Return and Earn marks eight years with 14.7 billion containers recycled
Return and Earn is marking its eighth anniversary, noting the continued growth of the recycling initiative since its launch on 1 December 2017.
Australia’s manufacturing sector returns to growth in November, S&P Global data shows
Australia’s manufacturing sector returned to expansion in November, supported by rising new orders and production, according to the latest PMI data from S&P Global.
New work plan greenlights major mineral sands project in Victoria
The Victorian Government has approved a new work plan for VHM Limited’s Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project, a move expected to create jobs and expand the state’s critical minerals sector.
Manufacturing project secures final AMEF funding to produce NT-made soffit boards
Manufacturing activity in the Northern Territory is set for another boost as Arctic Insulated Panels secured the final round of funding under the Northern Territory Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund (AMEF), the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) announced.
AI now integral to 90% of warehouses, new MIT–Mecalux data shows
A new study from Mecalux and the MIT Intelligent Logistics Systems Lab at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics reports that artificial intelligence is now embedded in a majority of warehouses worldwide, signalling a rapid shift toward intelligent logistics operations.
Australian-German collaboration delivers new hypersonic test milestone
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) has reported the successful launch of a new hypersonic flight experiment developed under the iLAuNCH Trailblazer Fast Track Program, marking what the university describes as a significant milestone for Australia’s growing space research capability.
WA Welding Excellence Awards highlight leadership across manufacturing sector
Welding professionals, educators and manufacturers gathered in Perth as Weld Australia announced the winners of its 2025 Western Australia Welding Excellence Awards, recognising leadership and innovation across the state’s fabrication and manufacturing sectors.
RMIT researchers find coffee biochar reduces emissions in concrete production
RMIT University researchers have reported new findings showing that biochar derived from spent coffee grounds can help produce lower-carbon concrete, following what the university describes as the first life-cycle analysis of its kind examining the material’s environmental impacts from production through to end of life.
University of Sydney researchers develop method to reduce ‘noisy’ light in tiny lasers
Researchers at the University of Sydney have demonstrated a new way to suppress noise in microchip-scale Brillouin lasers by introducing nanoscale “speed bumps” inside the devices’ optical cavity.
Manufacturing firm 3D People urges industry to move beyond ‘price per part’ in additive...
London-based additive manufacturing specialist 3D People is calling on manufacturers to rethink how they evaluate 3D printing, emphasising in a new insight piece that an exclusive focus on “price per part” risks overlooking the broader value additive manufacturing brings to modern production.
Featured Article
Manufacturers should do this sooner rather than later, says precision engineer
Australian precision engineering and industrial instrumentation company CENMAC implemented ERP software when it was still a one-man operation. “I couldn’t imagine us growing to this size without MRPeasy,” says Jason Ford, Founder.
