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Rio Tinto’s iron ore rail cars to be built in WA
Rio Tinto has decided to go with local suppliers to build ore rail cars for its Pilbara mining operations in Western Australia.
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New BHP Nickel West nickel sulphate plant is Australia’s first
WA's largest nickel producer BHP Nickel West has opened a nickel sulphate plant at its Kwinana nickel refinery, the first of its kind in...
Four Queensland companies win gas exploration tenders
Four Queensland gas companies have been awarded tenders for gas exploration on over 3000km2 of new acreage in central and south-west Queensland.
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Ansell helps manufacturers produce protective clothing amid COVID-19
COVID-19 has disrupted all areas of life and the shortage of protective equipment has become one of the major issues the world has had...
Deakin wins $3.5m autonomous vehicles contract
Deakin’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI) has been awarded a $3.5 million autonomous vehicles contract from the Australian Army.
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Boeing determined to show off Loyal Wingman prototype by 2020
Boeing Australia has announced plans to present a functional, flying prototype of its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Loyal Wingman by 2020.
The Royal Australian Air...
ARC supported UniSA centres to help chart the future of Aussie energy and manufacturing...
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has provided $9.2 million to the University of South Australia for the establishment of two new national training centres.
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Bosch: The factory of the future is becoming reality – billions in sales thanks...
Ahead of the start of the world’s biggest technology trade fair, Hannover Messe 2019, Bosch has announced that it has made more than 1.5...
Two new RMIT labs to boost research in manufacturing, high-performance advanced materials and fabrication
The Rapid Discovery and Fabrication Laboratory and the Advanced Porous Materials Laboratory are the two new research facilities at RMIT University’s Melbourne City campus...
Sussex Taps gets government backing to complete $4m expansion
Sussex Taps – a Somerton-based manufacturer of tapware – is on its way to complete its $4 million expansion thanks to a $600,000 Local Industry Fund for...
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Building resilience as manufacturing requirements become more complex
The industrial machinery and heavy equipment manufacturing sector is critical not only for its direct outputs, machines, and equipment that pave the way for construction, agriculture and manufacturing but also for its crucial role in economic development and innovation.
