Advanced manufacturing is an unavoidable term nowadays, and this is for the best. Brent Balinski talked to Jeff Connolly, CEO of Siemens Pacific, about advancing Australian manufacturers, and about the challenges and opportunities of Industry 4.0.
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ANCA formally opens new European HQ
Leading Australian machine tool company ANCA has formally opened its European headquarters, in Weinheim, Germany.
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Modi spruiks vision for Indian manufacturing at German industrial show
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, spoke of his ambition to see India as a global hub for manufacturing at the Hannover Messe trade show.
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Sub jobs in SA questioned after govt releases statement on next generation submarine procurement
The federal government has released more detail regarding its plans to procure new submarines.
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Abbott: Japanese-built subs could cause tensions with China
The prime minister has reportedly admitted that buying Japanese submarines would not benefit Australia's relations with China.
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Port of Bundaberg to get new plasterboard manufacturing facility
Knauf Plasterboard Limited is set to announce the construction of a new, state-of-the-art factory for the Port of Bundaberg today.
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German researchers tackle “teleportation” using 3D printers
A team of researchers at Germany’s Hasso Plattner Institute have developed a new way for “teleporting” objects using two ordinary 3D printers.
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Taking on the world: Australia’s Hidden Champion manufacturers
The Hidden Champion concept was originally used almost three decades ago by a wise old German to help explain his country’s success as an exporter
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Bosch Australia sees a big future for energy and building division
Bosch Australia’s president has said the company has plans to grow its revenues in Australia.
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Trumpf to re-join 3D printing market
German company Trumpf has decided to re-enter the market for metal additive manufacturing production systems, announcing a joint venture with Italy’s Sisma.
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Germany’s Bionade wants to take on Coke in local beverage market
Bionade, a German beverage company with growing sales in Australia, plans to take on Coca Cola in the non-alcoholic beverage market.
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Festo to unveil robotic “kangaroo”
German automation company Festo has added to its collection of robots inspired by nature with its BionicKangaroo.
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Elephantine Festo robotic arm gets taught a few new tricks [VIDEO]
German researchers have developed a way of training a flexible robot to learn movements by “goal babbling”.
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Global manufacturing on the rise
Despite slowing growth in China, manufacturing activity is increasing globally at its fastest pace in nearly three years.
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Australian manufacturing needs to be high-tech, innovative: Turnbull
Federal communications minister Malcolm Turnbull has commented on Australia’s opportunities in manufacturing.
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Overcoming manufacturing’s biggest challenges
Held late last month, the Productivity, Process and Innovation conference assembled a host of experts to address the key challenges facing the industry. Brent Balinski took notes regarding some of the big themes from a panel discussion on the issue of “Challenges in Australian Productivity”.
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Focus on saving automotive industry misguided: Professor
Australia should not overstate the importance of supporting its embattled automotive sector, according to influential consultant and academic Professor Hermann Simon.
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Roche to invest over $900 million to increase capacity
Global pharmaceutical giant Roche has announced that it will invest 800 million Swiss francs (about AUD 926 million at the time of writing) in boosting its biologics manufacturing capacity over the next five years.
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Lessons from Germany: The Hidden Champions (PART 2)
In part two of our Hidden Champions series, we look at how these companies are managed for the long-term, and Professor Hermann Simon gives some explanations for Germany’s strength in manufacturing, as well as the importance of the sector in profiting from globalisation.
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Innes Willox discusses Australian manufacturing, lessons from Germany in Q and A
According to this interview with Innes Willox, The Ai Group CEO, "Germany is in some ways a model for Australia when it comes to economic development, particularly around manufacturing".
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