BAE Systems subsidiary ASC Shipbuilding today signed a contract with BlueScope Steel AIS for the supply of steel for the prototyping phase of the Hunter class frigate construction programme. Under the $2.6 million contract, BlueScope will deliver more than 1,500 tonnes of steel plate to ASC Shipbuilding’s Osborne shipyard (pictured) in Adelaide. This is the…
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Leigh Creek Energy has responded to federal government policy changes and widened the scope of its investigations into developing the Leigh Creek coalfield in South Australia to include the production of hydrogen. The company has demonstrated in a pilot plant (pictured) the potential for in situ gasification (ISG) of coal, formerly used to generate electricity,…
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New Zealand has revealed a programme which makes apprenticeships in construction, manufacturing and electrical engineering free for the next two and a half years. Radio New Zealand reported the decision was taken by Cabinet and announced by the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. She told RNZ: “Supporting New Zealanders who lose their job because of the…
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The first sod has been turned at the new $12.5 million Submarine Rescue Facility, to be built by listed heavy engineering company Civmec at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, Western Australia.
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Listed pool, spa and water filtration business Waterco has acquired Automated Pool Products.
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Researchers from CSIRO have made it possible to 3D print tailor-made aortic stents, an implantable biomedical device used to treat narrow or blocked arteries. The development in partnership with Wollongong-based Medical Innovation Hub is a paradigm shift in the production of self-expanding metallic nitinol stents for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), which afflicts more than 10…
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Comment by Peter Roberts Australia is in a recession and there is no point in a blame game – the only thing that matters is how do we get out of it? Our crowd-sourced new deal plan for manufacturing has been received by those tasked by the Prime Minister with charting a way forward post…
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Additive manufacturing machinery producer AML3D has announce the successful delivery of its first Arcemy 3D printing module (pictured) to ST Engineering in Singapore under a ‘rent to buy’ agreement. The Arcemy 3D printing module begin commercial production later this month. Once commissioned, the stand-alone module will provide ST Engineering with enhanced manufacturing capabilities capable of…
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Production equipment supplier and manufacturer Suba Engineering has launched a new 360 degree vision version of its SubaScope visual inspection device. The SubaScope 2020 360 deg vision product, the latest in a range of locally made tools including optical microscopes and laser markers for electronics production, allows visual inspection of a product from all angles.…
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Prime Scott Morrison last week outlined a plan to create jobs and revitalise the economy post COVID-19. Part of this so-called Jobmaker plan includes an overhaul of the “bewildering”, “unresponsive” and “fundamentally flawed” skills sector.
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