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Forging the future of advanced composites

Manufacturer's Monthly

Billy Friend sat down with founder and director Joe Bryant to learn about the company’s ambitions to propel Australia into the upper echelon of advanced composites manufacturing. Fresh from university, Joe Bryant began his career as an aerospace engineer with Airbus, working on the company’s first composite helicopter, the ARH Tiger.

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Funding for new advanced manufacturing facility in Townsville

Manufacturer's Monthly

The project will create 14 jobs and position the Indigenous-owned company to grow its supply chain into defence and aerospace industries in North Queensland. This is another example of an important new project being brought to life with IPP support, creating good, secure jobs and more secure supply chains,” he said.

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A vision of manufacturing resilience and flexibility

Manufacturer's Monthly

Many years later, Terem is leading Markforged to create high-value, end- use manufacturing applications which are printed at the point of need to solve today’s supply chain challenges – a feat which surely ties back to making a difference to real-world problems. Markforged has 10,000+ connected printers globally.

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The next generation of aerostructures

Manufacturer's Monthly

The Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub, aka AIR Hub , is moving the needle in aerospace research for Australia using advanced composite materials to design and produce innovative aerostructures. Boeing’s presence in Australia also led to significant benefits, as Adriano Di Pietro, Director of AIR Hub explained.

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Will the 21st Century See an End to Human Labour?

21st Century Tech

In this contribution, Katie talks about how robotics is changing the composition of what we call the labour force. According to an October 2021 article appearing in The Guardian , automation is already in use throughout a variety of industries, from fast food to agriculture. You can follow her on Twitter. are women.

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AIB Ireland Manufacturing PMI: New orders fall at faster rate in December

AU Manufacturing

Pressure on supply chains eased further, leading to the slowest round of input price inflation since February 2021. The headline AIB Ireland Manufacturing PMI® is a composite single-figure indicator of manufacturing performance. On a more positive note, employment rose, albeit only marginally.

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Mixed Bag Ahead for US Metalworking Economy

Modern Machine Shop

If you’re in the metalworking business you are well aware of the effects of supply chain disruptions, inflation, and labor shortages all ushered in and/or exacerbated by COVID. Trends in each category are tracked over time, and the composite index is built on an average of all the sub-indices. The Bright Spots.

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