Defence industry chiefs and SA Government representatives have visited Singapore to gain a greater understanding of the companies’ capabilities to build Australia’s Pacific Patrol Boat project.
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Port Pirie smelter costs rise 10 per cent
The cost to redevelop Nyrstar's Port Pirie smelter has increased by about 10 per cent to $563 million, according to the company.
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ASC to cut more jobs if it doesn’t get more work
Adelaide-based Shipbuilder ASC says it will be forced to cut 500 more jobs by the end of 2016 unless it wins more naval contracts.
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Northern Adelaide food park announced
The South Australian government has announced plans for a 40-hectare food manufacturing hub at Parafield Airport, hoping to offset some of the jobs losses from the automotive industry's demise.
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SA calls for extra auto industry assistance
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has called for the Federal Government to reverse cuts to auto industry assistance, in order to help auto component makers transform and survive.
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Plan needed to adapt Adelaide schools to Holden departure
Solutions have been suggested to keep children engaged in education ahead of mass job-losses in the Adelaide’s northern suburbs due to Holden’s factory closure.
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Europeans in Adelaide to lobby for submarine project
Representatives from the German and French companies bidding to build Australia’s next generation submarines are in Adelaide to visit its ship building facilities.
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Indigenous-owned company may make solar energy batteries in Adelaide
Indigenous-owned energy company AllGrid yesterday launched a solar energy battery storage system and raised the possibility that it may open a manufacturing plant in Adelaide.
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Northern Adelaide forum discusses post-Holden future
Dozens of businesses attended an engagement forum at Elizabeth yesterday and discussed the region’s industrial future, which faces difficulties such as the end of manufacturing at Holden in 2017 and the shipbuilding “valley of death”.
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Japan says no deal made on submarines
A member of the Japanese delegation visiting Adelaide has denied Japan and the Government have already made a deal on the $20b submarine project.
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$340,000 in grants awarded to SA exporters
Rossi Boots was among 12 successful applicants for the first round of the South Australian government’s Export Partnership Program.
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Siemens lifts the curtain on new Tonsley service centre
South Australian Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis officially opened Siemens’ new $5 million facility at Tonsley in southern Adelaide yesterday.
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Nick Xenophon to field pro-subs candidates
Independent senator Nick Xenophon will field South Australian candidates who support locally-built submarines in the next federal election.
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Australia can’t build submarines, says former Japanese commander
Australia doesn’t have enough skilled workers to build the Soryu class submarines and Japan is the best place to build them, a former Japanese submarine commander says.
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Submarine decision to be “good for jobs” in SA: Abbott
Prime minister Tony Abbott has said that whatever the government’s decision on procuring the next generation of submarines, there would be more South Australian jobs as a result.
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From conception to export: Redarc discusses its breakthrough Tow-Pro product
South Australian electronics manufacturer Redarc is approaching the end of a two year development cycle for their latest vehicle braking product, the Tow-Pro electronic brake controller. Jack Baldwin reports.
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Pushing the envelope: ES Wigg and Son celebrates 165 years
ES Wigg and Son will close their business this Friday and sit down for a company-wide lunch. It's a low-key celebration that doesn't betray the magnitude of the achievement it marks: 165 years trading as a family-owned manufacturer.
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What will the post-election future look like for SA?
The SA government was re-elected with a lower house minority last month. Where does the manufacturing industry fit into its plans? Jack Baldwin reports.
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Exciting things in the pipeline for SA welding tech company
Formed to commercialise an innovative and highly useful technology developed at the CSIRO, K-TIG (short for keyhole TIG, a description of the welding process it uses) is beginning to see export success.
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Switched on: How speed and productivity keep Clipsal competitive
The company that produces the ubiquitous Clipsal switch, Schneider Electric, is able to remain competitive in Australia by combining highly productive practices, being very responsive to customers, and a strong brand. Brent Balinski spoke to the company’s David Gardner.
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