On 17 August, IBSA’s Manufacturing Skills Forum brought manufacturers, union leaders, peak bodies and training providers together to share strategies to address the skills crisis.
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2022: The year to automate
The knock-on effects of surging COVID-19 infections could see a national worker crisis unfolding. The recently discovered Omicron variant is responsible for some of the highest number of COVID-19 cases reported in a single day in Australia since the onset of the pandemic.
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New Industrial Digital Innovation Hub to connect RMIT with global industry
RMIT and Siemens have announced the establishment of an ‘Industrial Digital Innovation Hub’ to help drive workforce transformation for Industry 4.0 in the Australasian region.
The hub includes a significant
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Applications open for STEM grants
The federal government has opened applications for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) grants for organisations and businesses to partner with other businesses, experts, schools and
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A winning combination
Overcoming what could seem to be an impossible task may involve one key Industry 4.0 skill. Connor Pearce speaks with one company that made the leap.
In July 2017, the
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Effective industry and research collaboration: Cultivating the right culture
In today’s world of global competition and digital disruption, Australian manufacturers are becoming acutely aware of the need to do things differently, David Chuter, CEO and managing director of
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Towards an Industry 4.0 future – leadership for innovation
David Chuter, CEO and managing director, IMCRC, explains how to look beyond the technology of Industry 4.0, and focus on its value to manufacturing.
Every day, business leaders, in partnership
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Hub to connect researchers and start-ups
Sydney University has established the Sydney Knowledge Hub, to connect start-ups and university researchers.
The Hub will provide resources for new companies and organisations to leverage the deep knowledge
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Connections needed for future manufacturing: report
According to the Future of Manufacturing Report, published by St. George, greater collaboration and partnerships are needed to drive the manufacturing sector forward.
“The sector is far from fading;
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UNSW connects Australian research with Chinese manufacturing
UNSW’s Torch research roadshow has made three stops in China in May leading to two new collaborations between Australian researchers and Chinese manufacturers.
Meeting enterprises, technology transfer
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Titomic to deliver additively manufactured test parts for Boeing
Australian advanced manufacturing company Titomic Limited has recently announced that it has signed an agreement with Boeing to deliver additively manufactured test parts for airplanes. The initial agreement
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Industry 4.0 possible for all manufacturers with collaborative approach
Large businesses can allocate funding to introduce the latest robotics, to automate factories and implement cloud computing solutions by parting with a small percentage of their annual revenue. But for
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Collaboration could be key to gaining a competitive advantage
The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) reports that less than one in four Australian manufacturing firms collaborate with one another and even less do so with universities. The gap indicates huge
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Chinese company to manufacture graphene cables based on UNSW tech
A joint venture between the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Chinese high-voltage cable manufacturer, Hangzhou Cable Co., will help roll out large-scale manufacturing of graphene power cables,
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ABB and HPE to Bring Intelligence to Industrial Plants
ABB and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have announced a strategic global partnership that combines ABB’s digital offerings, ABB Ability, with HPE’s innovative hybrid information technology (IT) solutions.
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Tenable, Siemens partner to secure critical infrastructure
Tenable and Siemens have announced a strategic partnership to help energy, utilities and oil and gas companies close the industry readiness gap with a new solution for industrial asset discovery and vulnerability
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UNSW developing touch screens with WeTouch
New types of touch screens that would be very robust but also sensitive enough to detect ten fingers at once, are to be developed in a research partnership between UNSW Science and Chinese company WeTouch.
WeTouch,
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