Australia’s niche champions: going specialist, global and vertical by Stephen Tomisich
In the fourth day of our Australia’s niche champions series, Stephen Tomisich discusses following a global niche strategy.
Australia’s niche champions: Finding your niche in manufacturing and innovation by Matthew Young
In this part of our Australia’s niche champions series, Dr Matthew Young explains the What? Why? How? and Who? that need to be asked when partnering to find a niche in manufacturing and innovation.
Australia’s niche champions – Cochlear, the product that does good
In today’s @AuManufacturing Australia’s niche champions series, Peter Roberts looks back at our most famous, and successful, niche player – hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear. If you asked any Australian to name one of the country’s global niche champions, chances are they would mention bionic ear manufacturer, Cochlear. I followed Cochlear as a reporter from its earliest…
Australian supercar gets super sound system
Brabham Automotive’s Adelaide-made supercar, the BT62 (pictured below), is to get an equally super sound system following a link up with a fellow local manufacturer, Kyron. Brabham Automotive CEO Dan Marks said his company partners with brands which have the same focus on quality, customer engagement and which strive for excellence in their field. “Kyron,…
Australia’s niche champions — targeting tomorrow’s niches
In the second day of @AuManufacturing’s Australia’s niche champions series, we speak to inventors and others about finding their place in the world. What can be learned from their efforts to bring game-changing ideas to market from Australia? By Brent Balinski.
Why we need Australia’s niche champions – our new series
By Peter Roberts Manufacturing is undergoing massive transformation in a fourth industrial revolution, sometimes called Industry 4.0. The combination of robotics and automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics offers a platform to rebuild Australia’s manufacturing sector. It needs to, as the days when Australia could prosper as a resource commodity exporter with local…
Australia’s niche champions – how ANCA sharpens the world
In this, the first in @AuManufacturing’s new series on Australia’s niche champions, Peter Roberts talks to Pat Boland, co-founder of the global tier 1 supplier of CNC tool and cutter grinders – ANCA. Pat Boland (below) and Pat McCluskey were working at a factory at Footscray in Western Melbourne with some of the earliest numerical…
Australian companies develop graphene-based solution to assist social distancing
Graphene applications company Imagine Intelligent Materials will demonstrate a new social distancing solution today at a cafe in Geelong.
Manufacturing should triple its contribution to Australian GDP: Liveris
The final report of the National COVID-19 Commission’s manufacturing taskforce is expected to recommend policy changes including around energy, procurement, and commercialising public R&D work. Brent Balinski spoke to the taskforce’s head, Andrew Liveris, about ways to maximise manufacturing’s contribution in the economic recovery and beyond.
Australian purchasing habits still the biggest challenge for growing bioplastics maker
The increased attention to plastic waste in the last few years has been unmissable. Just before the pandemic disrupted life, the country held its first National Plastics Summit on March 2, with hundreds of millions of dollars in investments pledged by companies to address the problem.