The Duncan family, founders of hydraulic hose franchise platform, Pirtek Fluid Transfer Solutions, has acquired Pirtek USA.
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Australian dollar continues to fall, hits US 77.22 cents
The Australian dollar hit a five-and-a-half-year low this morning and was trading at US 77.85 cents at 10:30 am.
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Liquid metal batteries could solve future energy challenges: visiting expert
The growing energy needs of densely-populated cities could be met through liquid metal batteries installed in skyscrapers.
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Rethink Robotics to increase presence in Australia, up R&D spending on Baxter
Last month Rethink Robotics received a substantial chunk of new funds from investors, led by GE Ventures. Brent Balinski spoke to the company's CMO Jim Lawton about plans for investing in expanding into newer markets and improving its Baxter industrial robots.
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Signs that things have turned around for Australian manufacturers: Wesbeam boss
Engineered wood products company Wesbeam has posted an improved result for the last financial year and said it believes conditions have turned around.
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Australia not better off without auto industry: former Productivity Commission boss
A former head of the Productivity Commission has said that comments by General Motors that Australia was better off without car manufacturing were wrong.
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Ford and DowAksa deepen collaboration on affordable, auto-grade carbon fibre
This week Ford and DowAksa announced that they will step up efforts to produce automotive-grade carbon fibre more cheaply and in high volumes.
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Local Motors to open two 3D printed car “micro-factories”
US automotive company Local Motors has announced at the Detroit motor show that it will open two new “microfactories” to manufacture its 3D printed cars.
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US manufacturing turnaround largely a myth, says new think tank report
The effect of the United States’ “manufacturing renaissance” is mostly hype, according to a new report by a Washington-based think tank.
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Shift away from basic plastic 3D printing seen at CES show
A trend involving introducing new 3D printing filaments was observed at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Now with more materials and more colour, 2015 is the year to try 3D printing at home
Have you considered buying a 3D printer?
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A look inside the Sriracha hot sauce factory [VIDEO]
A new video gives a view inside the Californian factory that makes the popular hot sauce Sriracha.
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CES attendees geta taste of 3D Systems’ printed chocolate technology
3D Systems has previewed its CocoJet machine for 3D printing chocolate at this week’s CES show in Las Vegas.
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New 3D printer able to manufacture custom electronics
Voxel8 will display its new 3D printer at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.
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New course from Stratasys aimed at 3D printing as a profession
Stratasys has introduced a new, free, 14-week curriculum designed to prepare secondary and post-secondary students for careers involving 3D printing.
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US 3D printing patent dispute settled
3D Systems and Formlabs have settled under undisclosed terms regarding the former’s stereolithography (SLA) technology, adopted by Formlabs.
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3D printing in space takes off
The first useable part has been 3D printed in space, after an additive manufacturing unit was delivered to the International Space Station in September.
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Government says Australia could copy US’s cheap gas boom “over time”
Federal industry minister Ian Macfarlane has said there was hope that the country could follow the US’s unconventional gas success.
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First Australian-made vertical tails installed on JSF plane
The first set of vertical tails made by Marand Precision Engineering have been installed on an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter plane.
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GE announces new Pennsylvania centre to develop advanced, additive manufacturing
GE will build a new facility in Pennsylvania between March and September next year, concerned with advanced manufacturing.
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