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Our manufacturing potential is latent

Manufacturer's Monthly

Association Comment Jens Goennemann, Managing Director, AMGC This 2014 report, which is still available to download, identified where Australia’s hidden potential should be developed to better equip manufacturers for global competition. In 2014, IBISWorld published its Top 100 Manufacturers in Australia.

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Victorian startups valued at $132 billion, says new report

Manufacturer's Monthly

times higher than in 2014 and is outpacing the global average by 3.4 Frontier technology, which includes deep tech, biotech, and advanced manufacturing, is now a leading segment in Victoria, highlighting the states strengths in innovation. More than $841 million has been invested in startups over the past decade this is 7.5

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Victoria backs more skilled workers with new advanced manufacturing hub

AU Manufacturing

million Advanced Manufacturing Centre of Excellence at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Heidelberg campus. million Advanced Manufacturing Centre of Excellence (AMCOE) will train future workers and upskill existing ones to promote innovation and North Melbourne’s increasingly technology-driven, value-added manufacturing industry.

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Parti Québécois calls for robots and automation to replace immigrant labourers

Canadian Manufacturing

St-Pierre Plamondon said the numbers mark a return to immigration levels that were in place before the Liberals came to power in 2014 under former premier Philippe Couillard. It would place a moratorium on new economic immigrants from outside Quebec.

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Endeavour Awards special feature: Leader of the year

Manufacturer's Monthly

Since 2014, Geoff Crittenden has served as CEO and executive director of Weld Australia, further cementing his reputation in the engineering industry. Since 2014, Geoff has served as CEO and executive director of Weld Australia, further cementing his reputation in the engineering industry.

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mRNA manufacturing and research continues to grow in Victoria

Manufacturer's Monthly

Victoria is responsible for nearly 60 per cent of Australia’s pharmaceutical exports – making it the state’s highest value advanced manufactured export. billion in medical research since 2014, which has helped create more than 100,000 direct and indirect full-time jobs in the state’s biotech sector.

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Advancing Manufacturing Knowledge

Dinesh Mishra

In order to support this pillar, a new Ministry for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, announced in 2014, identifies skill development gaps, proposes skill development areas and encourages industry to bring the latest in technology and knowledge to academia.