The global manufacturing sector is witnessing a seismic shift in its automation approach as companies worldwide, big or small, grapple with the ongoing labour shortage and skills gap within the industry. 

Flinders University will host a new South Australian node of the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC), bringing together industry, research and government to support the development and adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies.

Australian food manufacturers face the challenge of managing rising production costs while investing in technology and improving productivity to remain competitive.

Australian food brand Exotic Bazaar is investing $2.35 million in a manufacturing expansion to establish its own production and fulfilment facility in Ballarat, Victoria, with the project expected to create 18 new jobs.

Australian-developed imaging technology has achieved a world-first in spacecraft re-entry research, with a University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) researcher capturing a spacecraft breaking apart during an international observation mission over the Pacific Ocean.

The demand for new homes in Australia continues at a time when skilled workers are in short supply. For Hickory, the answer is to rethink how buildings are designed, manufactured and assembled. 

The Australian Government has committed $15 million to support a pilot project in Victoria that will test locally developed hydrogen technology for potential use in lower-emissions steelmaking and other industrial applications.

Australian industrial technology company Aurora Labs has secured an initial sale of two turbojet engines to a UK-based partner, establishing a potential pathway towards larger-scale propulsion manufacturing for defence applications.

Finnish technology company Addcomposites has launched four free online courses covering composite design and manufacturing, offering 179 video lessons aimed at engineers, technicians and students.

Manufacturing IT decision-makers are more likely than their technology-sector counterparts to use proactive and partially autonomous approaches to resolving technology issues, but uncertainty over AI’s business value remains a barrier to wider adoption, according to research from TeamViewer.

Australian battery manufacturing is set to receive a boost, with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) providing $6.77 million to support the development of a scalable production line for a Melbourne-developed battery.