Weld Australia held its annual Victoria & Tasmania Welding Excellence Awards on Wednesday night, recognising high achievers in the welding and fabrication sector. According to a statement from the industry body on Thursday, the awards celebrate people and projects that set “new benchmarks for quality and capability in manufacturing” and range from automation and safety…
The 2025 NSW & ACT Welding Excellence Awards, which “underscore the essential role of welding across every part of the economy”, have been held at an event at the Strathfield Golf Club. The annual event held, which was held by industry body Weld Australia on Thursday night, aims to “highlight how welders, educators and fabricators…
Three newly-approved wind farms for NSW will benefit Australia’s shift to renewable energy, though will help Chinese rather than local manufacturers, industry body Weld Australia has said. Welcoming the farms at Liverpool Range, Spicers Creek, and Hills of Gold, Weld Australia claimed them as “a necessary step forward in Australia’s renewable energy revolution”, yet will…
Adelaide-based wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D will continue its globalisation efforts, particularly in the US, with the raise of $30 million through a share placement. In a statement on Friday, the company said it has received firm commitments for the raise, at $0.19 per share. The proceeds will support initiatives including “more than doubl[ing]…
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…
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…
Weld Australia has weighed into the conversation on nuclear energy the week after the federal opposition’s plans were announced, warning that Australia lacks the engineers and tradesmen “to build one nuclear power station, let alone seven”. In a statement on Monday, the welding industry peak body gave its view on opposition leader Peter Dutton’s plan…
Wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D has been awarded a $1.12 million grant from South Australia’s Economic Recovery Fund, which will support half the cost of an R&D project to increase the deposition rates of the company’s printers. The project is named “ARCEMY Increase Deposition Rates” (AIDR) project, is scheduled to begin in August and…
The welding industry’s peak body has asked for a “clear and immediate public response” from the federal government on where and when wind and electricity transmission towers will be manufactured. In a statement on Monday, Weld Australia said that the foundational infrastructure enabling the energy transition was being overlooked, and sought confirmation on where the…
Rapid welding equipment manufacturer K-Tig is back in business having escaped administration through a downsizing and refinancing operation. Administrators KordaMentha announced that creditors had approved a rescue package that will result in the company returning to normal operations recapitalised, and with a smaller cost base. Under a Deed of Company Arrangement, K-Tig management has been…