Tag: Advanced Manufacturing

The Australian Government has announced $12.7 million in funding to support eight innovative quantum technology projects, in a move it says will strengthen Australia’s advanced manufacturing capability and broader high-tech industry.

Australia’s advanced manufacturing sector is set for a significant expansion following a $3.9 billion investment in the Submarine Construction Yard at Osborne, with Weld Australia describing the announcement as a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the nation’s manufacturing capability.

The Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance has underscored the importance of industry-aligned workforce planning following a visit to the Monash mRNA Workforce Training Centre in Melbourne

Australia’s manufacturing sector remains under pressure despite an apparent improvement in the nation’s standing on Harvard University’s Economic Complexity Index, according to the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, which says the revised ranking reflects methodological changes rather than a material shift in industrial capability.

An Australian-led space agriculture experiment is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) today, marking a milestone for Australia’s growing space and advanced manufacturing sector.

Inkjet has quietly become one of the most versatile tools in modern manufacturing. What started as a technology for print is now being used across automotive, electronics, energy, mining, agriculture and advanced manufacturing.

Sungrow, a German-based producer of PV inverters and energy storage systems, is expanding its footprint by establishing its first European clean energy manufacturing factory in Walbrzych, Poland. 

The NSW Government has awarded $1.8 million in research equipment grants, including funding for advanced manufacturing-related tools, to support cancer research across the state, with a University of Newcastle project among the recipients.

Australia’s manufacturing sector will be a key focus of a national robotics and artificial intelligence initiative, with ARM Hub set to launch Propel-AIR 2.0 in Brisbane on 17 February. 

A major manufacturing facility will form the cornerstone of a $1 billion development deal for Bradfield City, the new urban precinct in South West Sydney, the New South Wales Government announced.