RMIT student wins award for 3D printed steel tools able to cut titanium alloys
An RMIT PhD candidate has won the Young Defence Innovator Award for a project demonstrating that 3D printed steel cutting tools suitable for machining titanium parts.
Boeing developing Australian unmannned fighter jet
The Australian government and Boeing have partnered to develop an unmanned fighter jet, the first combat aircraft developed locally since World War 2. In a stunning announcement at the Avalon air show, defence minister, Christopher Pyne said Australia was investing $40 million alongside Boeing developing the ‘Loyal Wingman’ aircraft. Pyne said: “The partnership will produce…
Why AI won’t be taking your job
A very normal reaction to new technologies and work, is to think that the latest machines are going to ‘take my job’. While technology has typically created more jobs than it has destroyed, people still think things are ‘different’ this time around. There is no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a transformative force…
Fonterra – internet 4.0 from cow to consumer
NZ dairy giant Fonterra is embracing the industrial internet from cow to consumer, according to Dave McPherson, infrastructure and global IS engagement manager. Speaking at the Industrial Internet 4.0 conference in Sydney, McPherson outlined the power of cheap IoT sensors installed in multiple locations. Monitoring and data gathering begins on the farm for Fonterra, the…
The internet 4.0 question for SMEs – answered
Comment by Peter Roberts Occasionally you meet or hear someone who can cut through to the big question facing Australia’s mainly SME manufacturing community – how do I start the journey to industry 4.0? We all know we should be capturing, analysing and feeding back learnings from data in real time to our manufacturing processes.…