Siemens explores how to achieve maximum resource efficiency
One of the toughest challenges every company faces is finding a way to create more output with less input. To achieve maximum resource efficiency,...
Taking the pulse of manufacturing and lean start-up challenges
Siemens' Solid Edge team has recently sponsored a project with global research consultancy Kelton to survey decision-making at discrete manufacturing companies with less than...
SAI Global offers 7 expert tips to stay safe at work this summer
With temperatures in Australia constantly on the rise, the country’s leading standards certifier and expert in business risk management is cautioning managers and supervisors...
GE partners with thermal solutions provider to commercialise DCJ technology
GE has announced that it is partnering with thermal technology leader Aavid Thermalloy to commercialise GE’s patented Dual Piezoelectric Cooling Jets (DCJ) technology.
Aavid provides...
Siemens produces world’s first large-scale transformer that uses vegetable oil
Siemens has produced the world’s first large-scale transformer that uses oil from renewable vegetables resources, making its operation more environmentally friendly and less flammable.
The...
Australian government approves food pathogen detection methods for export meat products
The Australian Government's Department of Agriculture has officially approved Life Technologies Corporation's  MicroSEQ® Real-Time PCR workflow as a test method that will detect pathogens in...
Alcoa technology enables manufacturing of thinner, stronger electronic gadgets
The world's leading aluminum producer Alcoa has developed a proprietary surface finishing technology that allows companies to use aerospace-grade aluminum in making mobile devices.
Alcoa's new...
Amcor Flexibles develops ECTFE film for Photovoltaic panels
Amcor Flexibles, one of the leading suppliers of films and flexible materials, has announced that it has developed a new front sheet in collaboration...
Smartphone app helps customers log in service requests more efficiently
A new smartphone application designed to help customers log service requests faster and easier has been launched by Toyota Material Handling Australia.
According to a...
Makerbot and Chang-rae Lee partner to make 3D printed book slipcase
Acclaimed author Chang-rae Lee, winner of the Hemmingway Foundation/PEN award for first fiction, and 3D printer manufacturer Makerbot have partnered to create a limited-edition 3D...
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Good Design Australia opens entries for 2026 awards
For more than six decades, Good Design Australia has celebrated the power of design to shape innovation, industry, and everyday life. Its flagship program, the Australian Good Design Awards, recognises projects that show how thoughtful design can enhance products, services, systems, and communities.
