Infios launches new AI capabilities focused on supply chain workflows
Infios has announced a new set of artificial intelligence capabilities aimed at advancing what it describes as “intelligent supply chain execution,” with the company positioning the tools as a way to enable real-time, automated decision-making across operational workflows.
Australia–Japan deal targets manufacturing growth through critical minerals cooperation
Australia has moved to strengthen cooperation with Japan on critical minerals, with a renewed focus on supporting onshore processing, refining and related manufacturing, following a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Canberra.
A.H. Beard enters voluntary administration as manufacturing sector faces mounting pressure
Australian mattress manufacturer A.H. Beard has entered voluntary administration, according to a statement from the company, drawing concern across Australia’s manufacturing sector as industry stakeholders point to broader manufacturing cost pressures and import competition affecting local production.
Northrop Grumman, Australia move toward sovereign rocket motor manufacturing capability
Manufacturing capacity is set to be a key focus of Australia’s defence industrial strategy as the Commonwealth moves into formal engagement with Northrop Grumman Corporation to explore sovereign solid rocket motor (SRM) manufacturing in Australia.
Australia pours $127M into establishing domestic rocket motor manufacturing
The Australian government has made a $126.9 million investment in domestic manufacturing of solid rocket motors, a move aimed at enhancing the country’s sovereign defence capabilities and industrial self-reliance.
Australian manufacturing tech firm Xefco launches first commercial waterless textile dyeing system overseas
Manufacturing is at the centre of a new industrial deployment for Australian technology company Xefco, which has confirmed it has shipped its first commercial Ausora® system from its Geelong manufacturing base to Indonesia, marking what the company describes as the first commercial-scale deployment of a plasma-based, waterless textile dyeing machine globally.
Mining industry examines quantum technology to improve exploration accuracy
Australia’s mining sector is examining how quantum sensing could strengthen exploration capability and improve efficiency, as industry, research and government leaders gathered at the Quantum Australia Conference in Sydney.
Manufacturing revival in focus as Western Sydney report outlines path to growth
Greater Western Sydney’s manufacturing sector could play a leading role in a national resurgence, according to a new discussion paper released by the Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue.
Australia and Finland explore manufacturing links in quantum technologies collaboration
Finland and Australia are examining potential collaboration opportunities in quantum technologies, with discussions in Adelaide highlighting possible connections in research, development and manufacturing of quantum components under Finland’s “Quantum Leap” project, according to Australia’s national science agency CSIRO.
Funding boost to expand manufacturing and jobs in Victoria’s critical minerals sector
The Victoria Government has announced new funding aimed at boosting manufacturing opportunities and job creation through the development of its critical minerals sector, with grants now open to support early-stage work on antimony processing.
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How growth capital is helping an Australian manufacturer go global
There’s a particular kind of ingenuity that flourishes in regional Australia. Away from the noise of major business centres, founders build companies that quietly become world leaders in their field, solving deep specialised problems that global markets didn’t know could be solved. Modra Technology, based in Warragul in regional Victoria, is one of those companies.
