three months to beat expectations- a tentative sign of a pickup in capital expenditure.
Core orders, a highly
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Cash flow variables a business growth killer says study
Some $6.12bn worth of growth opportunities fall through the cracks of Australian mid-sized businesses every year due to insufficient or variable cash flow, according to research released by American Express
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Faro expands into Queensland
Faro Technologies, a global technology company that develops and markets computer-aided coordinate measurement devices and software, opens its new office in Brisbane, Australia.
This move is part of Faro’s
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Steelmaker loses data during brazen cyberattack
ThyssenKrupp, one of the world’s largest steelmakers, has revealed that it was the victim of a ‘massive cyberattack’ earlier this year.
The company was targeted by attackers from southeast Asia in
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BOC opens new Brisbane tech centre
A new-concept welding facility opened by BOC at its Rocklea site in Brisbane is set to be an exciting new hub for product applications and testing, research and development, and training.
The facility
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Australian CEO becomes Donald Trump’s new manufacturing ‘tsar’
Bluetooth 5 now available for manufacturers
Bluetooth 5 has been released (succeeding Bluetooth 4.2), with the upgrade focusing on IoT applications and improved functionality.
When compared to the previous version, improvements include eight times
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Major naval shipbuilding program gains momentum in SA
According to reports, a major naval shipbuilding program in Australia has taken a significant step forward with the appointment of Danish company Odense Maritime Technologies (OMT) to redevelop shipyard
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Bosch & Co retool manufacturing concepts
A research consortium led by Bosch is developing a novel industrial manufacturing concept. The nine partners on the ReCaM project aim to create a highly versatile manufacturing system.
Such systems are
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Westpac finds SMEs are feeling optimistic about 2017
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute SME Index (SME Index), which examines the economic health of Australian small and medium sized enterprises, has revealed a significant improvement in business confidence,
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Foxconn plants the seeds for US Apple manufacturing
Are millennials a manufacturing innovation opportunity?
In June last year, it was announced that Australia’s manufacturing sector had achieved year on year expansion recording the longest unbroken period of growth in a decade. Although that sounds like good
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Pilz launches new online presence
Pilz Australia launched its new website which incorporates a new E-Shop for its customers.
E-Shop will allow customers to not only browse the company’s vast portfolio of products, it enables them to
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Panasonic & partners to build laundry bot
Sounds like an object right out of a sci-fi movie but Seven Dreamers, CEO, Shin Sakane seems to have come up with the “perfect” solution to everyone’s weekend clothing chores.
Bloomberg has reported
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CSIRO to spend $200m on Aussie innovation
Australia’s innovations will grow into successful businesses with help from the CSIRO Innovation Fund, a $200 million fund to commercialise early stage innovations from CSIRO, universities and other
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ABCC amended local content rules will help Australian steelmakers compete against low-quality imports
Senator Xenophon deserves a Christmas card from the nation’s steelmakers, after his negotiation with the government to deliver their Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) legislation.
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