Weld Australia names Welding Excellence Awards winners from Victoria and Tasmania

Welding industry professional body Weld Australia announced the winners of its Victoria and Tasmania Welding Excellence Awards  for 2024 on Wednesday night. The event at Crowne Plaza in Melbourne showcased “the exceptional talent of welders and fabricators across Victoria and Tasmania” Weld Australia CEO Geoff Crittenden said in a statement on Thursday. “The winners this…

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, October 7 – October 11, 2024

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Pure Dairy cheese facility nears completion Dairy trading house and manufacturer Pure Dairy has confirmed that its new cheese factory in Dandenong South is on schedule for a production launch in 2025. Structural work has been finished, and most internal…

Winners named at QLD and NT Welding Excellence Awards

Industry body Weld Australia hosted the 2024 Queensland and Northern Territory Welding Excellence Awards in Brisbane on Wednesday night, celebrating the work of local welders, fabricators, and educators. The event at Waters Edge in Hamilton “showcase[d] the exceptional talent of welders and fabricators across Queensland and the Northern Territory” said Weld Australia CEO Geoff Crittenden…

Victoria decimates local steel sector – Weld Australia

Welding sector peak body Weld Australia has called for immediate action against the offshoring of Victorian government infrastructure projects in favour of ‘cheap, unsafe imported steel’. Weld Australia, which represents thousands of local welders and fabricators, said Victoria’s actions had already decimated the local steel manufacturing industry, costing jobs, investment, and threatening the sovereign capability…

Typhoon damage in China highlights importance of standards in wind tower manufacturing: Weld Australia

Industry body Weld Australia has cited the damage caused by Super Typhoon Yagi earlier this month in China in its push for quality control and local sourcing for Australian wind farms. Yagi hit the Philippines, then China, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. Weld Australia said that the more than 300 kilometre-per-hour winds after making Yagi made…

Industry experts to make Australia’s renewable energy revolution a reality at National Manufacturing Summit

Sponsored Hosted by Weld Australia, the 2024 National Manufacturing Summit will bring together leading industry experts to discuss the practical aspects of manufacturing Australia’s renewable energy revolution. It will highlight the essential components needed to drive Australia’s transition to a sustainable future and help overcome the challenges. The Australian Government’s commitment to reducing emissions by…