Best of the week — the five most popular stories among @AuManufacturing’s readers

What were the five biggest stories this week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. NEW IN 2023: AUSTRALIA’S 50 MOST INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURERS For the first time ever, we are conducting a search to find out which companies lead the nation in their efforts to innovate. @AuManufacturing is delighted to announce a brand new campaign: Australia’s…

Victorian and Tasmanian Welding Excellence Award winners announced

Welding industry peak body Weld Australia announced the winners of the Victorian and Tasmanian Welding Excellence Awards at an event on Thursday evening. The awards highlight world-class work performed by welders, fabricators and educators in the industry, according to Weld Australia. “This year’s Victorian and Tasmanian winners feature businesses and people committed to the pursuit…

Sparc progresses graphene additive manufacturing

Graphene and battery technology group Sparc Technologies has progressed plans to commercialise its graphene based additive products. Sparc Technologies Managing Director Mike Bartels said that all equipment for the graphene based additives manufacturing facility had been delivered to site and construction was now underway. Bartels said: “This will enable Sparc to supply our global customer…

Australia’s place in the semiconductor world: The opportunities for Australia in the semiconductor industry

As our Australia’s place in the semiconductor world editorial series draws to a close, Steven Duvall and Glenn Downey provide the final part of their four-part feature. Here they propose steps to help build the semiconductor industry in Australia 1) Introduction This article concludes our four-part feature on semiconductors, continuing the themes from the three…