South Australia has opened a new manufacturing technologies centre to help businesses grow by providing access to the state’s best researchers, financial institutions and global supply chains.
The $1.2
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Stone & Wood mulls expansion to quench thirst for demand
Byron Bay beer maker Stone & Wood has been reported to be looking to further expand its largest brewery as sales jump by 60 per cent to more than $30 million as a response to rivals’ “corporate
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OPINION: So how will the manufacturing sector respond to President Trump?
According to a recent article in Forbes, America’s manufacturers are getting very worried.
As you read this, a number of influential US manufacturers and their associated industry representatives are
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Incitec still nervous about its recovery
New pipe and tube cutting software
US-based Hypertherm has released Rotary Tube Pro, software that makes it easier to design and cut tube and pipe parts with no 3D CAD experience required.
The software features a parametric design interface
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What lessons has industry learnt?
With Ford closing its manufacturing operations in Victoria last month, and Toyota and Holden following suit next year, many observers are asking what led to this unfortunate outcome. Alan Johnson
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New plant-based oil emerging for use in industrial products
A new plant based oil is being developed to replace petrochemicals in industrial products ranging from fuels and lubricants to specialty chemicals and plastics, writes Hartley Henderson.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Rare earth metals supply and where it is found
Rare earth elements and their compounds are a crucial part of our everyday technologies. But our demand for these precious elements are growing, and the world’s supply is not evenly distributed.
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Low-cost magnesium developed by CSIRO
In a move that could help reinvigorate the metal production industry in Australia, CSIRO and Enirgi Group have joined forces to develop and commercialise an affordable and low-emission technology for producing
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Growing use of very large lithium-ion batteries
The use of very large lithium-ion battery packs has become increasingly common, much more so than it was ten years ago.
For example, on ships where there were once no such batteries, there are now lithium-ion
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Battery shortage worries amid electric vehicle growth
According to IDTechEx, significant growth is predicted for the electric vehicle market, which will result in almost one trillion dollars in sales at ex-factory prices in 2026.
Approximately half of this
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Sydney plant turning food waste into electricity
Thrilled at the prospect
Brent Balinski spoke to Southern Prospect’s Lee Whiteley about where Burnie's industrial opportunities might lie in a post-Caterpillar future.
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The future of manufacturing in Australia is smart, agile and green
In a rapidly changing world, attempts to preserve the past will doom the future.
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Endeavour Award winner profiles – Plastic Forests
On May 28, Manufacturers' Monthly held its annual Endeavour Awards. We will be profiling each of the winners this week and next. Plastic Forests was the champion in the Most Innovative Manufacturing Company category.
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Australian researchers investigate 3D printed macadamia shells for construction
Multi-disciplinary research will go ahead on creating a sustainable, 3D printed “Microtimber” out of forestry and agricultural waste, including macadamia nut shells.
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Cook Medical expects new solar energy array to pay for itself by 2030
Cook Medical Australia has installed a 706 square metre solar panel field at the company’s Brisbane headquarters.
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Tartar products maker turns to bioenergy, saves $2 m in a year on gas
Australian Tartaric Products grape waste-powered biomass reactor has saved the company over $2 million in power bills so far, according to the company.
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Strategic review of Cardia/Stellar merger completed
Cardia Bioplastics has announced the results of the strategic review of manufacturing from its proposed merger with Stellar Films Group.
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Singapore looks to sustainability and remanufacturing technologies
A new facility in Singapore allows companies to reuse old products their manufacturing processes.
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