Loctite, to launch new product at National Manufacturing Week
With the National Manufacturing Week less than two weeks away, Henkel (Australia) has announced that it will be showcasing a new high performance spray that...
Second Air Warfare Destroyer launched at ASC Osborne
The Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance has officially launched the second destroyer, named “Brisbane”, at the Techport Australia facility in Osborne, South Australia.
The launch ceremony...
Workers at Alcoa’s Portland smelter vote for strike over pay deal and job conditions
More than 540 workers at Portland Aluminium, Victoria’s largest employer, have voted in favour of Protected Industrial Action after 16 weeks of stalled enterprise agreement negotiations with Alcoa, the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) Victoria announced.
Australia’s manufacturing sector loses steam in January
Ai Group's Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) expanded in January for the fourth consecutive month with a reading of 51.2 points.
Although positive, the result...
Federal Government unveils $1.1bn Innovation and Science Agenda
The Turnbull Government has released the National Innovation and Science Agenda, a $1.1 billion reform package that will offer tax incentives for business risk,...
XTEK Limited receives $1.9m purchase order from Defence for SUAS support
Australian homeland security solutions provider XTEK Limited has received a A$1.9m purchase order from Defence for spare parts to support the ongoing operations of...
Leading SA driverless tech company wins $2m grant to test autonomous driving solutions
The Government of South Australia has continued its thrust to bring the state at the forefront of development of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies...
Alcoa forms joint venture with Russia’s VSMPO-AVISMA to meet demand of aerospace industry
Leading aluminum producer Alcoa and Russia’s VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation have entered into an agreement that will combine the two companies’ expertise to meet the growing...
Lithium Australia wins Federal grant to commercialise revolutionary lithium recovery process
Lithium Australia has been awarded a grant by the Federal government’s Co-operative Research Centre Projects (CRC-P) initiative, to support the next stage of its...
Swinburne launches new Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub to drive the future of aerospace
The Swinburne University of Technology, in collaboration with the Victorian Government's Higher Education State Investment Fund, is launching an Australian-first Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub...
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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.
