Industry News
Gilmour Space to accelerate design and manufacturing with Siemens software
Gilmour Space Technologies has announced it will use solutions from the Siemens Xcelerator software range to assist in its design and manufacturing processes. [ + ]
Wind and solar remain the cheapest for electricity generation: report
CSIRO’s latest GenCost report has found that renewables, led by wind and solar, have remained Australia’s cheapest new-build electricity generation. [ + ]
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners expands Mentone DC automation
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has expanded its Mentone distribution centre with Swisslog automation to add 12,000 new pallet spaces. [ + ]
Ed Husic to open 2023 Modern Manufacturing Expo
The organiser of the Modern Manufacturing Expo has announced that the Minister for Science and Industry, Ed Husic, will open the conference and expo. [ + ]
Half of skilled migrant engineers not employed as engineers: research
Engineers Australia says that tens of thousands of qualified, skilled migrant engineers are missing out on engineering work in Australia. [ + ]
CSIRO program for SMEs to innovate plastic waste solutions
CSIRO has announced free R&D support to businesses working in the plastic and recycling sector. [ + ]
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo to trial lower-carbon alumina refining
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo will build a hydrogen pilot plant at Gladstone to trial lower-carbon alumina refining. [ + ]
Dronamics' Australian-made cargo drones to deliver across Europe
Australian-manufactured cargo drones will soon be delivering across Europe, after the assignment of IATA codes to cargo drone airline Dronamics. [ + ]
Orica set to eliminate nearly 50% of GHG emissions at Hunter site
Orica has announced the completion of its Kooragang Island Decarbonisation Project in Newcastle. [ + ]
Protecting critical infrastructure with AI
International experts in artificial intelligence have proposed using AI to help protect critical infrastructure including power, water and communication networks. [ + ]
Universal Robots and SICK announce cobot safety solution
A SICK end-of-arm safety solution has been designed in close collaboration with Universal Robots to provide additional safety measures in certain applications. [ + ]
exida launches self-paced functional safety engineering course
Functional safety certifying company exida has launched a self-paced training course on machine functional safety engineering. [ + ]
NT Government funds Engineers Australia migrant work placement program
The Northern Territory Government has contributed $198,000 to help an initial 20 overseas-born engineers with a pathway to engineering employment in Australia. [ + ]
Progress on sustainable aviation fuel production at Marsden Point
Channel Infrastructure and Fortescue Future Industries have announced progress on the feasibility of an eSAF manufacturing facility at Marsden Point, New Zealand. [ + ]
McCrometer acquires Hach Flow product line
US flowmeter manufacturer McCrometer recently announced its acquisition of the Hach Flow product line. [ + ]
