manufacturing

Tasmania’s Bell Bay smelter, reportedly the oldest aluminium smelter in the southern hemisphere, is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

Orica has carried out a shakeup of the business, dramatically realigning its business model.

Bradken has reported a full year loss of $241.3 million and will not pay a dividend to shareholders.

Bradken has been forced to reaffirm its full-year guidance after its share price took a hit.

The University of NSW officially opened its new Mechanical Engineering Precinct last week, with the completion of the new Ainsworth building.

Orica has announced a reduction in production and jobs at its Gladstone Yarwun site.

As more job roles become automated, Australia must prepare for the a shift in the workforce landscape.

As we move towards the 4th industrial revolution and greater automation, what does this mean for workers’ futures?

The slow nature of illness from cancer causing exposure at work has made compensation claims more difficult.

As automation and robotics become more prevalent on the worksite, new roles will need to be created to keep people employed.

The new challenges faced in workplace health and safety, and the costs involved.

​Mining explosives company Orica has announced its new interim CEO, following Ian Smith’s departure last week.

Orica have announced a timetable for the resignation of current CEO Ian Smith.

Women are consistently achieving greatness in their chosen fields within the mining, engineering and manufacturing industries and we think their talent should be acknowledged.

Arrium is selling its Wire Ropes business in Newcastle to a Danish firm for $90 million.

​Heavy equipment manufacturers Caterpillar, Komatsu and Volvo have been hit with an anti-trust lawsuit in the US for anticompetitive conspiracy.

A proposed acquisition of Bradken has collapsed as mining markets remain volatile.

Caterpillar has seen lowered results following continued depression in commodity and mining markets.

2015 is expected to be a massive year for the coal seam gas industry, but mining and construction machinery manufacturing is set to suffer.

Orica has be given the greenlight for the construction of three new ammonia flaring systems at its Kooragang Island plant.