Minister Pyne and Baxter launch new ARC Centre of Excellence for Robotic Vision at...
Minister for Education and Training, the Hon. Christopher Pyne MP, assisted by Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) Baxter robot launched the new ARC Centre...
Noritz announces acquisition of Dux Manufacturing
Noritz Corporation, Japan’s leading manufacturer of household water heaters, has announced the acquisition of water heater manufacturer Dux Manufacturing Limited from Australia’s GWA Group...
ABB technology helps propel the world’s first solar plane on historic round-the-world flight
Two Swiss pilots made history yesterday when they took off from the Bateen executive airport in Abu Dhabi on a five-month journey around the...
Cutting Automotive Scheme will instigate “an avalanche of job losses” in SA, State Senator...
South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon has warned that tens of thousands of jobs will be lost if the Federal Government proceeds with plans to...
Tesla denies reports of Nevada battery factory delays
Tesla Motors is building a $5 billion "gigafactory" for lithium-ion batteries that will have the capacity to produce enough battery cells to power half...
It’s a go – Hockey approves $1.4bn sale of Primo to JBS USA
Treasurer Joe Hockey has approved the $1.4 billion sale of Affinity Equity Partners’ Primo Smallgoods – Australia’s biggest pig processor – to JBS USA Holdings.
“Today I...
Cadbury withdraws application for $16m in federal funding after failing to meet grant criteria
Multinational confectionery giant Cadbury has withdrawn its application for $16 million in federal funding, saying it was unable to meet certain grant requirements.
The funding,...
RMIT researchers develop talking drones that are set to improve airspace safety
Drones are the fastest growing sector of the aviation industry, with worldwide sales expected to top $US6 billion in 2015. However, numerous concerns have...
Federal Government announces tender for Pacific Patrol Boat replacement project
The Federal Government has announced the Request for Tender (RFT) for the replacement – Australian-made – Pacific Patrol Boats under the Pacific Maritime Security...
Melbourne-based Alloys is MakerBot’s Australian distributor
In a bid to expand its footprint in Australia to a wider range of technology resellers and strategic partners, Stratasys’ subsidiary MakerBot has added...
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From ship repair to autonomous underwater vehicles: Griffin Industrial’s next chapter with growth capital
Some of Australia’s most critical manufacturing happens where almost no one sees it: inside a fuel tank on a Navy tanker, in a machine shop south of Perth, on a workshop floor in western Sydney where a team is helping build autonomous underwater vehicles. Griffin Industrial does all three.
