Tag: Australian Manufacturing
Lockheed Martin acquires Black Hawk helicopter maker Sikorsky
Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin is set to consolidate its position as the world’s largest military contractor with the $9 billion acquisition...
Victorian Premier calls for immediate action to avert shipbuilding industry disaster
The Andrews Labor Government has warned Prime Minister Tony Abbott that 800 shipbuilding jobs will be lost if the Federal Government does nothing to...
Furst Electrical Services and Red Robot win top honours at Telstra 2015 awards
Victorian self-funded start-up Furst Electrical Services has been named winner of the 2015 Tesla Victorian Business of the Year award.
The fast-growing business was established...
Sutherland beaches and waterways purged of huge amount of plastics
ANSTO citizen scientists have collected 20,000 plastic particles from Sutherland Shire beaches and waterways as part of the organisation’s Plastics Project that studies the...
Siemens launches new service centre in Tonsley
Global technology giant Siemens has become the latest high-profile company to invest in Tonsley, WA, with the opening of a new cutting edge maintenance...
Australian shipbuilder ASC cuts 101 blue collar jobs
101 blue collar contract worker jobs have been lost at Australian naval shipbuilder ASC due to the gradual winding down of the Air Warfare...
New $100m manufacturing centre officially opened at Swinburne University (VIDEO)
A new advanced manufacturing and design centre has been officially opened at Swinburne University that is set to provide students and researchers alike with...
CSIRO and ENA join forces to map electricity sector transformation
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Energy Networks Association (ENA) have partnered to deliver an Electricity Network Transformation Roadmap.
The Roadmap...
Harvard University researchers develop flexible 3D printed soft-bodied robot (VIDEO)
Researchers from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute and the University of California at San Diego have developed a one-of-a-kind flexible and extremely durable robot with...
New hybrid solar plant to be built at Australian copper mine
An AUS$40 million solar project in Western Australia is due to commence construction shortly, after renewable energy developer juwi Group confirmed it will begin...
Featured Article
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.
