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Linde Engineering to deliver cryogenic plant for quantum computing project in Brisbane

Linde Engineering has signed an agreement with PsiQuantum to supply a large cryogenic cooling plant for what is set to become the world’s first utility-scale quantum computer, to be built in Brisbane, Queensland.

Titomic secures manufacturing contract to support Deutsche Bahn rail maintenance

Australian metal additive manufacturing company Titomic has received a purchase order from Deutsche Bahn Fahrzeuginstandhaltung GmbH to supply manufacturing equipment intended to support the maintenance of rolling stock components across the German rail network.

Ai Group to help SMEs adopt digital transformation

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has been named as the ongoing custodian of futuremap, a diagnostic platform developed by the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) to assist SMEs in embracing digital transformation.

Diversified marine services business Birdon selects Siemens’ software for digital shipyard

Media Release by Siemens Australian-owned Birdon Group (Birdon), headquartered in Port Macquarie in New South Wales, has selected industry-leading software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio...

CSIRO Robot Olympics prize money reinvested in future Aussie scientists

Media Release by CSIRO Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, will fund a $1.2 million scholarship program at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to train the...

Schneider Electric boosts manufacturing productivity with new Lexium Scara high-speed robot

Schneider Electric, a global leader in industrial technology, has unveiled its latest innovation in industrial automation—the ultra-compact Lexium Scara (Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm). 

Titomic signs multi-year US defence CRADA to advance manufacturing and cold spray tech

Manufacturing capabilities and defence sustainment are set to be advanced under a new multi-year research agreement between Titomic USA, Inc. and a US military research organisation, focused on developing cold spray and additive manufacturing applications for defence modernisation.

AML3D secures UK and European distributor in growth push

AML3D Limited has appointed Arc Additive Limited as its distribution partner for the UK and Europe in a move aimed at accelerating its entry into key manufacturing and defence markets across the region.

NSW launches $7m quantum fund to boost local commercialisation

The New South Wales government has unveiled its $7 million Quantum Computing Commercialisation Fund (QCCF), which would help startups and deep-tech companies get their innovations off the ground. 

Digital Jobs for Manufacturing rolls out new courses in March 2024

The Digital Jobs for Manufacturing program is launching new courses starting March 2024 in a move set to bolster the manufacturing sector with cutting-edge digital skills.
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What spending reveals about downstream consumer demand for manufactured goods

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