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WES advised engineers for a need to expand their capabilities and upskill

Australia is preparing to bid farewell to a significant chunk of its automotive and manufacturing industries; however, this does not mean that engineers are...

DuluxGroup’s workers go on strike as negotiations over new enterprise agreement stall

DuluxGroup’s employees union, United Voice, yesterday informed the company that union-represented workers at its Rocklea site in Queensland have voted to take indefinite industrial...

ABB PowerStoreTM technology to provide stable power supply for remote city in northern Kenya...

Socabelec East Africa has contracted ABB to design, supply and install a PowerStore flywheel-based microgrid stabilisation solution for its Marsabit wind farm. Marsabit is an...

Primo Toys introduces programmable wooden robot that teaches kids how to code

London-based startup Primo Toys announced that Cubetto, its award winning Montessory-approved coding toy for children aged 3 and up is now available for purchase...

Orica’s new Bulkmaster 7 comes to NSW with a splash of colour for a...

Orica has donated a new Bulkmaster 7 Mobile Manufacturing Unit (MMU) to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service at a special event in Broadmeadow, NSW. Orica,...

Aurora Labs manufactures and delivers first AU4 propulsion systems for flight testing

Aurora Labs has delivered the first batch of its AU4 micro gas turbine propulsion systems to Australian defence company Sovereign Propulsion Systems (SPS), marking a manufacturing milestone as the company advances the commercialisation of its propulsion technology.

Dotz Nano Uses GQD to tag petroleum and fuel products

Dotz Nano Limited, a nano-technology company focusing on the development, manufacturing, and commercialisation of graphene quantum dots (GQDs), recently announced it has successfully developed...
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UGL secures $297M locomotive manufacturing contract

CIMIC Group’s engineering company UGL has been awarded a $297 million contract to design, manufacture and supply new fuel efficient diesel electric locomotives to...

SPEE3D wins in US defence manufacturing technology program

SPEE3D has been named winner of the US Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology (OSD ManTech) “Point of Need Challenge” for solutions to support forward-deployed forces in austere environments. 

Quickstep set to acquire Boeing Australia Component Repairs

Composites manufacturer Quickstep Holdings has reached an agreement to purchase Boeing Defence Australia’s aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capability located in Tullamarine, Victoria. Under...
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What spending reveals about downstream consumer demand for manufactured goods

For manufacturers supplying consumer-facing markets, understanding demand conditions has become increasingly important in an environment shaped by cautious spending, rising costs and intense competition.