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Ford to axe around 300 jobs in June as sales slump
Workers at Ford’s Geelong and Broadmeadows plants are facing 300 job cuts come June as the car maker prepares to cease local manufacturing from...
SPC Ardmona has been injured by cheap Italian processed tomatoes, says Anti-Dumping Commission
The Anti-Dumping Commission has found that more than half of preserved tomatoes imported from Italy have been illegally dumped and are being sold in...
Toyota workers launch cross appeal to ban car maker from removing future entitlements
Two months after the Federal Court ruled that Toyota Australia cannot implement changes to its Workplace Agreement, the car maker’s workers have launched a...
Australian manufacturing contracts for third straight month despite lower $A
2014 is off to a disappointing start for the Australian manufacturing industry as the sector weakened for a third month in succession in January,...
Coalition rejects SPC Ardmona’s plea for $25M aid
Tony Abbott’s government has denied a request by SPC Ardmona for a $25 million aid to upgrade its Shepparton cannery. The Prime Minister said...
Coca-Cola Amatil to cut 28 jobs at Ramco facility
At least twenty-eight workers will be made redundant when Coca-Cola Amatil shifts some its operations from its Ramco facility near Waikerie, to its facility...
Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane dismisses SA government’s Holden plan
The Coalition has dismissed the South Australian government’s response plan to the Holden closure as "blatant made-for-TV politicking", saying it chooses to lay a...
South Australia wants Federal government to commit $330 million for Holden plan
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has released the State Government’s six-point plan which will help curb the impact of the Holden closure on the...
Obama announces new manufacturing hub in North Carolina
US President Barack Obama has announced a new public-private manufacturing hub during his visit to the North Carolina on Wednesday, fulfilling his promise to...
GM boss says South Korea likely to produce cars for Australia under free trade...
General Motors’ newly appointed international operations chief Stefan Jacoby has told members of the media that there is a “good likelihood” that South Korea...
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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.
