Manufacturing

Earlier this year in May, Schneider Electric was named as one of Australia’s top ten most attractive employers for job seekers by employment firm Randstand. Randstand’s annual survey of 7795 potential job seekers saw Schneider Electric come in at number nine, alongside other commended Australian employers including Qantas, ABC, Virgin Australia, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil and Seven … Continue reading Schneider Electric named one of Australia’s most attractive companies →

Last week, the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Australian announced that it will begin working with the States and Territories that are prepared to develop their own gas resources through the new $26 million Gas Acceleration Program (GAP) to fast track new gas to the east coast market. At the COAG Energy Council meeting … Continue reading $26 million for new east coast gas projects →

Western Australia’s Harvey Beef took out top honours at the Food & Beverage Industry Awards in Sydney last night, winning the ‘Best of the Best’ award for its Finest Quality Beef Range. It was a big night all round for the sixth generation family-owned company, which also took out the award in the ‘Meat, Poultry … Continue reading Harvey Beef wins big at Food & Beverage Industry Awards →

QuintessenceLabs was awarded a $3.26 million investment from the Australian Department of Defence to continue the expansion of its quantum key distribution (QKD) capabilities and extend it to free space communications. This was the largest of the eight investments recently made by the Defence Innovation Hub, a part of the Australian Department of Defence. QuintessenceLabs … Continue reading QuintessenceLabs gets investment boost from DoD →

Australian privately-owned conveyor OEM, Nepean Conveyors Pty Ltd, has finalised negotiations to acquire Sandvik’s International Conveyor Components businesses and Sandvik’s Specialist Conveyor Systems business in Hollola, Finland. Nepean CEO, Miles Fuller, says the acquisition is a great fit with the organisation’s existing conveyor businesses. “Nepean will gain significant facilities in Europe, Scandinavia, Brazil and Western … Continue reading Nepean acquires conveyor businesses from Sandvik →

Emerson is launching DeltaV Mobile, a new platform that leverages Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies to empower the manufacturing engineer of the future with the most complete access to real-time data, trends and insight to make better-informed, critical operations decisions – securely from anywhere in the world. The DeltaV is part of Emerson’s Plantweb digital … Continue reading IoT anywhere with Emerson’s DeltaV Mobile →

The Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group) and the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has conducted a successful experimental hypersonic flight at Woomera Test Range. Minister Marise Payne said the success of these flights takes us one step closer to the realisation of hypersonic flight. “Hypersonic flight is more than five times the speed … Continue reading Hypersonic flight test a success →

Rheinmetall Defence Australia announced last week that it had selected Queensland as its location for its Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) and the Australian Headquarters that will be established if the company is successful in securing Australia’s Land 400 combat reconnaissance vehicle program. Currently the largest supplier of military vehicles to the Australian Defence Force, … Continue reading Rheinmetall selects Queensland for Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence →

Sydney will be home to a world leading startup and innovation hub, creating up to 6,500 new jobs, thanks to a $35 million investment from the NSW Government. A media release from the NSW Industry mentioned that the Sydney Startup Hub will be the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and will allow … Continue reading Sydney to “cement” its place as a global startup leader →

Hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear is spending $50 million on a new manufacturing facility in China. The manufacturer has been criticised for this plan, having previously only manufactured implants in Australia (although it has plants for other products overseas). Cochlear’s new plant will be built in the Chinese city of Chengdu, producing implants for China and … Continue reading Cochlear defends plan for Chinese manufacturing plant →

A new partnership between the Australian Made Campaign and Master Builders Australia aims to boost exports and the use of locally made products by the building and construction sectors. The initiative will encourage building and construction firms to source Australian-made goods and assist local businesses in marketing their products and services to export markets. Australian … Continue reading Partnership to increase Australian products in construction →

The Andrews Labor Government is helping former automotive workers manufacture some of Victoria’s lifesaving fire and emergency response vehicles. Minister for Industry and Employment Wade Noonan and Member for St Albans Natalie Suleyman visited R A Bell and Company in Sunshine North to meet the workers bringing these vehicles to life. R A Bell and … Continue reading Former QLD auto workers building emergency vehicles →

Japanese beverage company Lion has denied claims that the XXXX Brisbane brewery will be closing, following reports that the facility would be shut due to pay disputes. Lion spokesperson Dan Holland has assured that the brewery will not be closing and is in fact looking to hire five more people. “There are no job losses or … Continue reading Owner denies closure of iconic QLD brewery →

Nowchem has opened its $450,000 redeveloped pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at the Flinders Industrial Estate in Shoalhaven. The redevelopment has created eight new ongoing jobs at the facility. According to Nowchem managing director John Lamont, the expansion will enable his company to increase its capacity by 40 per cent. New positions in the company will include … Continue reading NSW pharmaceutical manufacturer creates eight new jobs →

Haigh’s Chocolates will spend more than $10 million on a new state-of-the-art chocolate processing plant in Mile End, South Australia. The upgrade is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. As the business remains committed to its bean to bar artisan production methods, without disrupting supply, the new facility will utilise the latest … Continue reading New factory for Haigh’s Chocolates →

The program guidelines have been released for the new $47.5 million Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund. The purpose of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund is to help the Australian manufacturing sector transition to globally focused, high skill, advanced manufacturing. “Manufacturing continues to be a major part of our economy, but the sector needs to continue its … Continue reading Government helps to advance Australian manufacturing →

Bega Cheese has finalised its takeover of the Vegemite brand, after a cyber attack stalled the deal. In a deal worth $460 million, Bega has acquired food giant Mondelez International’s Australian grocery and cheese business, which includes the Vegemite brand, as well as others such as ZoOSh salad dressings and beef extract Bonox. The acquisition … Continue reading Vegemite back in Australian ownership →

This quarter will be positive for the manufacturing and operations market, according to Hays’ quarterly report for July-September 2017. Despite the continuing demise of the automotive sector, SMEs are embracing diversification, according to Hays. However, in the food industry, technological investment and regulation and governance continues to create vacancy activity and particular skill shortages, particularly … Continue reading Skills in demand: Manufacturing and operations →

The Australian Army’s 7th Brigade, based at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane, has received its second delivery of locally manufactured trucks, trailers and modules as part of a $1.6 billion LAND 121 contract. The delivery comes with a boost to local jobs with more than 220 new jobs in the state’s heavy vehicle manufacturing industry and flow on … Continue reading Local truck manufacturing creates jobs in QLD →

The closure of the Walker exhaust manufacturing facility in Adelaide will leave 128 workers without jobs. South Australian government officials have promised to be on site at the facility this week to provide workers with advice and assistance to transition to new jobs. According to the facility’s owner, Tenneco Australia, the facility will shut when … Continue reading SA government to help displaced Walker employees →