Australian manufacturing has grown or remained stable for 32 months straight: PMI
Australian manufacturing continued to grow in April, with the Australian Industry Group Performance of Manufacturing Index result improving 3.8 points to 54.8.
Five reasons cobots are a game changer for Australian SMEs
A cobot or collaborative robot is a robot intended to work alongside humans in a shared workspace, and they can deliver real process improvements without the hefty price tag or complex operating requirements that SMEs might expect.
Australia falls again in global broadband speed rankings
If fast broadband is essential to modern business including manufacturing, then you are all better off moving to that technology powerhouse Kazakhstan. The latest Ookla Speedtest Global Index places Australia’s $50 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) as the world’s 62nd fastest fixed broadband, down three places and falling behind the central Asian republic. The latest…
Manufacturing to benefit from Adelaide Commonwealth Games
Analysis by Peter Roberts The South Australian capital of Adelaide seems assured of being the host city for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with manufacturers among the many beneficiaries of this global event. Commonwealth Games Federation president, Louise Martin gave the game away in a little-reported interview on BBC radio this week, according to games insiders.…
@AuManufacturing CEO session for National Manufacturing Week
No country can have a viable manufacturing sector without a machine tool industry. That machines are the foundation of the sector is a concept well understood in the past, but little appreciated by political or even many business leaders today. @AuManufacturing will host a CEO roundtable at National Manufacturing Week 2019 that explores our machinery…
Why So Hollow? Australia’s Defence Industry Middle and what to do about it
Australia’s defence industry sector has an odd shape. Medium size companies are rare. We’ve a strong top and a large bottom – but why so hollow in the middle?
Australian electric motor company partners with Eviation, targets commercial “middle mile” plane travel by 2022
Gold Coast-headquartered MagniX will supply its magni250 propulsion systems to Eviation Aircraft for a nine-passenger Alice electric airplane that Eviation hopes to be selling in 2022.
Carnegie snatches victory from jaws of defeat
Perth wave energy developer, Carnegie Clean Energy (ASX: CCE) appears to have avoided oblivion after creditors approved a restructuring and recapitalisation plan to save the business. The plan, developed by KordaMentha Restructuring acting as administrators of Carnegie, will see secured creditors swapping debt for equity and the raising of $5 million. Unsecured creditors will likely…
Green light for new tyre recycling plant
Tyre recycler Green Distillation Technologies, which has developed world-first technology that transforms old tyres into oil, carbon and steel, is pressing ahead with plans for its second plant. The company has received approval for a plant proposed for Toowoomba from the Queensland Department of Environment and Science, adding to their existing facility at Warren, NSW..…
The intense satisfaction of bringing manufacturing back home
Companies making things as varied as caravan electronics and reusable cups have recently told us about why bringing manufacturing home is an advantage.