Today @AuManufacturing’s Celebrating Australian Made editorial series captures a little of the Australian pride regional manufacturer Haymes Paint has for its home grown pedigree. And it is facing the future optimistically with a new, very contemporary look. Iconic paint brand Haymes Paint is encouraging all Australians to get behind local manufacturers, producers and growers this…
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Australia’s only solar panel maker Tindo Solar has joined forces with business finance expert Moula Pay to enable resellers and installers to increase their stocks of solar panels on interest-free terms. The partnership enables more than 1,000 Tindo Solar panel installers and resellers to buy up to $250,000 of solar panels from the Adelaide-based company,…
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Economic factors focused on recycling and restricting use of plastics as well as local action were among the most effective ways to reduce plastic waste on Australia’s beaches, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal One Earth, builds upon CSIRO coastal litter survey completed in 2013, and includes 563 new coastal…
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Mining equipment and engineering services provider Schlam has delivered its 1,500th Hercules dump truck body built in Australia. The Welshpool, Perth company reached the milestone last month delivering the body (pictured) to a client in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. Now in its 14th design iteration, the Schlam Hercules is supplied to many…
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Mining and metals company Rio Tinto has called for proposals for large-scale wind and solar power to decarbonise its aluminium operations in Queensland The company wants companies to develop large-scale wind and solar power in Central and Southern Queensland to power its aluminium assets, help meet its climate change ambitions and further encourage renewable development…
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The Australian Energy Market Operator will be given the power to procure and store gas for release in emergency situations. This was one of a range of measures federal and state energy ministers decided at their Wednesday meeting to discuss the gas crisis.
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In today’s addition to the our Celebrating Australian Made series, Sam Schachna shares lessons learned and how he’s rethinking the world of work. Here’s a look back—and a lens on what’s next.
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Australian small businesses will have access to a range of tools and services to help them stay safe online thanks to a collaboration between the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C) and the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA). Together they have developed a free cybersecurity toolkit that is now available to small businesses across Australia. The toolkit…
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Computer vision breakthrough for Australian laundry robot Consolidated Linen Service (CLS) and the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub have developed a prototype robot to make life easier in a hot, humid workplace. The project’s first phase, according to ARM Hub CEO Associate Professor Cori Stewart, showed it was possible to automate picking up linen…
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ASC is welcoming applications for its current intake of electrical, mechanical and fabrication apprentices, with successful applicants to work on Collins Class submarine programs in Western Australia and South Australia.
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