Tag: sustainable manufacturing

A $271 million initiative to establish the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) is poised to reshape Australia’s manufacturing sector and strengthen the nation’s competitiveness in sustainable and advanced production technologies.

The Australian Government has announced a $158 million investment into innovation through the creation of three new Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs), a move welcomed by Cooperative Research Australia (CRA), the peak body representing the nation’s CRCs.

Orora’s Revesby beverage can manufacturing plant has recently celebrated a milestone in sustainable manufacturing, honoring Horst Drechsler, an engineer who has dedicated 45 years to the company. 

The UNSW SMaRT Centre has partnered with IT asset management company Renew IT to transform discarded hard plastics into 3D printer feedstock.

Uluu, a northern suburbs business, is poised to redefine manufacturing using seaweed as an eco-friendly alternative to plastic.

Xefco, the pioneering sustainable manufacturing tech company, has announced a substantial fundraising round of AUD 10.5 million.

Industrial automation and digital transformation giant Rockwell Automation has secured a contract to supply energy management software to Real Pet Food Company to boost sustainable manufacturing across four production facilities in Australia.

Visy, a packaging and resource recovery company, has inaugurated its cutting-edge corrugated cardboard box factory in Hemmant, Queensland.

Australia must move fast in response to significant new incentives for sustainable manufacturing now available in the United States and many other industrial countries, or risk being shut out of rich new markets for manufactured items linked to renewable energy systems, a new report revealed. 

PakTech, a US-based producer of sustainable secondary packaging solutions, is officially bringing its technology and manufacturing capabilities to Australia with a new on-the-ground facility in Victoria.