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Technology company Verton Australia is joining with Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) to manufacture the first robot-controlled load-management system in the world. The new system will aim to eliminate the need for human-held taglines for crane operations, reducing the risk of human injury, and is a $4.4 … Continue reading Partnership to make robot-controlled load-management system →

A partnership between the University of Sydney and medical manufacturer Codex Research has secured $851,000 of Commonwealth funding through the Innovative Manufacturing Collaborative Research Centre (IMCRC). The project hopes to improve the treatment of heart disease through creating a physiologically-relevant blood vessel implant, that would be used in bypass surgery. Currently, similar products are created … Continue reading Innovative partnership leads to blood vessel manufacture →

All that is needed to predict a heart failure could be saliva and smart manufacturing, thanks to a collaboration between RMIT University, the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) and ESN Cleer. The organisations have come together to produce a diagnostic stick that reads heart disease biomarkers. The nano-sensors on the tip of the stick … Continue reading Spit and shine: new device to measure heart disease →

Putting research to work requires industry collaboration with education providers. Manufacturers’ Monthly reports. In 2017, the Office of Innovation and Science Australia released a review of innovation in Australia. Despite finding that Australia’s knowledge creation scored an A, the nation’s grades for applying this research to industry were significantly lower: knowledge transfer received a C, … Continue reading Internship program connects innovation with business →

The first Industry 4.0 Advanced Manufacturing Forum Conference, held on August 7, identified the priorities for industry in transitioning to Industry 4.0. The first priority that representatives from business, research organisations, education and training providers, unions, and government bodies identified is the need for an appropriately skilled workforce. To meet this need, industry and education … Continue reading Multi-sector conference identifies priorities for Industry 4.0 →

Embracing innovation can be a difficult experience for some manufacturing firms, however at the second Global Business Innovation Conversation event in 2019, a group of experts at RMIT highlighted how businesses can ease the pain. According to Matthew Young, manufacturing innovation manager at the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC), innovation requires openness about expectations. … Continue reading Global Business Innovation Conversation: speaking the language of innovation →

The Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) has partnered with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Brisbane surveying company Monitum to manufacture smart sensors for the construction industry. Using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) techniques, the sensors will provide cheap and reliable monitoring of infrastructure projects at a higher level of precision than currently … Continue reading Industry partnership to manufacture low power sensors for construction industry →

A research partnership between the Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC), the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Downer’s Mineral Technologies has reached its one-year anniversary. The project aims to develop custom 3D printed technologies for precision-engineered mineral separation and mining equipment. The idea of the project is to create mineral separation spirals, which can be produced … Continue reading IMCRC, UTS, 3D printing research partnership hits one year milestone →

A joint collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology, the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) and Speedpanel Holding will lead to the production of new fire and acoustic wall systems. The partnership aims to create new materials that can produce a cost-effective and sustainable wall system that replaces Speedpanel’s current cement core. The aim is … Continue reading Wall systems manufacturer secures funding for new materials and technology →

Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC), Swinburne University of Technology and Sleep Corp have formed a joint partnership to advance manufacturing in Australia. With a planned move to fully automated manufacturing, this partnership with Swinburne, with assistance from the IMCRC, will analyse Sleep Corp’s business and see what improvements can be made as they move … Continue reading Joint partnership helps advance Industry 4.0 in Australia →

Metal additive manufacturing company, Titomic Limited, has signed a $2.6 million project with the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) to standardise the company’s patented Titomic Kinetic Fusion process – which produces load-bearing 3D forms from fusing Titanium powder sprayed at supersonic speeds. The project, which will be carried out in partnership between Titomic, IMCRC, CSIRO … Continue reading Partnership to standardise Titomic’s additive manufacturing process for defence, aerospace →

A framework engagement agreement, signed by the Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC) and Germany’s Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, is set to significantly increase awareness and uptake of Industry 4.0 within the Australian manufacturing industry. Fraunhofer is considered the leading organisation for applied research in Europe, working collaboratively with companies, public-sector bodies and institutions to develop strategies, business models and … Continue reading IMCRC, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft to boost Industry 4.0 collaboration →

A team of RMIT University researchers led by Professor Milan Brandt are using laser metal deposition technology to build and repair defence aircraft parts in a two-year collaboration with RUAG Australia and the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC). The technology feeds metal powder into a laser beam, which when scanned across a surface adds new … Continue reading New laser technology can 3D print aircraft parts →

Australian-based automotive technology company Carbon Revolution has formed a $15 million research and development partnership with Deakin University to deliver advanced manufacturing technologies for composite wheels. The research and development project, facilitated by the Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC), will give Carbon Revolution access to Deakin University’s material science and engineering capabilities, according to Carbon Revolution’s CEO, … Continue reading Carbon Revolution ties up with Deakin University for R&D →

In a perfect example of industry and research collaboration, the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC), the University of Sydney and medical and industry manufacturer Whiteley Corporation have embarked on a project to find novel solutions for biofilm infections. The joint project which will see the three parties co-invest $3.5 million over four years. Biofilms formed … Continue reading Manufacturer to commercialise research on bacterial biofilms →

A new research project at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has set out to revolutionise the manufacture of precision-engineered mineral separation and mining equipment. UTS’s Rapido – an advanced technology development unit –  has entered a research alliance with Downer business Mineral Technologies and the Innovative Manufacturing CRC  (IMCRC) to explore 3D printing for manufacture … Continue reading UTS, Downer and IMCRC to work on 3D-printed mining equipment →

The first series of FUTUREMAP workshops, a business diagnostic tool designed to help small and medium enterprises’ transition to Industry 4.0, was held in parallel with the National Manufacturing Week from May 9-11. The three-day workshops were facilitated in collaboration between the Australian Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC), the Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC) and the Commonwealth … Continue reading Future-proofing the Australian SMEs →

Adelaide has become home to one of only a few Future Factories in the Southern Hemisphere with the opening of the state-of-the-art Tonsley Manufacturing Innovation (TMI) Hub. The centrepiece of new TMI Hub is the modular Future Factory. Made in Germany by technology giant Festo, it showcases the latest automation, sensor, monitoring, robotic and cobotic … Continue reading Advanced manufacturing facility opens in Adelaide →

Australian technology innovator, BluGlass Limited has partnered with Griffith University and the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) to deliver a step-change transistor in the power electronics industry. According to a media release, BluGlass will be leading a two-year, $600,000 cash investment (inclusive of a $300,000 grant from the IMCRC) research project in partnership with Griffith … Continue reading BluGlass partners Griffith Uni and IMCRC to develop next-gen transistors →

Last week, Australia’s manufacturing sector received a boost with the formal launch of the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC).  The IMCRC collaborates with manufacturing businesses, research organisations, industry associations and government, investing significantly in partnerships that support innovation to ensure Australian industry can meet the challenges and opportunities of the global economy. The Minister … Continue reading IMCRC launch to boost Australian manufacturing →