RET finally passed – new legislation to unlock $40bn of investment and create over...
The stalemate over the passing of the renewable energy target (RET) has finally ended. Legislation to cut the RET has passed Federal Parliament, with...
ADDE is Universal Robots’ new distribution partner for Australia
Universal Robots – the Danish manufacturer of flexible industrial robots – has appointed Melbourne-based Andrew Donald Design Engineering (ADDE) as a new distribution partner for...
Australian team wins NASA sponsorship at FIRST robotics championship (VIDEO)
More than 40,000 people attended this year’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) world championship in St. Louis Missouri, which was...
Aussie 3DM develops 3D printable titanium jaw – now successfully implanted into Melbourne patient
Australia’s leading medical and healthcare specific technology provider 3D Medical (3DM) has successfully developed a 3D printable and customised titanium jaw joint for use in...
Australian company launches world-first Sleep Apnea device
Approximately 1.5 million Australians suffering from the debilitating effects of Sleep Apnea will now be able to obtain a unique world-first device to assist...
Air New Zealand’s Safe Air acquired by Airbus Group Australia Pacific
Airbus Group Australia Pacific has announced that it has signed a conditional agreement for the purchase of Air New Zealand's aviation maintenance, repair and...
AMWU: ChAFTA could hurt manufacturing jobs
Last week, Australia and China inked a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA), setting a platform to further the cooperation between the two countries.
The FTA,...
SA company bids for $1bn patrol boat contract
South Australian shipbuilder Adelaide Ship Construction International (ASCI), as part of an international consortium comprising of Global engineering and construction company Kellogg Brown &...
The global map for manufacturing is being re-drawn – yet again
By Karen M. Reddington, President, FedEx Express, Asia Pacific
Just a few decades ago the buzz was all about 'off-shoring' - where manufacturing moved to...
ESA to benefit from Australia’s scientific expertise thanks to deal with CSIRO
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Australia's leading research organisation CSIRO have inked a collaboration agreement which will give Australia better access to information from...
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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.
