According to a recent article in Forbes, America’s manufacturers are getting very worried.
As you read this, a number of influential US manufacturers and their associated industry representatives are
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AusNet profits fall by 52 per cent
Victorian energy company AusNet Services’ first-half statutory net profit has fallen by 52 per cent on its previous year’s result.
Net profit for the six months to September 30 was $178.6 million,
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Sheet metal working now at your fingertips
Lantek has developed a new functionality to its existing range of sheet metal solutions CAD/CAM software, which integrates online parts and consumables procurement for sheet metal parts.
Using CAD/CAM
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BlueScope launches workplace safety app
BlueScope Steel has partnered with TOLL, K&S Transport and Buzinga App Development to improve health and safety methods for their employees and contractors through the safety app, ‘SteelDrive’.
The
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Talking robots will soon be here
Voice recognition software maker Nuance Communications has announced that robot maker ROOBO will be using the Nuance Mix NLU development platform, which provides voice and natural language (NLU) capabilities,
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Incitec still nervous about its recovery
Australia’s car industry ignored the elephant in the room: carbon emissions
Ford’s closure of its Geelong manufacturing plant last month is part of a broader story about Australia’s
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Did Murray Goulburn overstate its earnings?
A forensic accountant has alleged that dairy processor Murray Goulburn may have overstated its earnings and even lost money in the last financial year.
It was claimed in early November that its treatment
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Tetra Pak expands regional manufacturing footprint with US$110 million Vietnam factory
Bolstered by rapid consumption growth and increasing customer needs in the Asia Pacific region, leading food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak today announced their US$110 million investment
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New pipe and tube cutting software
US-based Hypertherm has released Rotary Tube Pro, software that makes it easier to design and cut tube and pipe parts with no 3D CAD experience required.
The software features a parametric design interface
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Carbon capture industry must expand says global body
Speaking at a press conference to launch its Global Status of CCS: 2016 Report at the twenty second conference of the parties (COP 22) in Marrakech yesterday, Global CCS Institute Chief Executive, Brad
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Australian business should hold fire in reacting to Trump election
Australian businesses with links to the United States will be slowly digesting the recent Trump victory and how it might play out. It’s extremely difficult to predict, but in the meantime there are strategies businesses can pursue.
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Alloys and super alloys in spring specification
Normal alloy steels have various elements added in small quantities to improve their material strength, hardenability, temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, and other properties. Any level of carbon can be combined with these alloying elements.
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Risks of Trump victory should not be overblown
"While Mr Trump's victory in the US Presidential election introduces new uncertainties – particularly in relation to trade and the global economy – the risks to Australia should not be overblown," Australian Industry Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox said today.
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James Dyson launches free engineering university
Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson has launched a free university in a bid to reduce the engineering skills gap in the UK. Over the next five years, he will put £15m into the Dyson Institute of Technology, which will be closely aligned with Warwick University.
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Production begins for Chevy Volt EV
Chevrolet has started manufacturing its Bolt electric hatchback vehicles at Orion Township, Michigan, which will sell for $US 30,000 after a federal tax break.
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Teardown analysis reveals cost of material, manufacture of new Google Pixel
Google’s Pixel phone costs a total of $US 285.75 to make, according to a preliminary analysis by IHS Markit.
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Tesla achieves first quarterly profit since 2013
Tesla has posted its first quarterly profit in eight quarters, also beating its best performance in deliveries.
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MIT spin-out energy storage company considers Australia for manufacturing
The founder of MIT spin-out Ambri, formerly known as Liquid Metal Batteries, is in Sydney this week, continuing efforts to set up a collaborative R&D base.
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Tesla announces fully autonomous vehicles
Tesla has announced that from this week onwards, all vehicles produced in its factory will have the hardware the necessary for fully autonomous driving.
According to Tesla, eight surround cameras will
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