Business activity in Australia’s private sector fell for the first time in four months, with Judo Bank’s latest Flash Australia Composite PMI report dropping to 48.3 from June’s 50.1. 

The University of Rostock and metal construction company Stenzel MIM Technik have collaborated to create a 3D-printed metal injection mould (MIM) with AIM3D's CEM technology on an ExAM 255 system in a push to combine high accuracy and production speeds.

This article aims to explore the challenges being faced by manufacturing organisations across industries.

Additive manufacturing continues to revolutionise how components and tools are manufactured on a large scale. However, due to a lack of materials, lengthy print times, high cost, and strict quality criteria, 3D printing was not initially a feasible alternative for large-scale industrial manufacturing.

EVOS, a Brisbane-based manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) chargers, has unveiled its new locally made EV charger SB7. 

The Queensland government is rolling out its Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy by the end of 2023, delivering more high-value tech jobs building on the National Quantum Technology. 

Sustainable manufacturer Orora Beverage has collaborated with industrial rigid container expert Velox-digital to deliver state-of-the-art, direct-to-shape digital printing solutions for can design and decoration.

Beverage manufacturer Frucor Suntory has partnered with government-owned electricity company CleanCo to power its new manufacturing facility at Swanbank, Queensland, with renewable energy. 

A Monash University-led research into growing human brain cells onto silicon chips, with new continual learning capabilities to transform machine learning, has been awarded almost AUD 600,000 under the National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants Program.

ASX-listed K-TIG Limited announced that its technology has been selected by General Dynamics Electric Boat, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, as part of a US Department of Defence Navy Manufacturing Technology (ManTech)-sponsored program.