New lightweight materials can withstand a load of at least 160,000 times their own weight.
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Tata BlueScope Steel JV shows how Australian manufacturers can tap new markets overseas
The joint venture between Australia’s BlueScope Steel and India’s Tata Steel shows the way forward for Australian manufacturers to find new markets.
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SICK leads the way with gapless package detection
SICK Sensor Intelligence has defeated a number of packaging issues with a single sensor unit, the DeltaPac multitask photoelectric sensor.
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Canada and Australia: a tale of two car manufacturing industries
Tony Abbott arrives in Canada to talk investment and trade, both countries are facing similar challenges to their respective manufacturing bases.
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Building the nation will be impossible without engineers
An insight in to how the science of engineering will affect Australia's future, and why it needs the nation's support.
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Three steps to combat industrial deafness
3M has put together three tips to help workers avoid some of the dangers of industrial deafness.
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As India and China transform, Australian manufacturers must follow
As Australia laments the decline of its manufacturing sector, China is actively taking steps to accelerate its move up the value chain.
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Black to the future: carbon fibre research seeds new innovation
A unique cutting-edge carbon fibre research facility Carbon Nexus has officially opened at Deakin University in Geelong.
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In the Airbnb world we need a new productivity measure
As productivity continues to lag in Australia, what can industry do to halt this trend?
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Sandvik launches new high productivity centre in Orange
Sandvik has officially opened a new repair and remanufacturing centre in Orange.
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Bradken to close manufacturing facilities, cut jobs
Bradken has announced it will be shutting down its “highest cost manufacturing facilities” and cutting its workforce.
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Recycling the ‘unrecyclable’: a new class of thermoset plastics
Understanding what could be the new future of plastics and manufacturing.
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Manufacturing: a business ruled by change and science
National Manufacturing Week 2014 opened this morning, with keynote speaker Professor Ian Chubb reminding the event of the industry’s dependence on science skills.
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Holden posts worst loss on record
Holden posted a $554 million loss last year, as a result of its decision to quit manufacturing in Australia by 2017.
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Matthews shows vision for future-proofed coding at FoodPro
Matthews Australasia will be presenting a range of coding, labelling, vision and product traceability solutions at the upcoming FoodPro exhibition in June.
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BP to shutdown refinery on Bulwer Island
BP has announced it will cease refining operations at its Bulwer Island refinery in Brisbane by mid-next year.
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Coal miner acquires food manufacturer
OGL Resources, a coal miner, has acquired food ingredient manufacturer The Primary Food Company.
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Wollongong-based leather goods manufacturer set for expansion
Buckeroo Leatherworks will recruit 20 staff and invest $500,000 to upgrade its facilities to increase volume.
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Workers’ comp needs real reform, not ‘red tape’ fiddling
The Abbott Government's pledge to remove red tape may do workers more harm than good.
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RMIT launch new automation engineering research centre
RMIT has unveiled its Australia-India Research Centre for Automation Software Engineering, a joint development with ABB.
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