@AuManufacturing has partnered with the upcoming Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney in September which will showcase software designed for Australian manufacturers. Here we profile Australian software group MYOB’s enterprise software innovations. Many manufacturers are primarily focused on the production and output aspects of their operations – ensuring that all the nuts and bolts are in…
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@AuManufacturing has partnered with International Exhibition & Conference Group to support the upcoming Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney in September which will showcase resources, organisations and networking opportunities available to innovative manufacturing firms. Marie Kinsella has the details. In the quest to build Australian manufacturing sovereignty and ensure that the country is a powerful force…
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@AuManufacturing has partnered with the upcoming Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney in September which will showcase US-based eVTOL business, LIFT Aircraft Inc. This startup is on a mission to make flight accessible to all, which they are on their way to achieving with HEXA — a new type of aircraft that anyone can fly. The…
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In episode 14 of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from Dr William Crowe and Dr Hiranya Jayakody from HEO Robotics. The pair began HEO while they were PhD candidates at UNSW Sydney, initially with a focus on asteroid mining. Today they are pursuing a beautifully simple goal: image anything within the Solar System…
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The federal government’s Jobs and Skills Summit broke up on Friday with numerous decisions reached amid rarely seen consensus between politicians, business and community leaders and unions. While day one saw the government announce 180,000 new fee-free TAFE training places, day two saw another universally welcomed announcement. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil announced the permanent…
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SEA Electric pushes target of 7 per cent new trucks being electric-powered in 2024 SEA Electric has praised the recent Grattan Truck Plan: practical policies for cleaner freight report by think tank the Grattan Institute, calling for 2 per cent of new truck sales being zero-emissions in 2024. It has however, said the target could…
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There’s a big task ahead to reach the goal of 82% renewables by 2030. We’ll need rapid deployment – not only to meet grid demand, but also new demand from the move to “electrify everything” in our homes and on our roads. So what changes can you expect to see?
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Analysis by Peter Roberts Oh dear, the Jobs and Skills Summit underway in Canberra is all well and good, excellent even as it has put an end to the division and them and us of the past decade. But am I the only one that is getting a sinking feeling about whether industry policy is…
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Sydney composites manufacturer Quickstep is doubling the size of its Geelong, Victoria factory and taking on new staff to accommodate orders including new orders from leading Australian drone companies. Expansion work is expected to be completed in Geelong over the next 12 months. An amendment to its existing three year strategic supply agreement with drone…
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A new factory for fibre reinforced polymer bridges will open on Friday morning in Wingfield, north of Adelaide, with up to 15 hires to be made in the first 12 months of operation.
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