Unlike other multinationals planning to quit manufacturing in Australia, Boeing will inject an extra $70 million into its Australian factory. [ + ]

The Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) is holding a seminar titled 'Corrosion in the Oil & Gas Industries 2015' in New Plymouth, NZ, on 27 August 2015.

A mineral long viewed as a waste product of uranium mining could now be used, due to an extraction method discovered by Perth researchers, potentially boosting extraction by 15%. [ + ]

Approval has been granted by the Tasmanian Government for the development of a new iron ore mine in the northwest of the island.

Lab 22 has been launched to assist businesses in developing new strategies to incorporate 3D printing into their operations. [ + ]

Griffith University will soon embark on a venture to help transform Australian manufacturing, as part of the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC). [ + ]

Controls, safety and management systems to help Finland's Stora Enso meet rising demand for renewable packaging board. [ + ]

Precision Components, a company heavily involved in the car industry, is working in partnership with CSIRO to export its solar heliostat technology to Japan. [ + ]

The same old story: a lack of support and incentive means that Australia now ranks 116th out of 142 countries when it comes to converting research dollars into innovation and commercial success. [ + ]

The inaugural Engineers Australia Future Tech Forum, part of the ACI Connect conference being held in Sydney in August, will feature a strong line-up of expert speakers, covering a range of hot automation, control and instrumentation industry topics.

Vanta has announced Motion Technologies Pty Ltd as the Australian distributor of its range of liquid packaging and handling equipment.

ABB will provide power infrastructure for Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, including the offshore platform as well as the onshore substation to efficiently integrate the new wind farm into the UK's transmission grid. [ + ]

Omron has signed a new partnership agreement with Alliance Automation to supply automation equipment over the next two years. [ + ]

The acquisition of ESI expands Emerson's capability to provide complete solutions for automation and operations management throughout the oil and gas transportation industry. [ + ]

The manufacturing sector expanded during May for the first time in six months. [ + ]