Glove and condom maker Ansell will enter a cost cutting exercise which will include the loss of some jobs, mainly in Europe and North America.
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Divergent says “3D printed car” could out-accelerate Porsche Spyder
A start-up car maker, Divergent Microfactories, has claimed that its “3D printed” supercar, the Blade, can reach 60 miles per hour quicker than the Porsche 918 Spyder.
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The need for Australian manufacturing to get smart
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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US flag companies stop manufacturing Confederate flags after shooting
Flagmakers in the US have been announcing they will end production of the Confederate flag, following the Charlestown massacre.
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San Francisco start-up unveils “3D printed” supercar
Divergent Microfactories has unveiled its new supercar, the Blade, which uses 3D printed aluminium in its chassis.
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Jet pack maker signs deals in India and China [VIDEO]
New Zealand-based, ASX-listed jetpack maker Martin Aircraft Company has formed alliances with both Indian and Chinese companies.
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Business, government need to rethink factories: Arup report
Factories will become more flexible, adaptive and skilled according to new research by London-headquartered professional services firm Arup.
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Ford opens 3D printed car store
Ford Motor Company has launched a store where customers can order 3D printed versions of vehicles or STL files from which they can make their own.
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NASA robot could make things in space [VIDEO]
A four-legged robot called Robosimian could be used for assembly work in space, according to its NASA creators.
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Start-ups leaving Australia due to lack of venture capital: US tech investor
A prominent Silicon Valley investor, Adeo Ressi, has said a lack of venture capital and a small market were seeing start-ups exit Australia.
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Virtual reality becoming a physical reality in manufacturing
The digital manufacturing age – with physical and digital convergence – has caught the attention of industry in the United States, according to industrial conglomerate GE.
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HSS 3D printing could compete with injection moulding over large runs
Work out of the University of Sheffield is hoped to offer the potential of 3D printing able to compete with injection moulding for large quantities of plastic parts.
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Dow’s Liveris visits Canberra
The high-profile, Australian-born leader of Dow Chemical, Andrew Liveris, visited Canberra yesterday.
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Owner of collapsed Bangladesh garment factory to face murder charges
The owner of the Bangladeshi garment factory which collapsed and killed 1,100 people in 2013 will be charged with murder.
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HD drone flyover footage of Tesla Gigafactory [VIDEO]
Part of what is planned as the world’s biggest battery factory, Tesla’s Gigafactory, has been captured by drone.
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Final wording of China-Australia Free Trade Agreement to be known soon
The full details of the Chinese-Australian Free Trade Agreement are expected to be released before the end of June.
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Third straight month of contraction in Chinese manufacturing, says flash PMI result
China’s manufacturing sector remained in negative growth territory for the third straight month, according to the interim HSBC-Markit manufacturing PMI.
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The earliest ever example of manufacturing? 3.3 m-year-old tools found
Fieldwork in Kenya has discovered stone tools estimated to be 3.3 million years old, according to a paper published in the journal Nature.
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“Made In China 2025” plan aims to move away from low-value manufacturing
China’s Cabinet has published a plan that cites “intelligent manufacturing” as an answer to some of the country’s economic challenges.
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Ethiopian government wants country to lead Africa in manufacturing
Ethiopia’s government is planning for $US 1 billion to be invested in industrial parks in its effort to become Africa’s number one manufacturing nation.
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