UNSW and Omni Tanker partner to create factory’s digital twin
The Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites CRC (SoMAC) is backing the University of NSW and Omni tanker to drive a digital evolution in composites manufacturing.
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South Australian manufacturing industry to see massive funding boost
South Australia’s manufacturing industry is getting supercharged, as the state’s government launches the first round of its $122 million Economic Recovery Fund.
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Lockheed Martin backs Aussie space start up
Space satellite imagery starup Arula has received ‘a strategic investment’ by global aerospace company Lockheed martin.
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Aussie food makers enter administration
Sara Lee and Catalano Seafood have both appointed voluntary administrators, as the two companies mull their futures.
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Vaxxas needle free vaccines have great potential – study
Needle free vaccine delivery company Vaxxas‘s skin patch system is an attractive alternative to vaccine delivery via injection, according to a new study. Published in the journal Vaccine, the study said the company’s high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) (pictured) was particularly attractive in a pandemic. Its’ use would alleviate the strain on healthcare systems by enabling…
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Frosty Boy heats up – named Queensland’s top exporter
Gold Coast soft serve and beverage manufacturer Frosty has been named as Queensland exporter of the year at the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2023 Gala Dinner. The win for Frosty Boy comes after its revenue in Indonesia doubled, sales in India grew by 200 per cent, and exports to the Middle East rose 95…
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Lessons from the global move to decarbonise industry part 2 – by Cori Stewart
Cori Stewart and a group of eminent Australians have just returned from Europe and the Middle East, discussing growing manufacturing in a fast decarbonising world, and accelerating Industry 4.0 adoption. In the second part of a two-part series, she visits Germany and the Middle East. The Australian mission spent several days were spent with Germany’s…
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SA’s ambitious advanced manufacturing strategy
By Peter Roberts South Australia has launched an ambitious Advanced Manufacturing Strategy that aims to grow the sector’s share of the economy from six to 10 percent. The strategy, launched by SA Deputy Premier and Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Dr Susan Close also aims to boost manufacturing’s share of value-added exports from 20…
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Manufacturing top of agenda in NSW inquiry into government procurement
The NSW government will launch an inquiry into government procurement after concerns were raised about a decrease in local manufacturing and content levels under previous governments.
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Sprintex industrial blower production ramps up
Compressor engineering and manufacturing firm Sprintex has begun production of its high-speed industrial blowers, with plans to begin production of even larger blowers next month.
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