Diverseco, CDU to offer robotics and automation micro-credentials in NT
Charles Darwin University and Australian company Diverseco have partnered to offer micro-credentials that would allow Northern Territorians to upskill in the latest advancements in robotics and automation.
Austal secures contract to build wind-powered trimaran for Vela Transport
Austal announced that its subsidiary, Austal Australasia, has secured a contract to design and construct a 66.8-metre wind-powered aluminium cargo trimaran for Vela Transport of Bayonne, France.
Yingli secures large solar panel order in Australia
Leading solar panel manufacturer Yingli Green Energy announced that its 100% owned subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Australia, has entered into an agreement to supply...
46% of APAC manufacturers anticipate having fully-connected factories by 2022
Zebra Technologies has released the results of a global study that analysed the trends and challenges shaping the future of industrial manufacturing.
The 2017 Asia...
Austal to build six cape-class patrol vessels for RAN
Austal Australia has won a A$324 million contract to design and construct six evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (CCPBs) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Based...
Thiess secures $140m contract from Glenocore
Thiess, the CIMIC Group's contract mining company and the world's largest mining services provider, has won a $140 million increase to its contract with Glencore...
Austal USA opens $100m steel shipbuilding plant in Mobile, Alabama
Austal USA has officially opened its new cutting-edge steel shipbuilding facility in Mobile, Alabama, which will enable the simultaneous production of both aluminium and...
Downer inks $4.6b contract for the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program
Engineering firm Downer Group has signed a $4.6 billion contract to deliver Queensland's landmark Queensland Train Manufacturing Program, which will deliver 65 passenger trains for use on the South East Queensland rail network.
CTIAV opens new head office in Melbourne
The Caravan Trade and Industries Association of Victoria (CTIAV), the representative body of Australia’s $1.4 billion caravan industry, opened its new head office in...
New defence supercomputing centre to be built in Adelaide
South Australian-based company Hansen Yuncken has been awarded a $57 million contract to build a next-generation High Performance Computing Centre (HPCC) in Adelaide.
HPCC is...
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From cost exposure to cost control: Using energy flexibility to protect margins
Electricity price volatility is reshaping the cost base of Australian manufacturing, challenging long-held assumptions that energy can be treated as a stable operational input.
