Engineering

Central Innovation explains the importance of the seamless transfer of data between engineering and production departments.

Manufacturing, energy and transportation companies are increasingly benefiting from Industry 4.0 applications after years of hype. The emergence of digital twins is one of the main reasons engineering and design teams are actualising these benefits for their enterprises.

As part of the CSIRO’s Next Generation Graduates program, 165 university students will work on a range of challenges such as data-centric and machine-driven engineering, smart manufacturing and sensing, and enhancing industry operations through the metaverse. 

AE Gibson & Sons has been enhancing Australia’s industrial manufacturing profile for over 125 years. A fifth generation, family-owned business based in Kendall NSW, their focus lies in the design and manufacturing of special purpose machinery used for materials handling and processing of renewables such as timber. 

Based in the seaside city of Wollongong, NSW, Arrow Electrical Services is investing in the next generation of Australian electricians. With a dynamic team consisting of 34 highly skilled and experienced employees, the business has situated itself as a leading specialist across the state.

After developing the technology to build longer lasting, greener, more efficient, more affordable solar and EV batteries, Zero Emissions Developments (ZED) is seeking $30 million in private investment to build a manufacturing plant that will produce them. 

Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with the John Sample Group about the importance of pairing the most suitable lubrication system – and lubricating while equipment is running – with different industrial environments.

In mining, quarrying and extractive industries, ball mills are the most common grinding machine and certainly an interesting piece of engineering ingenuity, according to Eddie Lawrence. 

Physicists and engineers at the University of Queensland (UQ) have found a way to identify and address imperfections in materials for superconducting circuits on silicon chips – one of the most promising technologies in commercial quantum computing. 

An early career researcher at Swinburne University has been awarded funding for a three-year research project as part of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme. 

SYPAQ Systems, an engineering company specialising in defence, national security and information technology, will expand its Victorian operations in a new facility. This will generate 280 high-value jobs for Victoria over the next five years.  The SYPAQ Centre of Excellence will be established in Fishermans Bend with support from the Victorian government, developing technologies and intellectual property related to autonomous systems … Continue reading SYPAQ Systems builds Centre of Excellence for defence →

For Alexandra Radulovich, getting Chartered helped to make clear how important engineering can be.  Radulovich was not a geotechnical engineer when, nine years ago, she took a job with geotechnical engineering firm Douglas Partners. She wasn’t even a civil engineer.   “I had an engineering degree with a major in environmental systems and then I also … Continue reading For this engineer, getting Chartered reinforced why good engineering matters →

Two University of Wollongong (UOW) academics have been named as recipients of New South Wales Premier’s Prizes for Science and Engineering in recognition of their pioneering research work. Distinguished Professor Antoine van Oijen will receive the Prize for Excellence in Medical Biological Sciences and Distinguished Professor Zaiping Guo will receive the Prize for Excellence in … Continue reading University of Wollongong researchers win NSW Premier’s Prizes →

There has been a partnership agreement between Melbourne-based company Boron Molecular; South Korean manufacturer the Kyung-In Synthetic Corporation (KISCO); and CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency to take a step closer to developing the next generation of flexible phone screens and other high tech products. CSIRO and KISCO will both take a minority shareholding in Boron … Continue reading Boron Molecular, KISCO and CSIRO kick off new industry partnership for flexible phone screen materials →

Kleos Space, a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data provider, is launching new data collecting technology (software defined radio payload) integrated in an In-Space Missions Ltd (In-Space) Faraday-1 spacecraft to be launched into a sun-synchronous orbit from New Zealand on the 3rd July as part of the company’s R&D programme. “It has been a pleasure to be … Continue reading Kleos Space to launch development technology into orbit →

The manufacturing landscape is at the peak of the global industry 4.0 shift. As the employment focus swings from production to spreading the workforce along a new and complex value chain, OEMs and operators are having to play a dual role as they upskill current workers and keep their competitive edge in a rapidly changing … Continue reading Skills Lab industry-based diploma boosts manufacturing 4.0 skills revolution →

A panel of female industry leaders with some of the most diverse and creative engineering careers in Western Australia will share their experiences at an online event to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day. International Women in Engineering Day is an internationally recognised day that aims to highlight the work by women in engineering and … Continue reading Engineers to share experiences online at UWA event for Intl Women in Engineering Day →

Food and beverage is an important part of manufacturing, itself an important sector in rebuilding the Australian economy post-pandemic. Food is the biggest part of the local manufacturing industry. 35 of the top 100 Australian manufacturers (by revenue) are in food and beverage, and it makes up over a quarter of all manufacturing jobs and … Continue reading Motoring a manufacturing revival for the food and beverage industry, with linear motors →

A new collaborative project to transform the design and manufacturing of buildings in Australia has secured $28 million from the Australian Government Cooperative Research Centre (CRC). Building 4.0 CRC, a research initiative focused on technology-enabled digital solutions, aims to use new products and processes to create buildings that are more sustainable, have less project delays, … Continue reading $28 million grant to transform building design and production in Australia →

Food packaging could be made from the by-products of fresh fruit, through research conducted by chemists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Professors Jayashree Arcot and Martina Stenzel have been experimenting with the pseudostems of banana plants, and turning this discarded by-products of the banana harvest into a material suitable for food packaging. … Continue reading Food waste turned into fresh packaging →