Tag: advanced manufacturing

Billion dollar baby: Manufacturing gets a boost

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Direct grants for research collaboration and commercialisation will be on offer as part of the federal government’s new $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy, which is squarely targeted at specific priority...

The manufacturing that Australia can win

Posted on   |  by David Chuter
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has plunged our country, and the world, into economic chaos. The impact of the virus has truly challenged the old order and we...

Steven Marshall on the post-COVID economy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall says his government is working to an economic plan that aims to ensure the state exits 2020 in a stronger position than when it...

Sovereign capability a new priority: Andrews

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The swift onset of the coronavirus pandemic badly exposed supply chain gaps in Australia for critical health sector products and materials, putting a new urgency on issues of sovereign...

Stop inventing and start innovating: Stuart Elliott

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Healthcare is a naturally slow-moving environment, and for good reasons, Stuart Elliott says. You can visit a doctor and still find them using fax machines, a decade or so...

Carbon Revolution revs production

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
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...

Germany’s Fraunhofer network is a growth engine

Posted on   |  by Andrew Wear
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...

Germany a model for industry resilience

Posted on   |  by Andrew Wear
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...

Roy Green on a new manufacturing regime

Posted on   |  by Roy Green
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...