Tag: manufacturing news Australia
Lockheed Martin opens new $3m lab in SA to support RAN next-gen submarine force
In collaboration with Saab Australia and Thales Australia, global defence company Lockheed Martin has officially opened its new high-tech laboratory in Adelaide which is intended to...
Aussie scientists discover stainless magnesium that will revolutionise manufacturing
Australian scientists have discovered a new magnesium-lithium alloy that has proven to be corrosion resistant and is set to revolutionise the manufacturing industry.
This new...
Space 3D printing becomes reality – Made in Space, Northrop Grumman and Oceaneering to...
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has made its mark on almost every industry to date. Automotive applications of 3D printing are expected to generate...
CSIRO’s 3D printing plant will offer 3D printing technologies to Aussie businesses
Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has opened a 3D printing innovation centre in Clayton, Victoria.
The $6 million CSIRO Lab 22 is...
SA timber manufacturer to kick-start $4m upgrade
NF McDonnell & Sons in Mount Gambier – one of the biggest businesses in the softwood milling industry in the South East – is...
Opel slashes manufacturing tool production costs by 90% thanks to Stratasys 3D printing
Opel, Europe’s third-largest automotive manufacturer, has managed to cut manufacturing tool production costs by up to 90% by incorporating Stratasys 3D printers into its...
New Zealand’s Martin Aircraft Company to provide 20 3D printed jetpacks for Dubai’s firefighters...
Dubai is set to become the first city in the world where firefighters will be equipped with their own personal jetpacks.
It might sound surreal,...
Chocolate maker Koko Black enters voluntary administration
Melbourne based premium chocolate maker, retailer and café chain Koko Black has entered into voluntary administration.
Accounting firm Deloitte was appointed as voluntary administrators.
The family...
Zacpac opens new $25m packaging facility
Queensland-based packaging manufacturer Zacpac has announced that its new 8,000 sqm packaging facility in Stapylton, near the Gold Coast is now fully operational.
The new...
World’s first 3D printed drone takes to the skies thanks to Stratasys and Aurora...
The world’s first jet-powered 3D printed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – the most complex of its kind – was showcased for the first time...