Tag: advanced manufacturing

Amaero to build strategic titanium powder plant

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
Metal additive manufacturing company Amaero International will invest $8 million to build what it calls the world’s most advanced titanium alloy powder manufacturing plant in Victoria. Using proprietary technology...

Can manufacturing escape the new Covid strains?

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
Sitting in my hotel room in Melbourne I am beginning to feel anxious at being away from home with the onset of a Sydney lockdown that bodes ill for...

‘Huge opportunities’ as US recovers: Sinodinos

Posted on   |  by James Riley
As the US economy roars back into rude health, there are huge opportunities for local innovators to benefit from the COVID re-alignment of global supply chains, according to Australia’s...

Growth Centres are on their own from 2022

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
The federal government has all but confirmed that the six Industry Growth Centres will be on their own and receive no government funding after June 2022, at which time...

Victoria invests $179m in innovation precinct

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A new centre of innovation will be established at the old Holden factory on the outskirts of the Melbourne CBD with $180 million in funding from the Victorian government....

Andrews’ promotion is a manufacturing loss

Posted on   |  by Brent Balinski
For a long time, manufacturing lacked an industry minister with a lock on the job, there for the long term and with the necessary, hard-won credibility it takes to...

Albo’s $15b fund to build sovereign capability

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has unveiled plans for a $15 billion fund to support Australia’s manufacturing sector, promising to partner with the private sector – including superannuation funds –...

Wearables maker gets a Qld govt boost

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Brisbane-based MedTech manufacturer WearOptimo, which is backed by the Australian National University (ANU), will produce devices in Australia after getting support from the Queensland government. The company makes small...

Qld taskforce to drive hydrogen export capability

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has established a panel of experts to assess and help guide the state’s sustainable hydrogen supply chain with an eye to building export capability no later...