Tag: Australian Manufacturing
Six fool-proof steps for developing quality management
One of the biggest challenges every company faces is how to provide top grade quality without compromising profit and growth. This is particularly difficult...
AMWU urges employers to provide safe work environment
Rising temperatures in Southern Australia have prompted the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union to remind its members that employers are obliged to provide safe working...
Australian manufacturing industry urges Government to curb rising natural-gas prices
Australian manufacturers have urged the Government to halt rising natural-gas prices that are threatening to reduce the nation’s gross domestic product by A$13 billion...
Fortescue is the new owner of Christmas Creek ore processing plants
Fortescue Metals Group Limited (FMG) yesterday officially became the sole owner of the two Christmas Creek ore processing facilities.
According to the company’s ASX announcement...
New Manufacturing Australia Executive Director wants to see manufacturing resurgence in the country
Manufacturing Australia (MA), the coalition formed by the CEOs of Australia’s largest manufacturers, has appointed Ben Eade as its first Executive Director.
Mr Eade has...
SA Government nears completion of plan to overcome Holden loss
The South Australian government has come up with a comprehensive plan that will help mitigate the impact of Holden’s closure by 2017.
On Monday SA...
BLACK+DECKER launches modernised brand identity
American power tools manufacturer BLACK+DECKER is introducing a streamlined global brand identity for its consumer branded power tools, outdoor power equipment, and home products.
According...
South Australian defence industry on its knees following imminent closure of interstate naval shipbuilding
Australia’s defence industry association proclaimed the “end of Australian naval shipbuilding capability” following the information that interstate shipyards are set to close next year.
According...
Additive manufacturing/3D printing to hit the stage at AeroDef manufacturing summit and exposition 2014
AeroDef Manufacturing, the one event solely dedicated to aerospace and defence manufacturing, is scheduled to take place on February 25-27, at the Convention Centre...
CSIRO 3D prints titanium dragon for little girl; apologises for lack of ‘dragon research’
Scientists at the CSIRO were more than happy to grant the wish of 7-year old Sophie Lester from Queensland who wrote to them about...