Tag: manufacturers

A new RMIT study suggests a high-power ultrasound process could offer food manufacturers a way to extract protein from discarded cauliflower leaves, pointing to potential value in vegetable waste streams.

A new digital platform backed by the Australian Composites Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (ACM CRC) aims to help manufacturers access costly equipment without the burden of major capital investment, while enabling owners of underused machinery to generate additional value from existing assets.

Seven NSW manufacturers will showcase their products and expertise at this year’s Australian Manufacturing Week 2026 in Brisbane, with support from the NSW Government as part of efforts to promote the state’s advanced manufacturing sector.

Australia’s manufacturing and building sectors are facing rising compliance costs and regulatory complexity due to growing state and territory variations to the National Construction Code (NCC), according to the Building Products Industry Council.

Australia’s manufacturing-linked agrifood and agtech sectors are set to benefit from new research and development support, with CSIRO inviting Western Australian SMEs to apply for its Innovate to Grow program aimed at strengthening manufacturing innovation capability across early-stage businesses.

Manufacturing businesses in Victoria are facing rising financial pressure from increasing land tax obligations, with the South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance (SEMMA) saying the changes are redirecting funds that could otherwise be used for investment and productivity across the state’s manufacturing sector.

Australian manufacturer Siltrax has announced that its G-100 Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell stack has secured TÜV certification, a manufacturing milestone the company says will accelerate commercial deployment in regulated global markets.

Unplanned downtime remains one of the most costly – and often misunderstood – challenges on the manufacturing floor.

The Clean Energy Council has announced a staged transition to new technical requirements for battery products listed on its approved batteries list, following the publication of a new national technical specification by Standards Australia.

TXM Lean Solutions, an international lean consulting company headquartered in Australia, has released its Manufacturing Global Snapshot Report, outlining what it describes as a challenging operating environment for manufacturers across Australia, the UK, New Zealand, the US and Canada over the past year.