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Manufacturers eye smart tech adoption amid ongoing labour and integration hurdles, SYSPRO finds

SYSPRO, a global provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for the manufacturing and distribution industries, has released new research highlighting both the eagerness and the ongoing challenges manufacturers face in adopting smart technologies.

OMRON launches Automation Center Singapore for Logistics to embody innovative-automation concept

OMRON, a global leader in factory automation including Industry 4.0 solutions, has announced the opening of its 1st Automation Center exclusively catering the Logistics Industry in Singapore, South-East Asia and Oceania. 

MIT develops multi-directional artificial muscle, advancing soft robotics

MIT engineers have developed artificial muscle tissue capable of flexing in multiple directions, a breakthrough that could pave the way for soft, biohybrid robots with enhanced movement. 

Fraunhofer endorses value of Dimensionics density determination tech for additively manufactured parts

Germany-based Fraunhofer IAPT has commissioned an independent study of the various additive manufacturing (AM) density determination technologies available and discovered that Dimensionics Density's automated density determination is recommended in areas where a density statement must be made quickly or frequently. 

Valence Industries more than doubles graphite resource

Valence Industries Limited — the owner and operator of the only graphite mining and manufacturing facilities in Australia, located at Uley in South Australia — has...

FBR’s Hadrian X robot sets new speed record laying construction blocks

Robotic technology developer FBR Limited’s first next-generation Hadrian X robot has achieved a lay speed record of over 300 blocks per hour using USA format cement masonry blocks. 

CSIRO, Google collaborate to empower Australian researchers with AI

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and Google Australia have announced a multifaceted collaboration aimed at accelerating and transforming the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in scientific research. 

Infinitev, Kia Australia partner to revolutionise EV battery sustainability

Infinitev, an emerging leader in the electric vehicle battery sector, has teamed up with Kia Australia to transform the landscape of EV battery reuse, repurposing and recycling solutions amid the industry's rapidly rising demand for eco-friendly battery technology. 

Sydney SME slashes H135 helicopter repair time for Boeing

Small business DC Roberts Aircraft has helped Boeing Defence Australia shorten the repair time of H135 helicopter starter generators. 

World-leading CSIRO radio telescope creates ‘a Google map’ of the Universe

A world-leading CSIRO radio telescope has created a new atlas of the Universe, having conducted its first survey of the entire southern sky in...
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