Tag: Australian Manufacturing
Winners of the 2014 Victorian State iAwards announced
The winners of 2014 Victorian State iAwards were announced on Wednesday by The Hon. Gordon Rich-Phillips MLC, Victorian Minister for Technology, and Jeff Smith,...
Victorian delegates dominate Australia’s delegation for BIO 2014
Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips and representatives from Victorian biotechnology companies met on Tuesday at Government House prior to their participation in the BIO 2014...
GE’s GE9X engine for Boeing’s 777X undergoes wind tunnel testing
General Electric engineers have begun low-speed wind tunnel tests on the company’s forthcoming, largest-ever engine which will be used to power Boeing’s 777X.
According to the...
Local shipbuilders might lose Government contracts due to AWD project delays
Local shipbuilders could lose the lucrative Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) project to overseas contractors if they don’t’ speed up the building process, the Federal...
CSIRO achieves breakthrough for renewable energy
Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has achieved a breakthrough for renewable energy with the creation of “supercritical” steam from solar energy.
Demonstrated...
Hundreds of jobs lost as electrical firm PSG goes into receivership
600 hundred workers at electrical firm Pacific Services Group (PSG) — formerly known as Russell Smith — have lost their jobs after the company...
CSIRO and Boron Molecular sign licensing agreement
The new technology deal between the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Boron Molecular, the leading specialist chemical manufacturer, will ensure access to commercial...
HSV to stay on in Oz after Holden ceases production in 2017
We all know that the Holden brand will stop domestic production in 2017, but the Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) performance company will keep plugging...
GSK: Sydney Factory is not closing
Global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has denied that it plans to shut down its Sydney factory despite recent outsourcing of Victorian jobs to Spain...
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AVEVA and Schneider Electric spearhead digital transformation in mining
AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation, has partnered with Schneider Electric to redefine what smart, sustainable mining looks like in the age of AI.
