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Austal reports strong growth, eyes further expansion in 2025

Austal Limited has reported strong financial growth in the first half of the 2025 financial year, with earnings exceeding expectations and a record order book supporting future expansion.

Tech company EPE and Shield AI deliver leading Nova 2 drone to ANZ Markets

Australian defence technology manufacturer EPE and US-based company Shield AI are launching their indoor drone into the Australian and New Zealand markets. The system...

Orbital UAV secures $3m WA grant following performance milestone

Uncrewed aerial vehicle manufacturer Orbital UAV has received a $3 million grant from the Western Australian government after the company reached an agreed performance milestone during the second half of 2022. 

ASX-listed Telix Pharmaceuticals unveils potential plan for US listing

Melbourne-based biopharmaceutical giant Telix Pharmaceuticals announced today its plans for an initial public offering in the United States and listing on the Nasdaq Global...

Fonterra raises earnings forecast, announces lower prices for next season

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra raised its fiscal 2023 earnings forecast today amid ongoing strong margins in protein and cheese portfolio and said it expects to pay a lower price for milk to its farmers next season. 

Survey: New Zealand’s manufacturing sector expands in July

The BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) reported an expansion for New Zealand’s manufacturing sector in July.  The seasonally adjusted PMI for July was 52.7...

Cicada Innovations signs partnership with India’s mach33.aero to bolster international space collaboration

Cicada Innovation’s National Space Industry Hub has ventured into a partnership with India-based deep tech incubator mach33.aero to establish a bilateral international space collaboration...

War in Middle East drives Japan’s sharpest supply delays in 15 years

Japan’s manufacturing industry experienced a significant rebound at the start of the second quarter of the year, marking its healthiest performance in over four years.

JP Morgan: Global factory activity expands for second month in September

Global manufacturing activity continued to expand in September, supported by rising output and new orders, according to the latest JP Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI report, compiled by JP Morgan in partnership with S&P Global Market Intelligence, ISM, and IFPSM.

Quickstep inks deal with TB2 for UAV development work

Aerospace composite manufacturer Quickstep has signed a contract with unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developer TB2 to provide engineering and structural integration services for the incorporation of the TB2 Pod Interface system into customer aircraft. 
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Manufacturers should do this sooner rather than later, says precision engineer

Australian precision engineering and industrial instrumentation company CENMAC implemented ERP software when it was still a one-man operation. “I couldn’t imagine us growing to this size without MRPeasy,” says Jason Ford, Founder.