Victorian-based SMEs have been invited to apply for a free ten-week program, run by the CSIRO and focussed on increasing a company’s R&D knowledge. Innovate to Grow: Defence Victoria is supported by the Defence Science Institute and open to companies regardless of sector, as long as they have “an idea to pursue a new type…
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Defence industry minister Pat Conroy has said that opportunities for Australian SMEs to supply products and components into the United States and UK militaries will begin to open up in 2023. Speaking at the Hunter Defence Conference gala dinner he said the opportunities would reflect the industrial intention behind the agreement between the three nations.…
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This week @AuManufacturing will feature a series of experts responding and looking forward from the Jobs and Skills Summit. Here leading innovation and manufacturing academic, Professor John Spoehr, gives his perspective. It was dubbed the hottest ticket in town – I was one of around 140 people to get one and enthusiastically attended last week’s…
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@AuManufacturing has partnered with the upcoming Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney in September which will showcase How Robotics and AI Can Turn Supply Chains Into ‘Value Chains’. Here we talk with Michael Kemeny of KNAPP Australia. In a crowded global market manufacturers are always on the lookout for technologies that will give them an ‘edge’…
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@AuManufacturing has partnered with the upcoming Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney in September which will showcase software designed for Australian manufacturers. Here we profile Australian software group MYOB’s enterprise software innovations. Many manufacturers are primarily focused on the production and output aspects of their operations – ensuring that all the nuts and bolts are in…
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@AuManufacturing has partnered with International Exhibition & Conference Group to support the upcoming Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney in September which will showcase resources, organisations and networking opportunities available to innovative manufacturing firms. Marie Kinsella has the details. In the quest to build Australian manufacturing sovereignty and ensure that the country is a powerful force…
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@AuManufacturing has partnered with the upcoming Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney in September which will showcase US-based eVTOL business, LIFT Aircraft Inc. This startup is on a mission to make flight accessible to all, which they are on their way to achieving with HEXA — a new type of aircraft that anyone can fly. The…
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In episode 14 of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from Dr William Crowe and Dr Hiranya Jayakody from HEO Robotics. The pair began HEO while they were PhD candidates at UNSW Sydney, initially with a focus on asteroid mining. Today they are pursuing a beautifully simple goal: image anything within the Solar System…
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The federal government’s Jobs and Skills Summit broke up on Friday with numerous decisions reached amid rarely seen consensus between politicians, business and community leaders and unions. While day one saw the government announce 180,000 new fee-free TAFE training places, day two saw another universally welcomed announcement. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil announced the permanent…
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SEA Electric pushes target of 7 per cent new trucks being electric-powered in 2024 SEA Electric has praised the recent Grattan Truck Plan: practical policies for cleaner freight report by think tank the Grattan Institute, calling for 2 per cent of new truck sales being zero-emissions in 2024. It has however, said the target could…
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