Anteris Technologies announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the manufacturing of  DurAVR THV, a 3D single-piece aortic heart valve replacement, at the company's recently expanded production facility in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

The Queensland Future Skills (QFS) Partnership is paving the way for  Industry 4.0 by offering a new program dubbed, Certificate II in Autonomous Technologies (10935NAT), designed to address the critical skills gap and prepare workers and their employers for the rapidly increasing rollout of inter-connected technology in the industry.

Australia’s ability to make more world-class products is one step closer to a resurgence with the House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources last month announcing an inquiry into developing a local advanced manufacturing industry, with submissions closing on 30 March. 

A group of researchers, including scientists from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), has discovered a means to consistently manufacture 17-4 PH steel using 3D printing processes while keeping all of the material's high-value properties.

Western Australia is establishing a new Invest and Trade office in the US as part of a diversification effort aimed at attracting new industries to the state. 

London-based 3D printing company 3DPRINTUK has earned a spot on the Financial Times 1000 Fastest Growing Companies in Europe list, with an absolute growth rate of 171.6 per cent.

Technology solutions company Sparc Technologies Limited has shared an update on its collaboration with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to develop a sustainable hard carbon anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs).

Australian private sector’s output slumped in March following a deterioration in demand conditions that led to lower business activity. 

Shipbuilder Austal Philippines has delivered the 115-metre, high-speed vehicle-passenger ferry Express 5, the largest ferry constructed by an Austal shipyard.

Pat Conroy, Minister for Defence Industry, and his German counterpart, Thomas Hitschler, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defence, have signed a Letter of Cooperation to begin official negotiations to manufacture the Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles in Queensland for export to Germany.