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Global manufacturing and supply chains "severely disrupted" by pandemic

13 May, 2021

Global manufacturing and supply chains were severely disrupted by the COVID-19 global pandemic, forcing companies to adapt and plan for a new business reality.


Industrial AR to reach US$70 billion market value by 2025: report

30 April, 2021

Growth to be spurred by increasing digitisation and connected workers.


Rotork joins the Open Integration network

12 February, 2021

Endress+Hauser has announced that flow control company Rotork has joined its Open Integration partner network.


Renewables still the cheapest new-build power in Australia

11 December, 2020

A new report from CSIRO has found that solar and wind continue to be the cheapest source of energy in Australia.


The key reasons Aussie businesses miss out on innovation

09 November, 2020

A new report from the CSIRO reveals the fundamental barriers to innovation adoption for Australian businesses.


Study provides foundation for new battery industries in Australia

29 October, 2020

A new CSIRO report indicates that Australia has the potential to capitalise on the value-add from moving further along the battery value chain.


Many process companies expecting autonomous operation by 2030

18 September, 2020

A survey by Yokogawa has found that two-thirds of process industry companies are anticipating fully autonomous operations within 10 years.


CSIRO identifies opportunities for economic recovery

17 September, 2020

Today more than ever, science and technology are vital to drive our recovery and build future resilience.


Queensland has most coal power station breakdowns: report

08 September, 2020

New research shows Queensland's gas and coal power stations are the most unreliable of any state in the National Electricity Market.


Coronavirus and the rise of automation

31 August, 2020 by Jonathan Roberts, Queensland University of Technology

The coronavirus has thrust human limitations into the spotlight. Will it mark the rise of automation?


Failure to invest in tech damaging economy and jobs: report

14 August, 2020

A new report has found that Australian business investment in new technology has been falling behind, with serious implications for productivity.


World's largest car plant goes electric

21 July, 2020

Volkswagen's plant in Zwickau has officially produced its last internal combustion vehicle.


How industry will change post-COVID-19

10 July, 2020 by Harry Mulder

Omron Oceania Engineering Manager Harry Mulder discusses how the coronavirus pandemic will reshape Australian industry going forward.


Leigh Creek Energy shows feasibility of low-cost hydrogen

05 June, 2020

Company says it can produce 200 million kg of hydrogen a year at less than $1 per kg to fuel growing global demand.


Call for apprentice wage subsidy to address collapse

04 June, 2020

The Australian Industry Group has called for a federal apprentice wage subsidy to rescue the apprenticeship system, which it says is collapsing.


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