We can’t repeat the mistakes of the past as we develop policy to create opportunity for businesses and boost their capabilities. Here Narelle Kennedy joins @AuManufacturing’s campaign to crowd source a new deal plan for manufacturing post Covid-19 with thinking based on objective research. It is no surprise that Australian manufacturers are strong early responders…
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Robern Menz, the Adelaide confectioner which re-introduced the Violet Crumble chocolate bar to Australia, is set to bring back another icon – the Polly Waffle. The company bought the rights to make both chocolate bars from Nestle, and immediately re-worked its existing honeycomb production lines to make the Violet Crumble. Now the federal government has…
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Comment by Peter Roberts With Australia reassessing the strategic necessity of local manufacturing post Covid-19 it is salutatory to take a look at the sad case of missed opportunity for the nation that is rare earths producer Lynas Corporation. The Perth company is the world’s second largest rare earths producer and the only significant producer…
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The lesson from Europe suggests that networking and clustering of small firms is a key to manufacturing success. Here Rodin Genoff shows how it should be done as he joins @AuManufacturing’s campaign to crowd source a new deal plan for manufacturing post Covid-19. Thriving nations with the highest wages and living standards in the world…
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By Stuart Corner of IoT Australia Australian company Leash It, which provides Bluetooth-based tracking technology for assets and individuals, has evolved its technology to provide contact tracing of workers in places such as construction sites, hospitals and factories. Leash It founder and CEO, Tony Lotzof told IoTAustralia that the technology could avoid a workplace being…
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Laboratory supplies and equipment manufacturer Westlab Group has responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and recently launched local face shield manufacturing operations. The company, which offers a range of imported and locally made supplies to the scientific community, is now in full production (main picture and below) turning out 25,000 units per day, according to director…
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Ford Australia announced on Wednesday that it is making and donating PPE for healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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South Australian electronic warfare company DEWC Systems has been awarded a $3.1 million contract to advance its space tactical sensor system for the Australian Defence Force.
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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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