A new report commissioned by two of the Industry Growth Centres has calculated the economic impact – 80,000 new jobs and $74 billion in economic value created – of adopting Industry 4.0 within the mining and oil and gas sectors.
A development application has been lodged for the recently-purchased former Electrolux site in Orange, with the company behind it saying around 25 jobs will be created through a new aluminium extrusion operation. According to a statement from Orange City Council, the DA is for “a set of concrete footings to support the equipment required”…
The Australian Made Campaign has released a new series of short-form videos featuring several of the country’s manufacturers, aiming to “celebrate Australia’s diverse and evolving manufacturing sector” and some of the people and stories behind it.
DMTC has signed a $3.8 million contract with the Defence Innovation Hub for collaborative R&D activities. The announcement was made on Thursday, and includes four projects to increase industrial capability, according to a release from the Department of Defence. It describes these as “aimed at enhancing land vehicle design and build; additive manufacturing of…
The Manufacturing Modernisation Fund was announced during the last federal election and launched last week. What are some ways you can maximise your application’s chances of success?
By Professor Danny Samson For many years, I have pondered why Australia has not been able to take its high performing companies to the global stage. Larger countries such as the USA, Germany, France, Japan, Korea and most recently China have done so very successfully. Companies from smaller countries have done so too, such as…
Brancourts Dairy has gone into administration, with approximately 50 manufacturing workers stood down across the company’s two factories.
By Angela Skujins South Australia has embraced the circular economy with a state-wide ban of single-use plastics, a commitment to renewable energy and a roster of reputable companies driving reuse. Although the United Nations reports that less than 10 per cent of all the world’s plastic is recycled, South Australia diverts more than 80 per cent…
Western Sydney-based electronics company Thomas Global has signed a $15 million contract with Rheinmetall to supply training systems for Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle operators.
By Angela Skujins The Australian finals of the international VEX Robotics Competition will bring more than 700 students to the Adelaide Convention Centre in December. The annual competition requires teams of primary and high school students to design and build a robot that can win a game-based engineering challenge supplied by the host VEX Robotics. Some 750…