To Wayne Hoffman (pictured) of electronics manufacturer Entech Electronics, resilience starts with harmonising technology, machinery, training and manufacturing systems across his three factories across in Asia and Australia. Entech factories are essentially identical whether they are manufacturing printed circuit boards and electronics assemblies in Adelaide, Shenzhen, China and a soon to be opened plant in…
Return and Earn, delivered in partnership through the NSW Environment Protection Authority, scheme coordinator Exchange for Change and network operator TOMRA Cleanaway, has announced a milestone of 12 billion bottles, cans and cartons returned during the scheme’s history. The scheme began in December 2017 and has paid out $1.2 billion to those returning containers –…
Nanomaterials developer and producer First Graphene has secured funding for a collaborative research project with Swansea University to determine the market potential of the company’s Kainos Technology. The $192,000 grant was secured through Analysis for Innovators (A4i) Round 12, Stage 2 funding which supports research to overcome productivity or technical barriers of new technologies. Delivered…
McKenzie’s Foods innovates in food products Australian owned baking and cooking manufacturer McKenzie’s Foods has partnered with packaging and processing company Tetra Pak to release a new range of pulses packaged in Tetra Recart. The convenient packaging solution has the lowest CO2 footprint on the market in Australia and New Zealand. The range includes five…
Forty-eight courses designed to upskill and reskill workers through a mix of online and face-to-face learning have been funded, with $10.7 million awarded to education providers under the second round of the federal Microcredentials Pilot for Higher Education. According to a statement from education minister Jason Clare on Thursday, “over 2,500 students” will receive training…
A brewery and restaurant at Albany, Western Australia received a visit from premier Roger Cook ahead of its planned opening in November. Dune Brewery – billed as a “family-friendly microbrewery” – received a $150,000 grant under WA’s Regional Economic Development program in 2020. According to Dune Beer Co’s website the facility will create “exciting and…
(Sponsored) By Stephane Marouani Predictive maintenance promises many benefits, from reducing machine downtime and eliminating unnecessary maintenance to adding revenue streams for equipment vendors with aftermarket services. These benefits are achievable if engineering and business challenges are kept from getting in the way. This article discusses three common obstacles that prevent businesses from successfully implementing…
Medical screening and diagnostic company BCAL Diagnostics has announced the establishment of a US subsidiary BCAL Diagnostics, Inc. to speed the development of the company’s non invasive tests for breast cancer. The company has purchased equipment from its development partner Precion Inc. required for the functioning of a US laboratory. It has leased offices and…
By Peter Roberts Well, it has finally come to this. Manufacturing in Australia really has sunk to a low ebb when this nation blessed with rich agriculture regions can barely make even the most humble of products. I confess to being an occasional eater of baked beans – they must have been something my dear…
Mining and energy company Fortescue continues to try to reverse a widely held impression that it has gone soft on green energy and hydrogen in particular. Only two months ago the company reorganised its energy business deprioritising a number of green hydrogen projects and, according to some reports, ‘pivoting downstream along the conveyor belt to…