SmartTrans sets sights on Chinese market with software supply agreement for major car maker
Australia-based logistics software provider SmartTrans (SMA) has won a contract to develop and supply its proprietary software to automotive components manufacturer Yanfeng Visteon Automotive,...
UGL lands major contract for Tangara rail fleet upgrade
UGL’s subsidiary UGL Unipart Rail Services has been awarded a $131 million contract by Transport for NSW for the technology upgrade of the Tangara...
Geelong to usher in advanced manufacturing era with New Centre of Innovation
The Commonwealth Government will invest $14 million in an Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre in Geelong to support the transition from traditional to advanced manufacturing...
Continuous naval shipbuilding program announcement welcomed by shipbuilders and unions
The Federal Government’s announcement of a commitment to a continuous shipbuilding plan for the Royal Australian Navy’s surface fleet has been welcomed by a...
Aussie-made carbon fibre wheels to grace Ford’s new Shelby Mustang
Geelong-based start-up Carbon Revolution has won a contract to supply its carbon fibre wheels to the all-new 2016 Ford Shelby GT350R, highlighting Australia’s important...
Thales’ F90 assault rifle set to enter ADF service
Global technology leader Thales has signed a $100 million contact to supply rifles, grenade launchers, spare parts and various ancillaries for the Australian Department...
FDA approves world’s first 3D printed pill (VIDEO)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has green-lighted a drug manufactured with 3D printers.
The new drug, dubbed Spritam, was developed by Aprecia Pharmaceuticals...
Government initiative unites SA medical device manufacturers to boost global market presence
South Australian medical device manufacturers will form an alliance to commmericalise the state’s medical device resources and to find new international markets.
The MedDev Alliance...
CSL completes acquisition of Novartis flu division
Australian pharmaceutical giant CSL has completed the US $275 million acquisition of Novartis' influenza business.
The transaction will see CSL combine the influenza vaccines division with its...
Manufacturing activity bounces back in July
The Australian Industry Group Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) rose to 50.4 in July, which is an increase from the 44.2 in June.
The result...
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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.
