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Manufacturing is the answer to improving Australia’s falling complexity ranking

AU Manufacturing

The Harvard index systematically ranks 133 countries by their ability to manufacture and export diverse and complex things and has been a global benchmark of a nation’s global impact since 1995, when Australia ranked 55 on the index. About Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC). billion to the economy.

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Beyond Silicon: Exploring New Materials for Photonic Integrated Circuits

i4.0 today

InP has a direct bandgap, suitable for light sources and photodetectors, and is already used in telecommunications. TFLN’s chemical stability limits compatibility with standard CMOS processes, and, as with silicon, other materials must be integrated as light sources and detectors.

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Caron Engineering Appoints New Members to Executive Team

Modern Machine Shop

Source: Caron Engineering Inc. “With this talented team in place, I’m confident that Caron Engineering will continue to thrive and set new benchmarks for innovation and customer satisfaction in the CNC manufacturing industry,” Caron says. Caron Engineering Inc.

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Pulse Technology and Software Power Laser Machining Popularity

Fabricating & Metal Work

Part processes involving the use of lasers for texturing, blasting, machining, structuring and engraving are rapidly gaining in popularity, moving from the perimeter to mainstream advanced manufacturing. In the past decade, the industry, in particular, has seen dramatic strides in laser source innovation.

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Pulse Technology and Software Power Laser Machining Popularity

Fabricating & Metal Work

Part processes involving the use of lasers for texturing, blasting, machining, structuring and engraving are rapidly gaining in popularity, moving from the perimeter to mainstream advanced manufacturing. In the past decade, the industry, in particular, has seen dramatic strides in laser source innovation.

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Bringing clean stored energy to the fore

Manufacturer's Monthly

At the time, Australia was almost completely reliant on wind and solar – with the exception of pumped hydro, there was no baseload renewable energy sources. For the transition, it will take government, miners, lithium- ion battery manufacturers, defence to all play a part.”. Renaissance One.

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Cooperative Robots or Collaborative Robots – Similar Names, but IDTechEx Asks if They Are Different Opportunities?

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Source: IDTechEx. The table below compares cooperative robots, cobots, industrial robots, and manual labor based on different benchmarking. Source: IDTechEx. Comparison of different machines by task complexity and throughput. What Are the Pros and Cons of Cooperative Robots, and Why? How Do Cooperative Robots Work?