Samsung is working on two new smartphone products with bendable organic LED screens, it is being reported.
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Passports for shoes a new answer to counterfeiting problem
A novel solution to the $US 600 billion problem of counterfeit fashion has been invented, using cryptocurrency-inspired technology to help authenticate shoes.
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Coats Group announces two acquisitions
Industrial thread and craft company Coats Group has announced the acquisition of Gotex and Fast React Systems.
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Airbus demoes almost-entirely 3D printed mini-plane
From disrupter to disrupted: Apple could be next
Addressing manufacturing’s image problem
Our manufacturing sector is misunderstood, according to the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council. Brent Balinski asked the group’s chairman John Pollaers about why this is, and why it matters.
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Australian researcher in India to discuss high-tech manufacturing
Fashion brands should act to provide living wage: AFWA
Fashion brands should take responsibility for underpaid workers in their supply chains, the Asia Floor Wage Alliance has said, ahead of the annual International Labour Organisation conference in Geneva,
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GE announces $US 1.4 billion investment in Saudi Arabia as country encourages manufacturing
US brewer makes six-pack rings fish can eat [VIDEO]
A US brewer has come up with a six pack ring that is not only biodegradable but can also be eaten by fish.
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HP takes orders for new 3D printers, claims it will revolutionise manufacturing
HP has unveiled its two 3D printing units and begun taking orders, nearly two years after their announcement, with the claim that these
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PM’s new Industry 4.0 taskforce gets seat at international table at Hannover Messe
A high-level group will represent Australia at Germany’s Hannover Messe industrial expo this week, where discussions will be held on adopting common standards for “Industry 4.0”.
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Ford, Uber and others form self-driving car coalition
France wins contract to build next Australian submarines
Indonesia climbs global manufacturing rankings, lifts millions out of poverty
China blamed as OECD steel overcapacity discussions continue
An OECD steel committee meeting, attended by assistant science minister Karen Andrews and including 30 of the world’s biggest steelmaking nations, has heard advice that the current glut be addressed
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OneWeb to announce Florida site, the “first ever” to mass manufacture satellites
OneWeb will manufacture the world’s largest constellation of small satellites next to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with a goal of using these to provide high-speed, global internet access.
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Global industrial robot sales increased 8 per cent in 2015
Sales of industrial robots topped 240,000 units last year, with automotive and electronics sectors again leading the way, though overall growth was down from a bumper 2014 year.
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Volkswagen management prepares to take pay cut
Volkswagen has announced that it will cut bonuses to senior management as the company prepares to deliver its annual report on April 28.
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Tesla’s gamble on its ‘affordable’ electric car
Tesla announced what it calls its “most affordable” electric vehicle in the Model 3 last week. The car can now be ordered with a deposit of A$1,500in Australia (US$1,000 in the United States) but won’t be delivered until late 2017.
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