Manufacturing

The first deep water hyperbaric chamber testing and maintenance facility in Australia will be built in Henderson, WA, to validate the design and manufacturing of products intended for subsea or other high-pressure conditions. 

Monitum, which develops customised monitoring solutions, has launched Kurloo – an automated monitoring service that is set to transform the way industry measures displacement. 

Five successful projects will share in $630,000 to design and develop new uses for recycled materials in everyday products under the Recycling Victoria Innovation Fund. 

The Victorian state government has backed 28 small-to-medium sized manufacturers to expand operations with $10 million in funding.

Tony Dragicevich has been elected to the AAC board at the recent 2022 Australian Aluminium Council (AAC) Annual General Meeting.

The Opposition Leader has promised $100 million for a battery manufacturing precinct in regional Queensland if Labor were to win the election.

Located in Geelong, Softwood Plantation Exporters (SPE) is changing the game when it comes to re-using waste product along the forestry supply chain. Born out of a partnership between Hancock Victorian Plantations (HVP) and Associated Kiln Driers (AKD) in 1996, the business offers its owners a well-located export facility that receives, processes and stores forest … Continue reading Chipping away at sustainable forestry →

Recently, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet awarded a $70 million contract for the manufacture of electric buses to a western Sydney manufacturer. Custom Denning will manufacture 79 electric buses, as part of the NSW Government’s commitment for the state’s fleet of more than 8,000 buses to go green by 2030.

Manufacturing, energy and transportation companies are increasingly benefiting from Industry 4.0 applications after years of hype. The emergence of digital twins is one of the main reasons engineering and design teams are actualising these benefits for their enterprises.

According to Ai Group, manufacturers based in Victoria are set to benefit from the increased infrastructure spending announced in yesterday’s State Budget. 

Motion Australia’s Troy Markland, product manager for Power Transmission (PT), Chain and Ironware understands that behind every great food production operation is a great power transmission product.

AE Gibson & Sons has been enhancing Australia’s industrial manufacturing profile for over 125 years. A fifth generation, family-owned business based in Kendall NSW, their focus lies in the design and manufacturing of special purpose machinery used for materials handling and processing of renewables such as timber. 

The Australian government is investing $19 million in Australian businesses and researchers to develop innovative technologies that could help protect and sustain Australian Defence Force personnel in the field.  

Following a competitive tender process, the Lithium Australia subsidiary, VSPC, has selected Lycopodium to provide engineering support to VSPC’S DFS of a 10,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) LFP manufacturing facility. 

The federal government is investing $44 million to establish four Artificial Intelligence and Digital Capability Centres to drive the commercialisation of Australia’s leading AI research and promote it to new domestic and global markets.  

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg mapped out how the Federal Budget aims to grow a modern and resilient manufacturing industry in last night’s budget announcement.

With Josh Frydenberg’s economic recovery plan expected to include a modern manufacturing budget package worth more than $1 billion, Manufacturers’ Monthly outlines what we already know and asks industry experts what to expect for tonight’s final budget rollout. The government has drip-fed a number of major manufacturing announcements in recent weeks, including $55.4 million in … Continue reading Manufacturing and the 2022-23 Budget: What to expect →

Thermal comfort is an important part of providing a safe industrial work environment and boosting employee morale.

Manufacturing processes rely on chemicals or lubrication substances to keep their machines running efficiently and safely. Unfortunately, these same liquid substances pose serious hazards if they are spilled. Which is why BSC expert Michael Rowe says its critical to have a risk management plan in place as well as appropriate spill solutions. 

The NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) has welcomed Charles Sturt University as the newest member of its consortium of leading universities across NSW and the ACT.