Forum member, Mike Russell, Chief Operating Officer, Central Innovation discusses how the evolution of manufacturing, is driving engineering 4.0. The manufacturing industry has come a long way starting from the Industrial Age, through the information age up until the digital age. As we steadily approach 2019, we are now in the Automation age popularly known…
Australia has always relied on immigration to satisfy much of its requirement for highly skilled staff. In recent years in Australia, for example, half of all new engineers joining the workforce have come from overseas – we just don’t train enough. But it is not just companies, but nations that are in a global competition…
The preliminary speakers’ list for the new Unlimit3D Conference, to take place May 14 – 15 at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, has been released.
In a world-first project, researchers and NSW Ports have incorporated waste from coal-fired power stations into low carbon Geopolymer concrete. The concrete has been cast into barricades and installed to protect the coastline at Port Kembla from extreme weather events. Steel furnace slag (SFS) Geopolymer concrete is denser than traditional concrete and emits 50 per…
Supersonic particle deposition (SPD) has been proven as a reliable additive manufacturing repair solution for aircraft and maritime structures. Defence contractor, RUAG Australia, studied SPD as a method of restoring full structural functionality to corroded surfaces. It found that SPD repairs restore the stress field in the structure and ensure that the load carrying capability…
Hydro Tasmania has identified three preferred sites for new pumped hydro storages to take advantage of a new electricity connector being built to the mainland. The sites at Lake Cethana, Lake Rowallan and near the Tribute Power station were identified in a $2.0 million study of potential sites by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and…
Australian shipbuilder, Austal (ASX: ASB) has delivered a 50 metre high-speed catamaran ferry to Taiwan’s Brave Line. The 550 passenger ferry, the first of two being delivered to Brave Line, is the company’s first-ever commercial delivery to a Taiwanese customer. It was built at the company’s Philippines shipyard in Balamban, Cebu. Austal CEO David Singleton…
RMIT and the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre have formalised a memorandum of understanding, which would see them partnering on industry-driven research addressing a “range of problems in advanced manufacturing”.
At bus maker Volgren, Australian automotive business is booming. Last year was their best since 2011, with over 600 buses made, and around 30 nifty low-floor vehicles going straight to Japan. Good morning, doomsayers!
Analysis by Peter Roberts Plans for the future of Australia’s minimum wage have emerged as a key election issue for business in the upcoming federal election. Opposition leader Bill Shorten has identified slow wages growth as a key issue, listing a series of steps he would take to kick start wages growth, especially for the…