Industry News
Fortescue buys American hydrogen hub, rebrands
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has announced a major investment in the US, acquiring a hydrogen facility, as FMG and FFI rebrand under a single name. [ + ]
ABB expands its GoFa cobot range
In addition to enhanced payloads, ABB says its GoFa 10 and 12 cobots offer tool centre-point speeds of up to 2 m/s with 0.02 mm deviation. [ + ]
AI technology powering warehouse safety
Robots operating via artificial intelligence can help to maintain safer operations in distribution centres. [ + ]
Fortescue ships first magnetite product from Iron Bridge
Fortescue's first shipment of magnetite from its newly built Iron Bridge operations will soon be on its way to Vietnam. [ + ]
EU Automation to expand parts distribution in APAC and East Asia
High growth has led EU Automation to expand its parts distribution capabilities in APAC and Asia. [ + ]
Siemens to create a blueprint for the industrial metaverse
Siemens has announced it will invest €1 billion in Germany to create a blueprint for the industrial metaverse in Nuremberg. [ + ]
Female Founder Technology Accelerator opens for business
The ARM Hub has opened a new technology accelerator for female founders of Queensland-based technology and manufacturing companies. [ + ]
Gilmour Space to accelerate design and manufacturing with Siemens software
Gilmour Space Technologies has announced it will use solutions from the Siemens Xcelerator software range to assist in its design and manufacturing processes. [ + ]
Wind and solar remain the cheapest for electricity generation: report
CSIRO’s latest GenCost report has found that renewables, led by wind and solar, have remained Australia’s cheapest new-build electricity generation. [ + ]
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners expands Mentone DC automation
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has expanded its Mentone distribution centre with Swisslog automation to add 12,000 new pallet spaces. [ + ]
Ed Husic to open 2023 Modern Manufacturing Expo
The organiser of the Modern Manufacturing Expo has announced that the Minister for Science and Industry, Ed Husic, will open the conference and expo. [ + ]
Half of skilled migrant engineers not employed as engineers: research
Engineers Australia says that tens of thousands of qualified, skilled migrant engineers are missing out on engineering work in Australia. [ + ]
Dronamics' Australian-made cargo drones to deliver across Europe
Australian-manufactured cargo drones will soon be delivering across Europe, after the assignment of IATA codes to cargo drone airline Dronamics. [ + ]
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo to trial lower-carbon alumina refining
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo will build a hydrogen pilot plant at Gladstone to trial lower-carbon alumina refining. [ + ]
CSIRO program for SMEs to innovate plastic waste solutions
CSIRO has announced free R&D support to businesses working in the plastic and recycling sector. [ + ]
