According to reports, Downer Rail has sub-contracted all manufacturing duties of 24 double deck Sydney A or Waratah class trains to joint venture partner, China’s CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles
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DoD extends GE engine contract for Super Hornet & Growler
The Department of Defence (DoD) has announced a $232 million contract extension to expand GE’s support of jet engines for the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fighter fleet until 2025.
Under
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HSBC set to dump its Arrium debt
Forbes report finds companies failing to unlock the potential of their own data
According to a new report by Forbes Insights in association with Hitachi Data Systems, titled “How to Win at Digital Transformation: Insights from a Global Survey of Top Executives”, changing customer
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New laser machine set to launch in the Australian market
The HLF series fiber laser is the newest edition to the range of Yawei sheetmetal machinery to be available from Applied Machinery.
Yawei is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of CNC press brakes,
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Kaeser helps to decorate the royal Christmas tree
As the lights were illuminated on this year’s Christmas tree at Windsor Castle, they sparkled in some very special baubles that were hand blown and adorned with various emblems, the stamps for which
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New tech hub opened in South Australia
South Australia has opened a new manufacturing technologies centre to help businesses grow by providing access to the state’s best researchers, financial institutions and global supply chains.
The $1.2
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Holden shuts engine plant at Port Melbourne
General Motors Holden has produced the last engine at its Port Melbourne plant, with 175 jobs finishing up ahead of the end of its Australian manufacturing operations in 2017.
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Bustech hopes $2 million grant will see 100 employed making electric buses in SA
Burleigh, Gold Coast-based Bustech hopes that a new grant to develop electric buses will see 100 jobs created over the next 18 months in South Australia.
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Siemens acquires Mentor Graphics
Siemens and Mentor Graphics have announced that they have entered into a merger agreement under which Siemens will acquire Mentor for US$37.25 per share in cash, which represents an enterprise value of
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Thales snaps up Collins sub sonar contract
The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced that Thales Australia has been awarded a $100 million contract to design a major sonar system upgrade for Collins class submarines.
Minister
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Trumpf and Siemens to collaborate on 3D metal printing
Trumpf and Siemens are joining hands to produce a software solution for optimised and streamlined additive manufacturing of metal parts with Trumpf printing machines – from part design to 3D printing.
The
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Union boss’s violent past comes to light
Jim Metcher, the NSW secretary of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) and the longest-serving union leader in the country has been accused of hiding his violent past from the Fair
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Turnbull trusts in a Trump TPP turnaround
With Asia Pacific leaders reaffirming their commitment to free trade at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Peru, Malcolm Turnbull is “confident” that US president elect Donald Trump will
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CSIRO set to improve chemical manufacturing
CSIRO has launched its “FloWorks” Centre for Industrial Flow Chemistry today in Clayton, Victoria.
The aim of FloWorks is to provide cutting-edge research into flow chemistry capability, making
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Cochlear loses US patent appeal
ASX-listed Australian hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear has lost a court case in the US over two disputed hearing aid patents.
In a ruling delivered last Thursday, the [US] Court of Appeals for the
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3D printed organ company to open in Brisbane in 2017
OPINION: Should Australian companies set executive pay to a US benchmark?
It’s the time of the year when company boards and executives face their shareholders at annual general meetings. Boards will be asked to explain the pay packages of executives. Already some have
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Schaeffler cuts jobs but Asia Pac remains unaffected
In a bid to re-strategise its business plans for growth in 2017, German bearing maker Schaeffler has announced that it looks to shave off 500 jobs at its industrial division in Germany and other European
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