Business

The reshoring debate in Australian manufacturing

11 December, 2020 by John Young, APAC Director, EU Automation | Supplied by: EU Automation

A lack of self-sufficiency and a dependence on China for many key supplies has been demonstrated to be a greater problem than many previously assumed.


Renewables still the cheapest new-build power in Australia

11 December, 2020 | Supplied by: CSIRO Head Office

A new report from CSIRO has found that solar and wind continue to be the cheapest source of energy in Australia.


Audi turns to AR for logistics planning

08 December, 2020

Premium carmaker Audi is turning to augmented reality to plan complex logistics processes.


Rockwell Automation holds 29th Automation Fair At Home

07 December, 2020 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia

The first hybrid live and virtual Automation Fair At Home saw over 40,000 participants registered from 146 countries.


IICA Functional Safety Engineer training courses 2021

04 December, 2020 | Supplied by: IICA (Institute of Instrumentation, Control and Automation)

Register now to increase your skills and qualifications.


Santos announces goal of net-zero emissions by 2040

01 December, 2020

Santos has today announced ambitious new emissions reduction targets that include becoming a net zero emitter by 2040.


Going public helps Mayfield bring manufacturing home

30 November, 2020

Electrical manufacturing business Mayfield Group has publicly listed in a bid to boost its manufacturing in South Australia and grow its business.


Innovative digital diploma scoops national defence award

30 November, 2020 | Supplied by: Flinders University

Flinders University and ASC Shipbuilding have won the Training and Mentorship Program of the Year in 2020 in the Australian Defence Industry Awards.


Bringing manufacturing home: government grants explained

24 November, 2020 | Supplied by: Open IIoT

It's time to take back Australia's manufacturing, and there are a number of government funding initiatives to help.


BlueScope invests in NSW manufacturing

23 November, 2020 | Supplied by: BlueScope Steel

BlueScope is backing the NSW Government's renewable infrastructure plan through a $20 million investment in a Renewable Manufacturing Zone at Port Kembla.


Konica Minolta partners with Edith Cowan University on AM

19 November, 2020

Konica Minolta has partnered with Edith Cowan University to boost the university's capability of meeting the growing need for advanced manufacturing in WA.


CSIRO signs agreement on supercritical CO2 power development

19 November, 2020 | Supplied by: CSIRO Head Office

CSIRO signs new agreement with US partners for a transformational power generation technology.


Flow batteries and tidal power to produce continuous hydrogen

16 November, 2020

Vanadium flow batteries provide the necessary performance to allow green hydrogen to be produced continuously by tidal generation.


Predicting distortion and performance of AM-made parts

16 November, 2020 | Supplied by: ANSTO

Researchers have discovered that build orientation has an effect on the formation of residual stresses in parts made by additive manufacturing.


4D printing demystified

15 November, 2020 by Chau Hon Ho, ABB Future Labs | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd

By combining advances in 3D printing with new engineered smart materials, top universities and labs are creating analog autonomous objects that evolve over time.


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