New jobs expected as EMS company SRXGlobal opens new hi-tech facility in Dandenong
Leading electronic manufacturing services (EMS) company SRXGlobal has invested in a new $125,000 prototyping facility in Dandenong, which is expected to generate six new jobs.
SRXGlobal...
Go Walkabout launches Kickstarter campaign for titanium personal water filters
A group of inventors, engineers and craftsmen with a passion for quality and durability took to Kickstarter to raise funds and introduce their newly...
Diversification key to brighter export outlook, says Efic
Efic, Australia’s export credit agency, has released its first edition of Export Monitor for 2015, which examines the country’s export outlook as the Chinese...
Manufacturing posts modest improvement in June quarter
The latest survey of industrial trends from the Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ACCI) shows that the state of the manufacturing industry has...
GE Global Research to host interactive Google+ discussion on 3D printing tonight
GE Global Research will be hosting a Google+ Video Hangout with leading experts in the field of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing,...
Alternate manufacturing processes demonstrated with hybrid recycled bike “FAB Velo”
Design lecturer Mark Richardson assembled the DIY “FAB Velo” from recycled waste in order to demonstrate that building open products from waste materials is...
BHP and Mitsubishi Development to collaborate on greenhouse gas emissions reductions
BHP and Mitsubishi Development (MDP) have agreed to work together in the pursuit of emissions reductions, including from the life-cycle use of marketed products.
Under...
FAPM announces plan for the automotive industry
The Federation of Automotive Products Manufacturers (FAPM) has launched a campaign to remind Australians that the manufacturing industry in the country, specifically the automotive...
Ford turns to 3D printing and virtual manufacturing to reduce production line injury rate
Thanks to new ergonomics technology, car giant Ford has managed to reduce its assembly line employee injury rate by 70 percent since 2003.
The company...
AMWU welcomes PM Rudd’s shipbuilding plans, calls on Coalition to match Labor’s policy
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has welcomed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s announcement that they will fast-track the construction of two new Navy supply...
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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.
