Tag: Manufacturing

SugarCRM has announced a new manufacturing-focused partnership with Syspro, unveiling a combined CRM and ERP offering aimed at giving manufacturers and distributors a more connected sales-to-shop floor view.

Manufacturing-focused businesses are increasingly turning to transportable buildings to address cost, time and compliance pressures, according to Instant Products Group, as demand grows for modular facilities across multiple industrial sectors in Western Australia.

An Australian manufacturer of recycled-plastic souvenirs is expanding its production footprint internationally after securing a supply agreement with SEA LIFE’s global aquarium network, a move that highlights how small-scale community recycling can be integrated into global manufacturing and tourism supply chains.

Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin are leading a collaborative research effort to develop a new 3D printing approach that could change how semiconductor chips and electronic packages are manufactured. 

Australia’s manufacturing sector continued to expand in December, marking a second consecutive month of modest improvement in manufacturing conditions, according to the latest S&P Global Australia Manufacturing PMI data.

Manufacturing in Western Australia is set to play a central role in the State’s public transport expansion, with the WA Government awarding a $66 million contract to Henderson-based shipbuilder Echo Marine Group to design and manufacture five electric ferries for the METRONET on Swan Ferry Service Expansion project.

Amaero Ltd has received a AUD 4.6 million purchase order from Titomic Limited for refractory alloy powders, strengthening manufacturing activity under the companies’ five-year exclusive supplier and development agreement. 

Australian biotechnology company Vaxxas has been granted a Therapeutic Goods Administration licence to manufacture therapeutic goods, clearing the way for GMP-compliant manufacturing at its Brisbane biomedical facility and supporting the progression of clinical trials for its proprietary high-density microarray patch technology.

Australia’s manufacturing sector and broader private sector activity continued to expand in December, though at the slowest pace in seven months, according to Flash Australia PMI data released by S&P Global. 

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Primary Industries has launched an inquiry into the factors shaping social licence and economic development outcomes for critical minerals projects across Australia, including their role in domestic manufacturing and industrial supply chains.