Australia is looking to rebuild its industrial base to achieve greater self-sufficiency in manufacturing. But we are seriously under-investing in creating the engineering and technology knowledge and skills that...
Advanced Manufacturing
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Innovation and Science Australia chair Andrew Stevens is energised by the community’s re-engagement with both manufacturing and science through the early response to the COVID-19 crisis and is alive...
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Industry Minister Karen Andrews has fast-tracked disbursement of the new $50 million Manufacturing Modernisation Fund to ensure local manufacturers are tooled-up and ready to embrace a post-COVID economic bounce....
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‘Future Industries’ are alive and kicking in the here and now, and on the rise in countries you may not expect to be leading. Countries traditionally reliant on low...
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Composite wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution has revved up production of its one piece carbon fibre road wheels at its Geelong factory despite the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
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A uniquely German collaboration between industry and government is the network of Fraunhofer institutes. These take their name from Joseph von Fraunhofer, a prominent German researcher, investor and entrepreneur...
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When President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act as a response to coronavirus in early April it provided a stark acknowledgement of supply-chain gaps not only in the...
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Uvex is a family-owned German manufacturer of sporting and personal protective equipment that will soon celebrate the centenary of its founding. The company’s managing director Stefan Brück says that...
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When I grew up in Adelaide there was a feeling that South Australia was the centre of manufacturing. The home of Holden and Chrysler, of the Hills Hoist and...
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Every crisis provides an opportunity and COVID-19 is no exception. Not only has it exposed the gaps in Australia’s manufacturing supply chains, but it has also more broadly demonstrated...
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Australia’s industry structure is broken – so with your help we are going to develop a new deal manufacturing plan to help make it right. It has taken COVID-19 to...
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The federal government has reached a $31 million agreement with a consortium of manufacturers and engineering firms led by Victorian design engineers Grey Innovation to produce 2,000 ventilators by...
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In a massive revamp of its flagship Entrepreneurs Programme, the Industry department has awarded four tender contracts worth a combined $110 million for delivering the program’s commercial outcomes. The...
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Around the world, people are racing to design and manufacture much-needed ventilators to address a global lack of supply. One New York hospital has reportedly attempted treating two patients per ventilator...