The Abbott government has announced that it will be injecting funding into 19 Australian manufacturing businesses, including Cochlear and Bega Cheese, in a bid to bolster their competitiveness in a rapidly shifting market. [ + ]

IronScan will help Intergraph customers and users of SmartPlant Materials achieve greater efficiency in procurement and supply chain management for both project and asset life cycles. [ + ]

Rod Burton, the electrical engineering manager at Machinery Automation & Robotics, has become the 1000th delegate to be awarded Certified Machinery Safety Expert (CMSE) accreditation. [ + ]

The federal government last Tuesday announced $193 million for Australia's nuclear agency, enabling expansion of future research and the building of nuclear waste management facilities. [ + ]

Darren Flanagan, one of the 2006 Beaconsfield mine collapse rescue heroes, will speak at Hazards Australasia 2015. Flanagan is an explosives expert who specialises in risk management and will give an insider's view of this dramatic and first-of-its-kind rescue. [ + ]

The Life Health Foods (LHF) range of plant-based meal products is now being manufactured in a new 6000 m² facility in Berkeley Vale, on the NSW Central Coast. [ + ]

Australasian engineering and food facility company Wiley has relocated its New South Wales office from Sydney Olympic Park to larger premises in Rhodes due to a growing demand for its services across the state and Australasia. [ + ]

As part of its regular technical program, the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) is hosting a one-day technical event in Melbourne on 21 May where the latest challenges and developments in materials engineering and corrosion control for both onshore and offshore environments will be discussed. [ + ]

The ALP has released a draft platform outlining plans for assistance to the manufacturing industry. [ + ]

The newly combined Danfoss and Vacon drives business has set its sights on overtaking ABB to become the leader of the global drives market. [ + ]

Kaeser Compressors Australia has announced the appointment of Delta Electrics as a distributor of the full range of Kaeser compressed air equipment in the Northern Territory.

With more than 200 industry-leading brands now confirmed for National Manufacturing Week (NMW 2015), to be held from 26-29 May in Melbourne, this year's event will be exhibiting some new and innovative technologies. [ + ]

Proliferation of dangerous counterfeit medication is a global concern. Impending regulations across markets will require pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer packaged goods manufacturers to trace products down to the individual saleable unit across the supply chain. [ + ]

Some of Australia's biggest manufacturers are concerned that a planned takeover of BG Group by Royal Dutch Shell could potentially worsen what they see as a lack of competition in the eastern Australian gas market. [ + ]

Vale of Brazil, the world's largest iron ore miner, has announced it is willing to temporarily slow exports, which other sources have suggested could start a rally in iron ore prices. [ + ]