Prime minister Anthony Albanese has announced the biggest industrial undertaking in Australia’s history alongside British PM Rishi Sunak and US president Joe Biden.Read More
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Nissan has unveiled its £1 billion flagship Electric Vehicle (EV) Hub in the UK, Nissan EV36Zero, driving carbon neutrality and establishing a world-first EV manufacturing ecosystem. Read More
South Australian company Airspeed has been selected by BAE Systems to support the Global Combat Ships program.
The program will build three ships in Glasgow, Scotland for the UK Royal Navy as part of the Read More
The Australian Defence Force has identified seven research proposals for innovative materials as worthy of pursuing for military platforms.
Contained within the research proposals are methods of developing Read More
South Australian steelmaking business Arrium has been acquired by Liberty House, a British industrial and metals company.
The sale includes Arrium’s iron ore mining operations, Whyalla port and rail Read More
Adelaide company Ezy-Fit Hydraulics spent approximately $4 million on upgrades in preparation for a tender to replace the Collins Class periscope tubes, only to lose the tender to Thales, the original Read More
Digital mediation platforms and trends such as the circular economy will profoundly change the ways manufacturers operate, believes supply chain expert Jan Godsell. Brent Balinski spoke to the Warwick Manufacturing Group professor about how this could look. Read More
Normal alloy steels have various elements added in small quantities to improve their material strength, hardenability, temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, and other properties. Any level of carbon can be combined with these alloying elements. Read More
Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson has launched a free university in a bid to reduce the engineering skills gap in the UK. Over the next five years, he will put £15m into the Dyson Institute of Technology, which will be closely aligned with Warwick University. Read More
The brand new Doing Business in Europe symposium is fast approaching, with a small number of audience places still available for manufacturers wanting expert perspectives and exclusive networking opportunities. Read More
Some of the issues faced by Britain’s industrial sector will sound familiar to Australians. It turns out we may be able to help, too, as Dr Mark Priest of Harrogate Partners, and Advanced Manufacturing Adviser to the UK’s Department for International Trade, tells Brent Balinski. Read More
Luxury car maker and Formula One team owner McLaren has denied reports that it has been in talks with Apple over the latter acquiring or taking a strategic stake in the auto firm. Read More
The Confederation of British Industry monthly survey has suggested UK manufacturing has suffered its biggest decline since 2009 in the year’s first quarter, but is expected to quickly bounce back. Read More
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has praised the introduction of a tax on sugary drinks in the UK and urged other countries like Australia to follow suit as a way to fight obesity. Read More
Metal powder technology company Metalysis has gained a further £20 million ($39.8 million) investment from Perth-based mineral sands resources company Iluka and a high-profile British investor. Read More
British manufacturing output growth stalled in September for the first time in two and a half years, according to the latest CBI Monthly Industrial Trends Survey. Read More
To coincide with the beginning of spring, Dyson has released its next-generation Cool range of fans in Australia. Design engineer Thomas Ting tells Brent Balinski a few things about how the company improved its bladeless fans. Read More