Vossloh to acquire concrete rail sleeper manufacturer Austrak
Leading global rail infrastructure specialist Vossloh has announced that it will acquire Laing O’Rourke’s concrete rail sleeper manufacturing specialist Austrak.
Austrak designs and manufactures pre-stressed concrete...
University of Sydney joins Airbus Global University Partner Programme
The University of Sydney’s Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies has become the only Aussie university to be part of the renowned Airbus Global...
Australian and NZ businesses trailing behind their global counterparts in digital transformation race
Just 17% of Australian and New Zealand businesses are digitally mature enough to build disruptive business models at scale compared to a global cohort...
More than 1,000 local companies line up for work on Australia’s Future Submarine Program
Over one thousand local businesses have formally registered their interest to participate in the Future Submarine Program, according to Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne.
The...
Another Austal-built vessel completes acceptance trials
Austal has announced that the future USNS Burlingon, Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF 10) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico.
The trial, which...
Australia’s first demonstration and application centre – a cloud-based Industrial IoT operating system –...
MindSphere - Australia’s first demonstration and application centre – has been officially launched at Swinburne’s Factory of the Future.
The cloud-based Industrial Internet of Things...
Thanks to CSIRO’s hydrogen breakthrough, Australia may become a renewable energy superpower
Scientists have spent years working on the production of ultra-high purity hydrogen that can be transported safely and used as an energy source on...
Packaging manufacturer Amcor acquires US rival Bemis for $5.25bn
Amcor has struck a deal to acquire US company Bemis in a deal that will create global leader in consumer packaging with a US$13...
Australian Steel Institute calls for bi-partisan support for NEG
The Australian Steel Institute (ASI) is urging that partisan interests be set aside as Labor States – the ACT, Queensland and Victoria – continue...
Local manufacturing commences on Victoria’s largest train projectÂ
The Evolution Rail consortium has begun manufacturing Melbourne’s new fleet of 65 new High Capacity Metro Trains at the Newport manufacturing facility in Melbourne’s west.
The consortium, comprising...
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Beyond Insights: Building trust into digital transformation technologies
Digital transformation technologies are experiencing a gold rush in the manufacturing industry, not just in Australia but beyond. However, amid this surge in cutting-edge tech and automation processes, a fundamental element remains crucial: trust.
