Caterpillar and 3D printing – a success story
The world’s leading manufacturer of mining and construction equipment has turned to 3D printing to find cost-saving solutions for onsite problems that would otherwise...
ABB ready to accept applications for inaugural International Research Award
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has announced that it is now accepting applications for the 2016 International Research Award established in...
Australia’s unemployment rate remains unchanged – SA worst performing state
According to official data released yesterday from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australia's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.2% in September, after recording...
Nike patents 3D shoe printing technology, partners up with Flex
NIKE has just patented a new type of technology for additively manufactured shoes that will be based around the strobel – the fabric or non-woven...
VW Australia to recall nearly 100,000 vehicles after emissions scandal blowout
The Australian arm of German carmaker Volkswagen AG has announced that it will conduct a voluntary recall of nearly 100,000 vehicles that were fitted...
Car parts manufacturer Toyoda Gosei to cease production in Australia
Car components manufacturer Toyoda Gosei has announced that it will shut down its Australian subsidiary Toyoda Gosei Australia Pty. Ltd. (TGAU) in South Australia.
Toyoda...
Ego Pharmaceuticals to build $135m manufacturing and distribution facility in Victoria
Australia’s largest locally-owned pharmaceutical company specialising in dermatology, Ego Pharmaceuticals has begun construction of its new global headquarters that will include a manufacturing facility...
Ansell files patent infringement lawsuit against Reckitt Benckiser for “Durex RealFeel” condom
Ansell has announced that its Ansell Healthcare Products subsidiary has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against England’s Reckitt Benckiser for the distribution of the “Durex...
ABB celebrates 60 years of transformer manufacturing in Perth
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has this week celebrated the significant milestone of 60 years of transformer manufacturing in Western Australia.
Recognising...
Virgin Australia’s CEO joins Coca-Cola Amatil’s Board
Virgin Australia Chief Executive Officer John Borghetti has been appointed Non-Executive Director at Australia's largest soft drink bottler Coca-Cola Amatil.
Mr Borghetti served as Virgin's CEO since 2010 after spending 37 years...
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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.
