The intense satisfaction of bringing manufacturing back home
Companies making things as varied as caravan electronics and reusable cups have recently told us about why bringing manufacturing home is an advantage.
Brent is a co-founder and editor of @AuManufacturing.
IoT ideas: get them to market while they’re hot
The number of situations where Internet of Things solutions can do something useful is growing fast, as is the market for such solutions.
Profiles of success: the Australian beverage innovator that prizes local manufacturing
If you’re a cafe-goer, it’s near impossible that you’ve missed the surge in popularity for reusable cups.
January heatwave inspires Deakin University engineers to invent new IoT workplace comfort monitor
Deakin University researchers will soon test a new cloud-based monitor to track and optimise workplace comfort levels, with an aim to commercialise the device by 2020.
There’s gold in them there hills of food waste
Wasted food statistics can make for depressing reading. According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, a third of all food worldwide – totalling 1.3 gigatonnes – is squandered annually. In Australia it’s estimated we waste $20 billion worth of food a year.
Profiles of success: how collaboration helps an Australian electronics manufacturer thrive
Australian manufacturing businesses can adapt and flourish by focussing on collaboration and both adopting and offering newer digital technologies, Setec is proving.
$5.3 million in Accelerating Commercialisation grants awarded to 15 businesses
Another round of Accelerating Commercialisation grants has been announced, with a total of $5.3 million awarded to 15 businesses.
3D printing market continues to shift towards industrial and away from hobbyist use
The annual Wohlers Report has been released, highlighting an overall trend away from the hobbyist market and towards industrial use.
What – if anything – can we learn from the US reshoring movement?
Reshoring manufacturing jobs isn’t exactly a hot topic in Australia. Over in the United States, it’s a different story.
Renewable thermal solution provides green alternative for gas-hungry industries
By Andrew Spence A novel blend of old and new technology is helping Australian researchers combine renewable energy and low-cost thermal storage to deliver heat for industrial processes. Developed at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, the method involves using low cost renewable energy such as wind or solar PV to power electrical elements that heat rocks in…