An emergency bed project linking US Fortune 500 US company Stryker with four Australian manufacturers has highlighted the strength and adaptability of the local sector, according to those involved.
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@AuManufacturing’s campaign to crowd source a new deal plan for manufacturing turns to the importance of VET skills. Gary Workman describes why these are vital for the industry’s future prosperity.
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Regional recycling technology developer Green Distillation Technologies is continuing its run of success with increasing interest in its tyre recycling systems pioneered at a plant at Warren in New South Wales. The company announced that an agreement with a United States group to build 10 tyre recycling plants using its technology had been increased to…
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Australia’s Attack class submarines to be built in Adelaide by France’s Naval Group have appeared to go up massively in price since first revealed to the public – from a ‘turned out cost’ of $50 billion for 12 vessels, to $87 billion. In an article in the journal of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)…
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Victoria University’s VU Polytechnic has bolstered its offering by transitioning to digital modes of delivery, and short sharp courses for its skills upgrading programmes. The Polytechnic was one of the first to adjust modes of delivery, including remote delivery of education and training programmes, to support students and staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Leadership and workplace skills are crucial to manufacturing success and Australia’s economic future. Kerrie Clarke has the keys to a skills revival in today’s contribution to @AuManufacturing’s campaign to crowd source a new deal plan for manufacturing post Covid-19. A future for manufacturing will be built on skills – starting with the ones we already…
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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is calling for submissions to inform its Renewable Energy Roadmap, with a deadline in late-May.
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An Australian space innovation program with the backing of Amazon and Deloitte will be expanded to the United Kingdom this year.
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Bendigo armoured vehicle manufacturer, the French Thales group is to export six additional medical variants of the Bushmaster protected vehicle to the Netherlands, according to media reports. The new order, worth $14 million, brings to 100 the number of Bushmaster’s operated by the Royal Netherlands Army and used in Afghanistan. The new models will be…
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ANCA CNC Machines has announced that it is part of the Grey Innovation-led consortium of Australian manufacturers working to produce invasive ventilators
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