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Message from Managing Director, Jens Goennemann
Happy New Year. As we start 2019, I invite us all to challenge ourselves as an industry to think differently about manufacturing.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, it is estimated that less than half of local manufacturers are innovating or using highly specialised products and processes where Australian expertise is the source of competitive advantage.
Of these local businesses that are innovating, only one in 5 collaborated with other organisations when innovating. Compared to our international counterparts, Australia ranks somewhere in the middle of OECD countries when it comes to the ability to innovate. While we remain ahead of the United States and the Russian Federation, we lag the likes of Ireland, France, Sweden and Austria.
At first glance this snapshot may seem discouraging, in truth, it paints an extremely optimistic picture. These figures indicate that the scope and potential for innovation and collaboration, and the development of a world-leading advanced manufacturing sector in Australia is enormous. →
Better TogetherWestern Australian manufacturer of back-up power equipment, Magellan Power recently celebrated the completion of a collaborated PhD project with Curtin University student Mojtaba Saleh. Completed by Saleh and supervised by Magellan Power's Chief Technical Officer Lindsay Meek, the PhD project saw → |
AMGC NewsAMGC is excited to announce that its new website is now live. With a fresh, modern look and intuitive usability, the site has been designed to improve the way in which AMGC interacts with its members, as well as the wider industrial sector. The updated site includes a simplified navigation and → |
Industry NewsScience, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills are vital to Australia’s economy. STEM skills contribute to more than a quarter of Australia’s economic activity, and are associated with 75% of the fastest growing occupations, innovations, and higher paying jobs. And yet, the gender distribution of people who hold STEM qualifications is → |
Events Calendar- 19 February: Advanced Manufacturing and access to capital - 20-22 February: Carbon Fibre Futures Conference - 14-17 May: National Manufacturing Week |
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