Tag: Australian Manufacturing
Applications for next round of MPN grants in Victoria are now open
Victorian Manufacturing Minister David Hodgett has announced the next round of funding under the Coalition Government's $7.5 million Manufacturing Productivity Networks (MPN) program during...
Siemens named sole software provider for US Digital Lab for Manufacturing
Siemens has been selected as the only supplier of product lifecycle management (PLM) software for the Digital Lab for Manufacturing in Chicago recently announced by US...
Carnegie Wave and Atlantis sign collaboration agreement
Australian wave energy technology developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited and UK-based tidal developer, Atlantis Resources Corporation Limited, have announced the signing of a Collaboration...
BHP Billiton edges closer to switching to owner-operated model
BHP Billiton has announced that it will relieve of duty the last contractor working on its Pilbara iron ore mines, thus continuing the trend...
GrainCorp expects reduced profits because of drought
GrainCorp, Australia’s biggest listed agribusiness, expects the drought in Queensland and northern NSW to significantly reduce profits this year.
According to the article on ABC...
Cheltenham food manufacturer receives funding to install state-of-the-art chocolate depositor
Victorian Manufacturing Minister David Hodgett has announced a $250,000 new technology grant for Cheltenham food manufacturer Corvina Foods to help the company buy state-of-the-art equipment that will...
The Australian Technologies Competition is seeking Australia’s best companies in the technology sector
The Australian Technologies Competition will be open for entries from March 13th to May 6th, 2014.
The competition, which is open to technologies that support efficiency...
BlueScope releases 2014 half year results
BlueScope reported a $3.7 million net profit after tax (NPAT) for the first half of FY2014, a $27.5 a million improvement in financial performance...
RMIT University develops the world’s first liquid metal enabled pump with no mechanical parts
RMIT University researchers have successfully developed the first liquid metal enabled pump that will allow micro-fluidics and lab-on-a-chip technology to finally realise their potential,...
Siemens Australia chief says Australian manufacturing must rethink approach to innovation
Siemens Australia's CEO Jeff Connelly said Australia must choose the battlefields where it possesses natural competitive edge and play to its strengths as a...
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What spending reveals about downstream consumer demand for manufactured goods
For manufacturers supplying consumer-facing markets, understanding demand conditions has become increasingly important in an environment shaped by cautious spending, rising costs and intense competition.
