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Coles opens Australia’s first automated distribution centre in Queensland

Supermarket giant Coles has opened its first Australian Automated Distribution Centre (ADC) – the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere as part of a $1 billion effort to strengthen its supply chain.

New National Robotics Strategy needed to foster advanced manufacturing— Albanese government

The Albanese government has published a discussion paper on the development of a new National Robotics Strategy as part of an effort to foster advanced manufacturing in Australia. 

ERC-backed researchers develop AI-driven 3D bioprinter to boost tissue engineering

Researchers at UMC Utrecht and Utrecht University, supported by the European Research Council (ERC), have developed an artificial intelligence-based 3D bioprinting system that could advance the engineering of implantable tissues.

Flinders University backs $270M initiative to strengthen Australia’s manufacturing sector

Flinders University has joined the $270.5 million Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC), a national initiative focused on advancing Australia’s manufacturing capabilities through additive manufacturing.

RMIT teams up with NBN Co to drive research in digital twins, AI and...

RMIT University says it has entered a new three-year agreement with NBN Co aimed at advancing research and innovation to support Australia’s future digital infrastructure.

Manufacturing advance at NIST uses laser “whisking” method to blend metal alloys

Manufacturing researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser-based technique that could broaden the range of metal alloys produced through additive manufacturing, including difficult-to-make high-entropy alloys.

Advances in medical robotics manufacturing highlighted in Society of Robotic Surgery event

Over 1000 participants from 32 countries have packed Melbourne's Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) to hear from hundreds of the world's best surgeons and medical specialists about the newest breakthroughs in robotic surgery technology, manufacturing, and education.

LAVO to establish hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing facility in Springfield, Qld

Australian energy technology company LAVO Hydrogen Technology has unveiled plans to establish Australia’s first hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing facility in Greater Springfield, Queensland. Backed by...

Telstra introduces dedicated wireless network for Australian industries

Telstra Enterprise, in partnership with Ericsson, has announced the Australian launch of its Telstra Dedicated Networks – Industrial (TDN-I), a managed wireless solution designed to deliver private network capabilities to critical infrastructure industries.

University of Sydney lauds Australia’s first National Quantum Strategy

The University of Sydney has welcomed Australia’s first National Quantum Strategy launched today by Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic and Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley.
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Xometry CEO Sanjeev Singh Sahni on how AI and digital networks are reshaping manufacturing supply chains

Australian manufacturers have long competed against distance. In an exclusive interview with Australian Manufacturing, Xometry CEO Sanjeev Singh Sahni discusses how AI can help manufacturers access more production capacity and simplify traditionally email-driven supply chains.