As Australia laments the decline of its manufacturing sector, China is actively taking steps to accelerate its move up the value chain.
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Education remains important as additive manufacturing booms
Research released this month has shown additive manufacturing grew by more than a third in 2013. Ido Eylon from Stratasys told Brent Balinski about why the figures were no surprise, as well as what areas are important to his company and why.
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Black to the future: carbon fibre research seeds new innovation
A unique cutting-edge carbon fibre research facility Carbon Nexus has officially opened at Deakin University in Geelong.
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In the Airbnb world we need a new productivity measure
As productivity continues to lag in Australia, what can industry do to halt this trend?
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3D printing pioneer enters Inventors Hall of Fame
Chuck Hull, the founder of 3D Systems and the inventor of stereolithography, has been inducted into the USA’s National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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Government assistance for manufacturing – a changing focus
Manufacturers could be forgiven for seeing recent media coverage and budget tightening as suggesting a bleak future for the sector. The reality is quite different, with significant opportunities on offer for manufacturers to seek support for their activities – assuming they are the ‘right’ ones.
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Keech aims to lead the world in steel
Bendigo casting and engineering company Keech has said that it has goals to continue its research in steel and to be one of the world’s leaders.
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Budget will kill entrepreneurship and startups says AIIA
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) says the decision to suspend funding to Commercialisation Australia will adversely affect the local start-up sector.
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In Conversation: Australia needs tax breaks for innovation
The right support could see Australian innovation, particularly in mining and manufacturing.
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National Manufacturing Week 2014: one day to go
National Manufacturing Week for 2014 will open tomorrow, with a record number of product zones and over 280 companies exhibiting across these.
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How do we make manufacturing work in Australia?
Acknowledging what Australia’s manufacturers are capable of doing well – as well as what they’re not really cut out for – the Committee for Economic Development of Australia launched its first policy paper of the year last week.
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Adaptability is the key for the future of manufacturing
While many manufacturers in the car industry are thinking gloom and doom at the moment, history shows that as one door closes another often opens.
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Technology will be at the heart of new industries
New jobs will be created only by new industries powered by technology-led intelligence and connectivity.
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Is there any alternative to developing an innovation-driven economy?
Australia’s long term international competitiveness will depend on its ability to develop an ‘innovation-driven’ economy.
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What will the post-election future look like for SA?
The SA government was re-elected with a lower house minority last month. Where does the manufacturing industry fit into its plans? Jack Baldwin reports.
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Not just a foundry: Keech plans to lead Australia in additive manufacturing
Keech's efforts to become a "one-stop" engineering and manufacturing provider to its region and beyond continue, with further investments in additive manufacturing machinery planned in the next few months.
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Exciting things in the pipeline for SA welding tech company
Formed to commercialise an innovative and highly useful technology developed at the CSIRO, K-TIG (short for keyhole TIG, a description of the welding process it uses) is beginning to see export success.
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Getting away from cars: how to make diversification work
The difficult task of diversification is a must for hundreds of South Australian businesses in the automotive supply network. Brent Balinski spoke to one company that’s negotiated the leap early and successfully.
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SolidWorks wants to change the way you do conceptual design
The big announcement for SolidWorks World 2014 was a product that the software company hopes will change the way its customers get their projects underway.
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Brisbane company creates bitcoin ATMs
Australian technology company Diamond Circle claims to have created a cashless ATM that can handle bitcoin transactions.
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