Western Sydney

Composites manufacturer Quickstep has produced and delivered its 10,000th component for the F-35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighter Program at its facility at Bankstown Aerodrome in Western Sydney. Quickstep CEO Mark Burgess said the company is 20 per cent of the way through the build program, which provides direct employment for almost 170 highly-skilled operations staff, … Continue reading Quickstep manufactures 10,000th F-35 component →

Australian-made 3D printers will be installed on Australian Navy vessels in a trial of in-situ advanced manufacturing. Announced on November 21, the Department of Defence will invest $1.5 million in the Supersonic Deposition 3D printer pilot, a world first. The printers will be used on patrol vessels to streamline maintenance processes, as Minister for Defence … Continue reading Australian-made 3D printers to be installed on Navy vessels →

Composite manufacturer Quickstep, based in Western Sydney, will manufacture 10 new parts for the global F-35 program. The parts will be incorporated into the centre fuselage, and brings to 45 the number of unique components that Quickstep already produces for the Joint Strike Fighter Program. “This assignment is a testament to Quickstep’s invaluable work in … Continue reading More Australian-made composites for F-35s →

Japanese conglomerate Hitachi will be the first tenant at Western Sydney’s Aerotropolis. The multinational company will build a collaboration and research centre, based on its Kyoso-no-mori facility in Tokyo, which Hitachi describes as a “new research initiative to accelerate innovation through open collaborative creation”. In Western Sydney, the facility will enable the cross-pollination of ideas … Continue reading Aerotropolis draws Japanese conglomerate →

The construction of Western Sydney Airport will provide the skills and training for local workers employed on the project. A partnership between Western Sydney Airport and TAFE NSW has seen the establishment of a Skills Exchange on the construction site of the airport. As half of the workers for the airport are locally-based, the Skills … Continue reading Airport construction provides skills for the future →

Australian medicine manufacturers, Vitex Pharmaceuticals, has signed an agreement with the NSW Government to build a pharmaceutical training and research facility at the Western Sydney Aerotropolis. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the agreement with Vitex paves the way for the company to invest an initial $10 million in a 10,000 square metre facility to support … Continue reading Vitex to build pharmaceutical training facility in Western Sydney Aerotropolis →

A program to encourage and support start-up activity in Western Sydney has received funding from the Australian government’s Incubator Support initiative. Start-up SydWest, part of Western Sydney University’s existing Launch Pad incubator program, will receive $500,000 to support 30 digital technology start-ups on university campus sites in Kingswood, Parramatta and Liverpool. Start-ups in the program … Continue reading Funding boost to help start-ups in Western Sydney →

Speaking at the Western Sydney Business Connection “State of the Region” event held in Parramatta today, Deloitte Western Sydney managing partner, Danny Rezek told the 550 attendees that that while momentum behind Western Sydney projects is strong, the region cannot afford to take its eye off the ball. Mr Rezek said that there is unprecedented momentum behind … Continue reading Deloitte: Knowledge based jobs and skills vital to Western Sydney →

Northrop Grumman has announced it will make a AU$50 million investment to develop an advanced defence electronics maintenance and sustainment centre located in Western Sydney. The centre will ultimately be located at the Badgerys Creek precinct, where Northrop Grumman will be the anchor tenant for an advanced aerospace and defence industries precinct. Over the coming … Continue reading Northrop Grumman to invest AU$50M in defence technology →