Manufacturing

The Victorian government has released a report  by an independent panel investigating Victoria’s gas and electricity retail markets. The panel has recommended a range of measures to drive down power prices, protect consumers and put people first. Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate change, Lily D’Amrosio welcomed the release of the independent review into the … Continue reading Independent panel recommends methods to drive down Victoria’s energy prices →

The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) has introduced a new training package to ensure VET meets the needs of industry by having industry involved in training development. The AISC is advised by industry, and MTPConnect and pharmaceutical firm IDT Australia have been working with the AISC to develop the new pharma sector training package that … Continue reading AISC’s new training package for pharma manufacturing businesses →

The Queensland government has reportedly invited 29 startups under the second round of the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Hot DesQ initiative. Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital Economy Leeanne Enoch said the entrepreneurial teams were selected from more than 180 interstate and international applications. “The number (of applications) indicates a real appetite for startups wanting to … Continue reading Advance Queensland initiative attracts new wave of global entrepreneurs →

In a press statement, the state government of Victoria has announced that it is giving young people and those reskilling from other sectors experience and opportunities in Victoria’s booming rail industry. On Tuesday, Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan met the first intake of signalling cadets at the Newport Rail Academy. The … Continue reading Job opportunities and reskilling to support Victoria’s booming rail industry →

Claroty, an innovator in Operational Technology (OT) network protection, and Schneider Electric have announced that they are partnering to address safety and cybersecurity challenges for the world’s industrial infrastructure. Under the terms of the agreement, Claroty will market its real-time OT/ICS network monitoring and detection solution to Schneider Electric’s customers through the company’s Collaborative Automation Partner … Continue reading Claroty and Schneider partner to bolster safety and cybersecurity →

Australian graphene applications company, Imagine Intelligent Materials, has been awarded a $100,000 grant by road transport infrastructure provider, Transurban, to fund continuing development of scalable, graphene-based sensors that will lead to motorways becoming “smart”. The grant will be used by Imagine IM over a nine-month project to build prototype sensors that will be able to … Continue reading Imagine IM receives research grant from Transurban to develop “smart” roads →

The Queensland government said that their local SMEs are benefitting from a state government’s investment in a remotely piloted aircraft project with Boeing. Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital Economy Leeanne Enoch mentioned late last month that eight Queensland SMEs have already been engaged to provide systems engineering support, and to develop and manufacture hardware … Continue reading QLD SMEs and Boeing to work on world-first technology →

The need for an Australian-owned builder for the $89 billion 12-submarine and nine-frigate program was emphasised in State Parliament in a statement  last week by South Australian Defence Industries Minister Hamilton-Smith. The Minister said that indications coming from Canberra are that the French Government-owned Naval Group (formerly DCNS) having been chosen as the architect and … Continue reading Australians must build future submarines and frigates: SA Defence →

GE Renewable Energy is set to enter an agreement with Engie in Australia to supply and install 32 wind turbines at the Willogoleche wind farm in South Australia, 160km north of Adelaide. Upon completion in mid-2018, the 119 MW wind farm project will generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 80,000 South Australian homes. … Continue reading GE, Engie partner for SA wind farm →

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), a global organisation who targets transforming business and society by accelerating the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and the Edge Computing Consortium (ECC), an organisation driving edge computing industry development in the Internet of Things (IoT) area, have announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to partner on shared … Continue reading IIC, ECC sign MoU →

Schneider Electric, has added a new enterprise-wide IIoT plant performance and control optimisation software to its PES and Foxboro Evo process automation systems and Foxboro I/A Series distributed control system. Leveraging Expertune PlantTriage technology, EcoStruxure Control Advisor, a native smart decision-support tool, provides plant personnel actionable real-time operating data and predictive analytics capabilities so they … Continue reading Schneider adds new IIoT capabilities to existing offerings →

National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) has announced that more than $15 million is now available to collaborative projects that they say will help Australia’s energy resources sector become more innovative and globally competitive . Announcing a new round of its Project Fund, NERA encourages resource sector partners to submit collaborative, industry-led, innovative energy resources projects for … Continue reading NERA project fund goes live →

In June 2017, Oracle has released a report stating that Australian businesses are rapidly embracing cloud infrastructure (IaaS) to boost performance and innovation levels.  While negative perceptions around security, complexity and loss of control still present barriers to adoption, they are shown to be outdated myths, with those that have moved to IaaS proving the … Continue reading Australian businesses fast embracing IaaS: Oracle →

Last month, the Queensland Productivity Commission released its draft report, targeting costs, productivity and government programs – essentially putting forward a plan of action to make the state’s manufacturing sector more  productive and competitive. Principal Commissioner Kim Wood said the Queensland Government had asked him for policies that would support the strong and diverse manufacturing … Continue reading Action plan to ramp up productivity and competition for QLD manufacturing →

The Victorian Government has said in a news release that it will provide $825,000 towards a  pilot project to develop solar battery storage kits and create local jobs. A consortium of five companies, led by innovation company ARVIO, will receive funding under the second round of the Labor Government’s $20 million New Energy Jobs Fund. Solar Station … Continue reading Victorian government to fund solar battery kits pilot project →

Last week, the Victorian State Government has announced that its Boosting Business Productivity program will now include large businesses thanks to an increase in funding. The announcement is the latest in a suite of programs to help businesses affected by rising energy costs. Victorian businesses will now benefit from additional funding of $2.5 million to help … Continue reading Vic Government funding to alleviate businesses’ electric bills →

Last week, Australia’s manufacturing sector received a boost with the formal launch of the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC).  The IMCRC collaborates with manufacturing businesses, research organisations, industry associations and government, investing significantly in partnerships that support innovation to ensure Australian industry can meet the challenges and opportunities of the global economy. The Minister … Continue reading IMCRC launch to boost Australian manufacturing →

Seeley International announced expansion plans which will see its existing Albury manufacturing plant relocate to a larger $20 million purpose-built facility to be constructed at nearby Wodonga. The company’s founder and executive chairman, Frank Seeley said the move which is to be part-funded by a grant from the Victorian Premier’s Job and Investment Fund, would establish what he … Continue reading Seeley International to build new $20m manufacturing hub →

In a news release earlier this week, the Andrews Labor Government is creating thousands of local jobs and using Victorian businesses to build the biggest public transport project in Victorian history – the Metro Tunnel. This was announced when Premier Daniel Andrews visited Spotswood’s Rail Centre to meet with apprentices and workers to announce the jobs … Continue reading Melbourne Metro Tunnel to see creation of 7000 jobs →

GE has announced that Clarke Energy, GE’s distributor and service partner, will provide 11 of GE’s Jenbacher J624 gas engines to Australian energy infrastructure business, APA Group, for its new 45-megawatt (MW) Yamarna Power Station in Western Australia, which is being constructed to supply power to the Gruyere Gold Project. Clarke Energy will engineer, procure and … Continue reading APA chooses Clarke Energy for Gruyere Gold Project →