Tag: Australian Manufacturing
PACIA and APPEA “deeply disappointed” by Victorian Opposition’s stance toward onshore gas
The Victorian Coalition has declared that it will maintain the moratorium on onshore gas until mid-2020 if elected at the next state poll in...
Rio Tinto sells Bengalla coal stake to New Hope for $US606m
Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its 40% stake in the Bengalla thermal coal mine in Eastern Australia to New Hope Group for $606...
Alcoa to split into two separate companies
Alcoa has announced that it will split its global operations into two independent companies – one focused on specialist manufacturing operations, the other on...
Three finalists selected for NASA’s 3D printed Mars Habitat Design competition
US Space Agency NASA and manufacturing institute America Makes recently launched the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge – a design competition for a 3D printed...
Rio Tinto turns on Australia’s first commercial diesel displacement solar plant
Weipa Solar, a 1.7MW solar PV plant at Rio Tinto's Weipa bauxite mine and processing facilities in north Queensland, has officially begun operation.
The plant –...
Alcoa completes $300m automotive aluminium sheet facility
Aluminium giant Alcoa has completed its $300 million expansion project in Tennessee that will provide aluminium sheet to automakers, such as Ford, Fiat Chrysler...
Autodesk acquires German netfabb, expands additive manufacturing software portfolio
Autodesk has announced that it has acquired netfabb, a German software start-up company focused on additive design and manufacturing.
In a press release, Autodesk said...
Pact Group appoints Malcolm Bundey CEO
The biggest plastic packaging manufacturer in Australia, Pact Group, has announced the appointment of Malcolm Bundey as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.
Mr Bundey...
Australia’s new nuclear medicine manufacturing plant reaches significant milestone
The new $168 million ANSTO Nuclear Medicine (ANM) facility at the Lucas Heights campus of Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) is well...
Tasmanian Team Sentinel bids for $10bn LAND 400 project
Tasmanian manufacturer Elphinstone Group has partnered up with the Australian branch of Israeli-based Elbit Systems to bid for the multi-billion dollar defence project LAND...
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Beyond Insights: Building trust into digital transformation technologies
Digital transformation technologies are experiencing a gold rush in the manufacturing industry, not just in Australia but beyond. However, amid this surge in cutting-edge tech and automation processes, a fundamental element remains crucial: trust.
