Last week, the NSW government announced the funding for the renewal of the Fitzroy Street shipyard slipway to reactivate the Port of Newcastle and the Hunter as a major marine ship repair and maintenance
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Granville Harbour wind farm proposal gathers momentum
An in-principle agreement by Hydro Tasmania to buy electricity from the proposed Granville Harbour wind farm on Tasmania’s west coast is gathering momentum.
According to a press release by Hydro Tasmania,
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Strengthening Australia’s cybersecurity
The Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Sinodinos, minister for industry said the Government had identified the value of cyber security and was building a local industry and R&D expertise
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Boeing: Tremendous growth predicted in aerospace market
At the recent Paris airshow, it was reported that Boeing released a forecast for aerospace services demand, projecting the need for expansive services over the next 10 years, valued at US$2.6 trillion
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Budget 2017: a glimmer of support for innovation and advanced manufacturing
Manufacturing to receive $100M in federal budget
The federal budget will include a $100 million fund for manufacturers to diversify and expand their businesses, in the wake of the death of Australian car manufacturing.
Primarily, the money is aimed at
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CSIRO backs Victorian electric vehicle manufacturing start-up
A Victorian vehicle manufacturing start-up aiming to produce the first Australian-made electric vehicles has been given a kick-start thanks to a new funding initiative by CSIRO.
CSIRO Kick-Start is an
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Industry minister warns Australia must ‘embrace change’ on global stage
Industry innovators must “embrace change” if Australia is to remain open to business in the global marketplace, it has been claimed.
Arthur Sinodinos, industry minister, suggests there is an “increasing
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Disruptive Manufacturing Is Now A Good Thing
Getting ahead of the numbers game in manufacturing today means embracing the world of interconnectivity and advanced automation within the value chain. In this whitepaper on disruptive manufacturing, companies
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The dawn of the new industrial era with the smart factory
Over the past few decades, the manufacturing industry has undergone numerous major upheavals.
Right now, we are witnessing the dawning of the next era with Industry 4.0, boosted in Asia by China’s recently
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Corrosion is eating away at Australian industry
According to research by Curtin University, corrosion may be costing the Australian economy more than $30 billion each year.
Within industrial environments, exposure to things like water, acid or salt
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Industry minister backs Australian manufacturing
Making fuel out of sewage
It may sound like science fiction, but wastewater treatment plants may one day turn ordinary sewage into biocrude oil, thanks to new research at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National
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Most manufacturers currently lag in global competitiveness
Australian companies pay an “Australia tax” of 7 – 15 per cent and are best placed to compete on value differentiation and market leadership, according to a recent report.
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Boeing to cut B777 production in 2017
Boeing has said that it would cut its B777 production to five a month in August 2017 – a 40 per cent reduction from the current rate of 8.3 a month citing slow sales, according to a Reuters report.
To
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New method for early detection of industrial process problems
Modern automated industrial processes rely heavily on the precise control of process conditions, making it critical to detect emerging deviations.
A King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)-led
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NHP partners with Switch Automation to deliver InfoSyte
NHP has announced a partnership with local IoT experts, Switch Automation, to deliver InfoSyte, an exclusive energy management software solution from NHP tailored for the Australian and New Zealand markets.
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Oracle ‘s NetSuite acquisition won’t change a thing
With the completion of the US$9.3 billion acquisition of ERP provider NetSuite earlier last month on November 7, Oracle outlined what customers should be expecting in the coming months. Co-CEO Mark Hurd
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Management education, not just tax cuts, needed to create jobs and growth
Company tax cuts are a key component of Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison’s plan to drive growth in jobs and wages, spurring on the Australian economy.
There’s no question that tax cuts and lower
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How an export champion maintains its innovation edge
When we spoke to ANCA co-founder Pat Boland, shortly after the company won one its many export awards, the conversation began and ended on the same subject. Specifically: the needs of its customers
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