PM announces $282m package for defence
Prime Minister Turnbull has announced a $282 million package for shipbuilder Austal to build the country’s pacific patrol boats.
“The $282 million contract was signed...
CIMIC-led consortium wins stage one Canberra light rail contract
CIMIC Group companies Pacific Partnership and CPB Contractors, as part of the Canberra Metro consortium, have won the first stage of Canberra’s Capital Metro...
Chemson Pacific introduces world’s first 3D printable PVC filament
Sydney-based manufacturer of PVC stabilisers, Chemson Pacific, has successfully developed a ground breaking PVC formulation for the polymer-based 3D printing market.
Conceived, developed and tested...
Bill Shorten unveils $59m plan to create advanced manufacturing jobs
Labor has committed to spend $59 million on saving manufacturing jobs in regions affected by motor vehicle production closures.
Yesterday in Geelong opposition Leader...
Aussie researchers develop revolutionary microscope that uses neutrally charged helium instead of light
Researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON) and the University of Cambridge (UK) have successfully collaborated to create a breakthrough new microscope which opens...
Alcoa adds the Arcam Q20plus to its 3D printing technology portfolio
Arcam announced that lightweight metals leader Alcoa has expanded its portfolio of additive manufacturing solutions to include the Arcam Q20plus, the company’s largest, fastest...
Lithex to acquire game-changing battery technology that enables ultra fast charging
Lithex Resources (LTX) has announced plans to acquire Voltape Ltd, an Israel-based company that is developing a cutting edge lithium-ion battery (LIB) technology.
Voltape’s battery...
Clever cloud tracker that maximises solar PV use enters the market
Fulcrum 3D has sold its first CloudCAM cloud tracking systems to utility-scale solar customers, following a pilot project supported by $569,200 ARENA funding.
This advanced...
Alcoa announces new executive appointments
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa has announced the appointment of Group President of Transportation and Construction Solutions (TCS), Mr Karl Tragl to the position of...
AMWU: Navantia contract could “sink” 640 shipbuilding jobs in Adelaide
The Turnbull Government’s announcement that Spanish shipbuilder Navantia will construct Australia’s two supply ships has provoked a storm of criticism from the AMWU, which...
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Xometry CEO Sanjeev Singh Sahni on how AI and digital networks are reshaping manufacturing supply chains
Australian manufacturers have long competed against distance. In an exclusive interview with Australian Manufacturing, Xometry CEO Sanjeev Singh Sahni discusses how AI can help manufacturers access more production capacity and simplify traditionally email-driven supply chains.
