A recent Roy Morgan survey has found two thirds of Australians prefer to buy Australian-made building products, with 61 per cent choosing to purchase Australian tools and hardware.
Factors that contribute
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Timber manufacturer reopens WA mills
Queensland timber manufacturer Parkside Timber has purchased two timber mills in South-West Western Australia.
The company bought Auswest Timbers’ Greenbushes mill and Nannup Timber Processing, in part
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The process to improvement
To create a culture of continuous improvement, Felicity Kelleher has drawn on practical and theoretical knowledge. Manufacturers’ Monthly finds out.
When speaking with Felicity
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Fire-retardant coatings for flame resistant buildings
A new technique to develop fire-retardant coatings for rigid polymer foam-based building materials has received $888,000 in funding through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships program.
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Steel manufacturer expands Queensland base
Steel building product manufacturer Metroll will move in to Bohle Industrial Estate, in Townsville.
Metroll supplies steel products to the building and construction sector, and has committed to manufacturing
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Australia commissions its first air warfare destroyer
The Australian government has announced the commissioning of the first Australian-built Air Warfare Destroyer, HMAS Hobart.
According to the Department of Defence, the warship brings together
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$500 million to grow NSW economies
Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro today The NSW government announced the opening of the Growing Local Economies Fund, which will use an
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Job opportunities and reskilling to support Victoria’s booming rail industry
In a press statement, the state government of Victoria has announced that it is giving young people and those reskilling from other sectors experience and opportunities in Victoria’s booming rail industry.
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Melbourne Metro Tunnel to see creation of 7000 jobs
In a news release earlier this week, the Andrews Labor Government is creating thousands of local jobs and using Victorian businesses to build the biggest public transport project in Victorian history –
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New life breathed into Newcastle maritime maintenance
Last week, the NSW government announced the funding for the renewal of the Fitzroy Street shipyard slipway to reactivate the Port of Newcastle and the Hunter as a major marine ship repair and maintenance
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Boeing: Tremendous growth predicted in aerospace market
At the recent Paris airshow, it was reported that Boeing released a forecast for aerospace services demand, projecting the need for expansive services over the next 10 years, valued at US$2.6 trillion
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Corrosion is eating away at Australian industry
According to research by Curtin University, corrosion may be costing the Australian economy more than $30 billion each year.
Within industrial environments, exposure to things like water, acid or salt
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Making fuel out of sewage
It may sound like science fiction, but wastewater treatment plants may one day turn ordinary sewage into biocrude oil, thanks to new research at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National
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NHP partners with Switch Automation to deliver InfoSyte
NHP has announced a partnership with local IoT experts, Switch Automation, to deliver InfoSyte, an exclusive energy management software solution from NHP tailored for the Australian and New Zealand markets.
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Oracle ‘s NetSuite acquisition won’t change a thing
With the completion of the US$9.3 billion acquisition of ERP provider NetSuite earlier last month on November 7, Oracle outlined what customers should be expecting in the coming months. Co-CEO Mark Hurd
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Sandvik Coromant becomes DMG Mori Premium Partner
Cutting tools maker Sandvik Coromant has signed an agreement to become a Premium Partner of leading machine tool manufacturer, DMG Mori. According to DMG, Sandvik Coromant will be the only tooling manufacturer
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Engineers develop robot with human-like tactile senses
Most robots achieve grasping and tactile sensing through motorised means, which can be excessively bulky and rigid. A Cornell group has devised a way for a soft robot to feel its surroundings internally,
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How to build a talent pipeline in the era of Industry 4.0
For most forward-looking manufacturing businesses, talent planning is becoming a major focus. Skills gaps continue to grow as a result of an ageing workforce, increasing movement within job markets and
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Australia’s vanadium redox flow battery market set for growth
Strategic metals company TNG has signed a key Memorandum of Understanding with Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) and Energy Made Clean (EMC) to collaborate on the promotion, development and growth of
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New crankshaft microfinishing possibilities opened up
German high-precision machine tool manufacturer Thielenhaus Microfinish said it is now capable of machining crankshafts for engines with three to six cylinders, in some cases even without major retooling
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