Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors, will make an announcement on Monday, with various industry experts predicting it will have to do with improvements in the cars’ driver assistance abilities.
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Packaging king urges companies to invest “in real things”, not fattening dividends
Anthony Pratt, the executive chairman of packaging companies Visy Industries and Pratt Industries, has encouraged other businesses to invest in expansion rather than boosting dividends to shareholders.
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Mercedes-Benz comments on self-driving car crash dilemma
Mercedes-Benz Australia has affirmed comments made a week ago by its head of driver assistance systems that an automated vehicle would, in the event of an imminent and unavoidable collision, act to protect its passenger.
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Gartner says worldwide shipments of 3D printers to grow 108 per cent in 2016
Worldwide shipments of 3D printers will reach 455,772 units in 2016, more than doubling the 219,168 units shipped in 2015, according to Gartner's latest forecast. Despite slowing growth rates after the market's initial growth spurt, the increase in 3D printer shipments over the next four years will see the number of units shipped in 2020 total more than 6.7 million.
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Swinburne to open advanced manufacturing research centre in Shandong
Swinburne University of Technology, Shandong University Weihai (SDUW), Weihai Economic and Technological Development Zone (WZ) and the Australian Education and Management Group (AEMG) have announced an advanced manufacturing centre, to launch early next year.
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Tesla founder, coal boss exchange “fraud” comments
The CEO of the US’s largest privately-held coal company has called car maker Tesla a fraud.
Reuters reports that Robert Murray told an interviewer yesterday (US time) that Tesla was the recipient of
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SLM board advises shareholders to accept GE offer
GE has come a step closer to realising its plans to acquire SLM Solutions and Arcam for $US 1.4 billion, with SLM Solutions’ board advising shareholders to accept the offer.
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World Robotics Report 2016 announces collaborative robots as market driver
The World Robotics Report 2016 recently released by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) forecasts that compact, user-friendly collaborative robots will become a key driver in the automation market.
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Sigma Labs announces contracts with Honeywell Aerospace for “America Makes” initiative
Sigma Labs, Inc., a provider of quality assurance software under the PrintRite3D brand, today announced that it has received a contract from Honeywell Aerospace under the previously-announced “America Makes” additive manufacturing research project with GE Aviation.
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Metal-based additive manufacturing: about to take off?
Major industrial companies have been making serious acquisitions lately, seeking to strengthen their capabilities with metal additive manufacturing. Brent Balinski spoke to Mark Cola, co-founder and CEO of Sigma Labs, about what it all means.
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Reports Ericsson plans to cut 3,000 jobs, end Swedish production
McLaren strongly denies Apple acquisition talks
Luxury car maker and Formula One team owner McLaren has denied reports that it has been in talks with Apple over the latter acquiring or taking a strategic stake in the auto firm.
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Consumer 3D printing no longer exciting, says 3D Systems
Following several developments this year focussed on 3D printing for industrial users, 3D Systems has announced additions to its management team and said it had “no interest” in courting the consumer market.
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Apple is losing the innovation game, it can’t trap users anymore
Not only is Apple suffering from a major lack of hardware innovation but it’s also being outdone in software and online, where apps reign supreme. It quite possibly signals the company’s eventual demise.
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Autopilot not used during fatal Dutch accident: Tesla
A fatal accident involving a Tesla Model S occurred when a speeding driver hit a tree, with the company denying that the car's Autopilot software was engaged at the time.
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GE bids $US 1.4 billion on two European metal 3D printing companies
GE has announced its intention to buy SLM Solutions of Germany and Arcam of Sweden, both makers of industrial metal additive manufacturing machines, in what it is calling the next step on its way to becoming a digital industrial business.
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Manufacturing key to inclusive growth, Chinese media tells India
China’s state-run media has urged India not to lose focus on lower-cost manufacturing and the benefits of moving its country through industrialisation.
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The least-skilled workers are the losers in globalisation
Concern over the employment consequences of globalisation is again driving political debate. Look no further than the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union and the rise of protectionism in American and Australian politics to see the disenfranchisement of low-skill workers with the effects of international trade.
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World’s first self-driving taxis hit Singapore
The world’s first self-driving taxis have begun picking up passengers in Singapore.
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Stratasys, Ford, Boeing, Siemens develop next-generation 3D printers [VIDEO]
Stratasys has previewed two new fused deposition modeling-based additive manufacturing technologies, co-developed with partners Boeing, Ford and Siemens.
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