Industry News
Contractionary conditions ease for industry: report
The Australian Industry Index, which reports industry conditions and sentiment, has indicated contraction for the last 17 months. [ + ]
ST Engineering partners with Quickstep to provide nacelle MRO solutions
Partnership will provide nacelle maintenance services across the complete range of Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft out of Quickstep's Australian facilities. [ + ]
Conference on space technology coming to Perth
The Indo-Pacific Space and Earth Conference is set to spotlight space technology in the mining industry and the applications of robotics in space. [ + ]
World Robotics report 2023: Asia further ahead than ever
While there has been growth in industrial robot installations in all regions and major markets, Asia continues to outpace the rest of the world. [ + ]
Nozomi discovers flaws in Baker Hughes machinery protection systems
Nozomi Networks Labs has discovered cybersecurity flaws in Bently Nevada energy and industrial machinery protection systems. [ + ]
Brooks Instrument opens new manufacturing site in Malaysia
Brooks Instrument has opened its fourth global production site to increase its manufacturing footprint in Asia–Pacific. [ + ]
Siemens makes private 5G solution available to industry
Siemens has announced it is offering to the market its own in-house infrastructure for private industrial 5G networks with a focus on automation applications. [ + ]
Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub to boost Australia's hydrogen industry
Federal, SA governments pour $100 million into hydrogen hub development. [ + ]
Northern Territory LFP battery cathode plant reaches milestone
A battery cathode manufacturing plant near Darwin will be Australia's first commercial-scale facility of its kind, producing lithium ferrophosphate powder. [ + ]
Funding for new advanced manufacturing facility in Townsville
The Queensland Government has announced funding for a new advanced manufacturing facility in Townsville. [ + ]
JBS Australia commences construction of a bioenergy system in Scone
JBS Australia is constructing a bioenergy system at its Scone processing plant. [ + ]
Redflow to provide microgrid system for US Department of Defense
Australian company Redflow will partner with Ameresco for its subcontracted engineering to deliver the microgrid project. [ + ]
Ampcontrol partners with University of Newcastle
ResTech, a joint partnership between Ampcontrol and the University of Newcastle, has been officially opened by Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic. [ + ]
Fortescue announces it will drop voluntary offsets
Mining company Fortescue will announce that it will no longer buy carbon offsets, on the grounds that it can eliminate carbon emissions by 2030. [ + ]
Whyalla takes last coal shipment in move towards green steel
The final coal consignment marks a milestone in the move towards green steelmaking, with the next step being the closure of the coke ovens. [ + ]
