Factory robots may help manufacturing sector: CSIRO
A new white paper by CSIRO has called for the introduction of robots which will help, rather than replace, workers in the Australian manufacturing sector.
View Article3D Systems CEO: 3D-printed gun did industry a 'service'
Avi Reichental, president and CEO of 3D Systems, says the man behind the 3D-printed gun has done the 3D-printing industry a service.
View ArticleLapsing of Moore's Law opens up opportunity in chip design
As the trend famously codified by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore -- that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would double every two years -- seems to be flagging, one top engineer...
View Article3-D printing comes of age
Boeing, NASA, Lockheed Martin and GE are among the large corporations that for decades have used additive manufacturing, known more popularly as 3-D printing.
View Article3D printing adds new dimension to business innovation
3D printing may have an image problem. It's sometimes seen as a hobbyist pursuit -- a fun way to build knickknacks from your living room desktop -- but a growing number of companies are giving serious...
View ArticleIntel expands contract manufacturing
Intel is offering contract manufacturing to any company that wants advanced silicon.
View ArticleIntel puts on hold Fab 42 in Arizona, will use for 'future technology'
Intel has put on hold a new chip manufacturing facility at its site in Chandler, Arizona, leaving the new space available for unspecified future technology.
View ArticleUniversity of Wollongong dusts auto racing competition with 3D printing
The University of Wollongong (UOW) has turned to 3D printing to gain the racer's edge in the annual Formula-SAE race car engineering competition.
View ArticleThe hidden environmental cost of the Internet of Things
Analyst firm Gartner is forecasting that the IoT will encompass some 30 billion connected devices by 2020. And while networking vendor Cisco has pegged the IoT's value at $14.4 trillion between 2013...
View ArticleChinese company reveals 3D printed buildings
It might not exactly sound appealing to live in, but a Chinese company has constructed two buildings using a 3D printer that recycles industrial waste to form new building material.
View ArticleApple, Japan Display said to discuss new iPhone screen plant
Apple is in talks with iPhone screen maker Japan Display that could result in the construction of a new screen factory in Japan, Japanese media reported Friday.
View ArticleFoxconn to invest $5B to set up first of up to 12 factories in India
As part of its plan to set up to 12 manufacturing facilities in India by 2020, contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group is investing US$5 billion in a factory and other facilities in the western...
View ArticleHyundai rolls out augmented reality sales tool to Australian dealerships
Hyundai have rolled out an augmented reality tool to dealerships across Australia to help sales staff demonstrate the features of its new ‘Reinvented i30’ hatchback.
View ArticleAutonomous vehicle maker reveals Australian manufacturing plans
Australia could be the production base of a new line of autonomous self-driving vehicles, Kiwi company HMI Technologies has revealed.
View ArticlePepsiCo CIO Ursula Phillips departs
PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand chief information officer Ursula Phillips is departing the company next month.
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