AMCRC adds ECU to strengthen additive manufacturing capability
Australia’s manufacturing capability is set to gain further research and industry support as Edith Cowan University (ECU) joins the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) as its newest research partner.
UNSW tests next-generation solar modules under harsh Australian conditions
Manufacturing the next generation of solar technology will require testing beyond the laboratory, with UNSW Sydney researchers exposing commercial-sized perovskite and tandem solar modules to Australia’s challenging outdoor conditions.
Global professional service robot sales rise 24% in 2025: IFR
Global shipments of professional service robots increased 24% to almost 250,000 units in 2025, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), as commercial applications continued to expand.
Modular switchgear built for faster, verified panel builds
As switchboard builders face tighter programmes and increasing scrutiny around compliance, the way enclosure, busbar and separation concepts work together has a direct impact on build time and verification effort.
Peacock Group expands Melbourne manufacturing and operations footprint
Peacock Group is expanding its Victorian operations with an 8,000-square-metre purpose-built facility in Dandenong South that will bring Peacock Bros. and insignia together and increase the Group’s combined warehouse and production footprint by about 66 per cent.
Australia’s clean energy transition raises end-of-life waste concerns
Australia’s shift towards electric vehicles (EVs), rooftop solar and other renewable energy technologies is expected to create growing volumes of end-of-life waste, according to researchers at RMIT University.
Vitaceuticals founders recognised in manufacturing category at national small business awards
Sydney pharmacists and sisters Sally Tadros and Cyndi Khawaja have won the Manufacturing category at the 2026 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards, with their company Vitaceuticals recognised for its Australian-made health product range.
Honeybee silk research targets smarter wound dressings
Researchers from CSIRO and Adelaide University are investigating engineered honeybee silk as a potential material for a new generation of smart wound dressings.
Paper is becoming the weak link in the connected factory
Manufacturing has become increasingly digital, but the information workers rely on at the point of execution has not always kept up.
Cybersecurity risk emerges as manufacturing growth obstacle, Rockwell study finds
Cybersecurity risk is emerging as a significant obstacle to growth for industrial organisations as manufacturing operations become more connected, according to a new study from Rockwell Automation.
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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.
