Mission control boost for Australian Space Agency
A Mission Control Centre will be built alongside the new Australian Space Agency in Adelaide to provide a focal point for orbiting spacecraft.
Australian robotics adoption: where does it stand and why does it matter?
It’s not a perfect measure, but unit sales of industrial robots give some idea of a country’s industrial might. The names of the top five buyers in 2017 – China, Japan, South Korea, the US and Germany – shouldn’t be too surprising.
Sienna appoints Brazilian distributor
Sienna Cancer Diagnostics (ASX: SDX) has appointed a Brazilian distributor for its breakthrough bladder cancer detection test. The appointment of Inside Diagnosticos as its exclusive agent selling to pathology labs follows the recent appointments of distributors in Korea and Singapore. Sienna has the first ever in vitro diagnostic (IVD) for detection of telomerase as an…
Would an Australian merchant fleet help manufacturing?
Analysis by Peter Roberts If the ALP is elected at the upcoming national poll, as seems likely, Australia just may see the revival of Australian-owned shipping. Opposition leader, Bill Shorten has promised to re-develop maritime skills training, establish an investigative task force, and develop a core, privately-owned, Australian ‘strategic fleet’. Made up of perhaps a…
NEW National body to promote stair and balcony safety
The construction industry is in the spotlight over multiple issues to do with compliance and safety, especially of cheap imported substitute products. Industry leaders have responded by launching a new professional body to promote safety and certification standards for balustrades – the supported railings that are found everywhere in our cities and homes. The main…
The rise and rise of engineering 4.0
Forum member, Mike Russell, Chief Operating Officer, Central Innovation discusses how the evolution of manufacturing, is driving engineering 4.0. The manufacturing industry has come a long way starting from the Industrial Age, through the information age up until the digital age. As we steadily approach 2019, we are now in the Automation age popularly known…