Manufacturing Skills Queensland (MSQ) has announced the appointment of two new board directors, as well as the appointment of Paul Cooper – who is also currently Chair of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, and owner/Executive Chair of weighing solutions manufacturer Rinstrum – as its new Chair. MSQ is an independent, not-for-profit company allocated $16.5 million…
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Amaero hocks Adelaide assets as part of farewell to Australia Amaero International has announced that it has finalised the sale of all powder and equipment at its Adelaide facility for approximately $460,000 in cash, “in conjunction with the cessation of operations in Australia”. Amaero — which was spun out of Monash University in 2013 —…
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The new Industry Growth Program – worth $392 million, aimed at assisting startups and SMEs with commercialisation, and announced in the May federal budget – is now open for applications. The IGP provides matched funding through grants worth between $50,000 and $5 million, supporting development of an “innovative product, process or service” that is either…
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A cross-government taskforce is holding its first meeting on Monday, tasked with providing “expert industry advice to the NSW Government to explore the use of modular housing” in delivering social homes. According to a statement from the NSW Government, modular housing has seen success in Australia and overseas as a way to provide “quick and…
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Packaging enterprise the Detmold Group has announced that it has begun powering “the first of its multiple facilities” with solar electricity, with a new 99-kilowatt, 243-panel system at its Regency Park facility beginning operations. The company said on Monday that the new solar array uses photovoltaic modules assembled by Tindo Solar, a fellow Adelaide business…
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Australia has strong natural advantages in becoming a renewable superpower, but more than advantage is needed to succeed, according to a joint statement from the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), Australian Conservation Foundation, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Investor Group on Climate Change, and WWF-Australia. The group said on Monday that – in light of…
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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) BlueScope unveils vision for Port Kembla Steelworks land BlueScope Steel has unveiled a Master Plan to develop 200 Hectares (Ha) of non-steelmaking, excess landholdings adjacent to the company’s Port Kembla Steelworks in New South Wales. The Master…
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Join us for our new webinar – New Insights into Old Factories – where manjufacturing CEOs discuss the integration of inexpensive IoT devices and ERP software. Here, Tom Veitch introduces this ‘Smart Enough’ solution for Australian SMEs. Few existing manufacturers can afford to invest in a brand spanking new Industry 4.0 style facility, fully equipped…
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By Peter Roberts As if it is not enough of a slap in the face for Australian technology companies the fact that carbon fibre wheel maker Carbon Revolution was bought by American investors for a song, the next step according to media reports is to manufacture in Mexico. According to Automotive News, the company born…
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The media talks less about the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) nowadays but the power of the technology remains despite it not being the ‘new hot thing’ in manufacturing. Combined with ERP manufacturing management software, IoT devices offer a simple way to derive real-time insights from existing machinery and processes – modernising and automating in…
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