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Precision component manufacturer Levett Engineering has reached an agreement to sell its business to ASDAM, an Australian sovereign defence and advanced manufacturing company owned...

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As digital transformation reshapes industries worldwide, manufacturers in Australia and beyond are finding themselves at the forefront of an evolution. This shift presents opportunities for companies looking to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and boost growth.

Labour costs have begun to rise making automation more attractive and threatening job security. Focus has also shifted from mass produced products to customised products particularly in the field of consumer products. Fortunately, 3D printing is able to mitigate these changes and allow manufacturing to shift from traditional to advanced production.

Autodesk and Formlabs are teaming up! You may not have noticed just yet, but Autodesk Fusion 360 has an expansive additive manufacturing workspace designed to help prototyping, researchers, additive engineers, designers and everyone else get the most control over their 3D printers.

A new study from Forrester Consulting is a warning for mid-market operators struggling to update their tech systems, but it also shines a way forward.

Smart factories are characterised by digital technology, real-time data-driven systems, automation and in some cases, artificial intelligence, and manufacturers with an eye on the future are embarking on journeys of digital transformation.

The cutting-edge technology of commercial 3D printing or additive manufacturing can be a truly great asset to your small business, but alike all technology, it may not suit everyone…

There’s a particular kind of ingenuity that flourishes in regional Australia. Away from the noise of major business centres, founders build companies that quietly become world leaders in their field, solving deep specialised problems that global markets didn’t know could be solved. Modra Technology, based in Warragul in regional Victoria, is one of those companies.

CSIRO and Perth-based bike maker Flying Machine have teamed up to make a bicycle which uses metallic 3D-printed parts. The lugs of the bike, which...