As the global renewables transition accelerates, the future for coal regions has become a big worry. This raises an important question: can renewables create the right jobs in the right places to employ former coal workers?
A new diagnostic tool is closer to commercial reality after the University of Queensland’s Centre for Advanced Imaging received a $1 million grant.
Seasol has been announced as the 2,000th member of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre. The family-owned organic garden and lawn products manufacturer said that it hoped to tap into the knowledge and contacts among AMGC‘s network to improve its business. “We aim to enhance Seasol’s efficiency and productivity and respond more quickly to market demands…
More than $7 billion will be spent to transform how Australia’s defence force operates in space, with a focus on improving sovereign capability.
The defence force will receive about $7 billion over the next decade to transform the way it operates in space. This means space will account for about 3 per cent of total defence investment over the next 10 years.
Engineers Australia has released its fifth annual list of Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers.
Funding for a new research centre has been announced, with its work to focus on recycling for construction products and focussing on ten challenging waste streams.
The manufacturing sector returned to growth after two months of pronounced contraction, according to the Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Manufacturing Index.
Industrial-scale additive manufacturing company Titomic has announced a new chairman, Dr Andreas Schwer, following the resignation of Philip Vafiadis from the role last week. Schwer recently stepped down as inaugural CEO of Saudi Arabian Military Industries, founded in 2017. His resume includes roles as Chairman and President of Rheinmetall International – Rheinmetall AG and 12…
Defence has signed a ten-year, $100 million contract with engineering company Qinetiq Australia.
There are Australian manufacturing companies reaping the benefits of robotics investments, and we need more of them. In this installment of our “technologies and tools…” series, Mark Peters presents three local examples, and argues against the zero-sum view of automation versus jobs.
