Australian manufacturing faces a hidden crisis as the number of toolmakers and engineering pattern-makers has declined by 70 per cent between 2006 and 2021, according to the latest Census data. Only 2,220 practitioners remain in this vital trade, with just 411 of these under 40 years old. Toolmakers and engineering pattern-makers create and repair precision…
Details
The NSW Government has approved a $139 million warehousing estate in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis, set to create more than 600 jobs in the region. The Barings Luddenham Industrial Park will be built on a 19.4-hectare site and will feature seven buildings with over 63,500 square metres of floor space. The development will provide warehousing…
Details
Wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D has reported breaking even in operating cash flow terms for the quarter ending March 31, benefiting from strong US market growth underpinning $2.5 million in customer receipts for the period. According to a statement from the machine builder on Monday, it also “more than doubled investment in its US…
Details
By Daryoush Habibi, Edith Cowan University and Yasir Arafat, Edith Cowan University Around the world, more and more electric vehicles are hitting the road. Last year, more than 17 million battery-electric and hybrid vehicles were sold. Early forecasts suggest this year’s figure might reach 20 million. Nearly 20% of all cars sold today are electric.…
Details
The University of South Australia (UniSA) has shared that it will play “a major role” in two of the Cooperative Research Centres – the Additive Manufacturing CRC and the SMART CRC – which were awarded $58 million and $65 million in federal funding last Thursday. According to a statement on Monday from UniSA, Professor Colin…
Details
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) QUT team make stretchable semiconductors better able to turn body heat into electricity A team of Queensland University of Technology researchers (pictured) have developed a new alloy with potential use in wearable, flexible semiconductors. The researchers, each from QUT and each…
Details
The federal government announced plans on Thursday to establish a Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve with an initial investment of $1.2 billion, including a $1 billion increase to the existing Critical Minerals Facility. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the initiative would boost Australia’s economic resilience and leverage the country’s abundant resources of critical minerals and rare…
Details
The federal government announced $158 million in funding for three new Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) on Thursday, with a major focus on manufacturing life-saving medical treatments for diseases including cancer. Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic (pictured) revealed the funding package, which includes $65 million over ten years for the newly established SMART CRC. This…
Details
Green Steel of WA secured all necessary regulatory and statutory approvals to begin construction of The Collie Steel Mill, according to a statement released on Wednesday. The mill is set to become Australia’s first green steel facility. The approvals process was completed in under two years, with the project recognised as a Strategic Project by…
Details
A Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) focussed on accelerating industrial-scale manufacturing of regenerative therapies has been awarded federal funding, with the Solutions for Manufacturing Advanced Regenerative Therapies (SMART) CRC to begin a ten-year term with a total of $238 million in commitments. Industry minister Ed Husic announced $158 million in funding for three successful CRC applications…
Details