Australasian dairy powerhouse Fonterra has joined with a German start-up to provide research and product development expertise for the development of new milk products and foods. Fonterra has entered into a strategic partnership with YFood and made a ‘small investment of capital’ in the business which focuses on what the company calls ‘complete food’ for…
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Engineer Dr John Blakemore adds to @AuManufacturing’s campaign to crowd source a new deal plan for manufacturing post Covid-19 with lean, agile policy ideas. The covid-19 pandemic has exposed Australian supply chains and our lack of independent manufacturing capability to a significant extent and clearly demonstrated that the policies of the past need to change.…
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First production of BLU-111 munitions has been completed by Thales Australia. The milestone was an important addition to Australia’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter capability, said defence industry minister Melissa Price in a statement, adding that and 15 companies – including five small businesses – were involved in the work. “This work establishes a…
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We can’t repeat the mistakes of the past as we develop policy to create opportunity for businesses and boost their capabilities. Here Narelle Kennedy joins @AuManufacturing’s campaign to crowd source a new deal plan for manufacturing post Covid-19 with thinking based on objective research. It is no surprise that Australian manufacturers are strong early responders…
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Robern Menz, the Adelaide confectioner which re-introduced the Violet Crumble chocolate bar to Australia, is set to bring back another icon – the Polly Waffle. The company bought the rights to make both chocolate bars from Nestle, and immediately re-worked its existing honeycomb production lines to make the Violet Crumble. Now the federal government has…
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Comment by Peter Roberts With Australia reassessing the strategic necessity of local manufacturing post Covid-19 it is salutatory to take a look at the sad case of missed opportunity for the nation that is rare earths producer Lynas Corporation. The Perth company is the world’s second largest rare earths producer and the only significant producer…
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The lesson from Europe suggests that networking and clustering of small firms is a key to manufacturing success. Here Rodin Genoff shows how it should be done as he joins @AuManufacturing’s campaign to crowd source a new deal plan for manufacturing post Covid-19. Thriving nations with the highest wages and living standards in the world…
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By Stuart Corner of IoT Australia Australian company Leash It, which provides Bluetooth-based tracking technology for assets and individuals, has evolved its technology to provide contact tracing of workers in places such as construction sites, hospitals and factories. Leash It founder and CEO, Tony Lotzof told IoTAustralia that the technology could avoid a workplace being…
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Laboratory supplies and equipment manufacturer Westlab Group has responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and recently launched local face shield manufacturing operations. The company, which offers a range of imported and locally made supplies to the scientific community, is now in full production (main picture and below) turning out 25,000 units per day, according to director…
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Ford Australia announced on Wednesday that it is making and donating PPE for healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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