ABB wins $24m contract to improve power quality and reduce energy use at Shell’s...
Leading power and automation technology group ABB has inked a $24 million contract with engineering, procurement and construction contractor Kvaerner to install a customised...
First F-35A Lighting II with Aussie-made vertical tails takes to the skies
Australian-based engineering company Marand manufactured the two vertical tails on the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lighting II, also known as AF-73 that took its first...
ENA: WA energy reforms will remove barriers to innovation and new providers
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has welcomed the energy reform update provided by Treasurer and Minister for Energy Mike Nathan at the COAG Energy...
CSIRO develops wearable tech for aerospace industry; inks licensing deal with TAE
Australia's peak science and research organisation has developed a new wearable technology that can remotely connect technicians with aviation experts from around the world.
The...
Government approves new country of origin food labels
The Commonwealth Government has approved a new food labelling system to ensure consumers have all the information they need to make informed choices about...
ETU: New renewable energy policy marks “arrival of real vision” for renewables sector
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has welcomed yesterday’s announcement of the new renewable energy target that envisions half of Australia’s electricity to be produced...
ABB to upgrade Yara’s fertiliser plant with intelligent switchgear
Leading power and automation technology group ABB announced an agreement to supply global fertiliser company Yara with a MNS® low voltage switchgear to be...
Volvo to run first driverless car trials on Australian roads
Swedish carmaker Volvo is set to become the first automotive company to introduce autonomous cars on Australian roads when it commences its test program...
Ford turns to 3D printing and virtual manufacturing to reduce production line injury rate
Thanks to new ergonomics technology, car giant Ford has managed to reduce its assembly line employee injury rate by 70 percent since 2003.
The company...
Victorian Premier calls for immediate action to avert shipbuilding industry disaster
The Andrews Labor Government has warned Prime Minister Tony Abbott that 800 shipbuilding jobs will be lost if the Federal Government does nothing to...
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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.
