Recent articles by Carole Goldsmith: https://carolegoldsmith.contently.com

 
The following are a collection of articles written by Carole Goldsmith:

Weld & Air Solutions

The Weld & Air Solutions Zone pointed the spotlight on advanced welding processes and provide high-quality interactive experiences that demonstrate developments and applications in the welding sector.

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Recycled LEAF EV Usage

‘Reduce, Reuse & Recycle’ is in action at the Nissan Casting Australia Plant (NCAP) in Melbourne’s south-east. Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV) end of life batteries, charged by solar energy will part power the EV components manufacturing area. This is estimated to cut NCAP’s annual CO2 emissions by 259 tons, saving the company 128 megawatts of energy and around $30,000 each year.

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Preventing medical devices’ cybersecurity risks and threats

Medical devices’ internet and network connectivity, enables information sharing and treatment delivery. It does however expose medical devices to potential cybersecurity risks and threats, advises the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) on its
website’s regulatory summary: Cybersecurity for medical devices.

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Taking on the world with its innovative welding technology

ASX-listed, Adelaide high-tech welding
manufacturer K-TIG, is accelerating its
global expansion, exporting its state-ofthe-art welding technology system worldwide, with distributors across 20 countries.
Among these are the USA, the UK, Korea,
Malaysia New Zealand, Singapore, India,
Belgium, Norway and France.

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Transport: Driving the economy and delivering jobs


As Product Specialist and Operations Engineer at Hofmann Engineering, Karl Hofmann manages the company’s rail portfolio, and he’s looking forward to working on the Alstom METRONET project with his rail team. Hofmann Engineering will commence manufacture of bogie frames for the project’s railcars at its Bassendean manufacturing site in east Perth early next year.

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Currawong Engineering – Powering UAVs worldwideCurrawong Engineering was awarded $150,000 from the Federal Government’s Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC) Defence Global Competitiveness Grant last September. A great boost for the business, the grant has enabled the Huntingfield-based firm, a world leader in the design and manufacture of powertrain solutions for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry, to purchase specialist plant equipment in order to expand its electronic production capability.

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Life Sciences’ New Tools: AI, IoT, Data & M&A

The global life sciences sector is surging upwards to great heights, with widespread international investment opportunities on the table. Deloitte’s 2020 Global Life Sciences Outlook Creating new value, building blocks for the future, 61-page report, takes a detailed look at the factors driving this sector and its investment predictions across the globe.

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Castech – Smart Manufacturing

Company profile of entrepreneureal Australian foundry and 3D printing company.

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Ford Performance Racing- Leading the Field

Ford Performance Racing (FPR) delivered a highlight of last year’s V8 Supercars season.

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Avtech Engineering – Thriving despite the downturn

Avtech engineering – case study on engineering production management.

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Healthy Prospects

Australian enterprises specializing in innovative medical devices are showing the world what our technology and design have to offer.

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Green Energy – Powering Australia’s Prosperity

The lead article describes the use of renewable hydrogen power in automotive and city power as well as photovoltaic power use in building materials.

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Official Beauty Report- USA

China- Huge Market for Natural Skin Care Products.

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Medical Devices Gaining a Global Edge

Australian manufacturers of medical devices technology are exporting their products globally.

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Professor Bronwyn Fox is CSIRO’s Chief Scientist and she is powering ahead for science innovation and advancement.

Quantum technology uses the building
blocks of nature (subatomic particles) to improve our lives. Quantum Technologies will revolutionise the way we use sensing, computing and communications systems. These technologies will cut across a number of industry sectors including energy, secure communications, computer simulations and manufacturing.

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Plastics Technology

Plastic technology is a specialised branch of study which includes the study of diverse types of chemicals that exhibits plasticity. It also involves the study of several methods in which plastics can be utilised for use in markets. This extensive Zone included the latest in plastics machinery, mould-making technologies, recycling materials, and the many plastics manufacturing processes. This area covered injection and blow moulding, extrusion, thermoforming, and compounding, mould making and toolmaking, and plastic technology processes.

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Australian Manufacturing Technology – Eyes On The Sky

 

Australian ingenuity and ambition

“Most people are just unaware of how reliant we are on space tech in our daily lives,” says Adam. “Every time you use the GPS (Global Positioning System) on your mobile phone to help you navigate, get the latest seven-day weather for anywhere on Earth, stop at a traffic light, or simply pay on-line, you’re using satellite technology. Satellites need rockets to get to space.”

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Australian Manufacturing Week Expo June 2022 – Manufacturing Solutions Zone

 

Surrounded by many interested AMW expo attendees – mainly engineers – Industrial Laser’s Technical Director, Richard Ladley is demonstrating the IPG Photonics Laser Welder. He describes it as the world’s first portable hand-held welder for manufacturers.

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Automotive: Aussie aftermarket sector steams ahead


Worldwide cuts in automobile production, coupled with global semi-conductor shortages, are causing delays in new vehicle releases for an Australian aftermarket sector keen to manufacture accessories. Nonetheless, some companies are still steaming ahead, and business is booming.

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Australian Manufacturing Technology – Fuelling Australia’s Recovery

The Australian resources sector generated $270bn of export revenue in 2020 and mining has played a leading role in Australia’s economic growth over the past decade. The accompanying success of the mining, equipment, technology & services (METS) sector shows that manufacturing in Australia can and should be commercially competitive, technologically advanced and built on proven national strengths.

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PRP Manufacturing – Three decades of innovation and progress

Based in Dudley Park, in Adelaide’s north-west suburbs, PRP Manufacturing plans to hold a celebration event around June to mark the company’s 30th year in business. Loyal customers who have been buying its products since the company first started will be VIP guests at the event, and PRP’s founder, owner and Director Steve Sernecki is keen to catch up with several long-term clients.

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Australian Manufacturing Technology – Medical

Since COVID-19 hit Australia earlier this year, the pandemic has had a negative impact on many industries. The med-tech and pharmaceutical sector, in particular, has faced significant challenges, notably in terms of running research projects and clinical trials during lockdown. Carole Goldsmith reports on two medical manufacturers that are nonetheless moving forward, and an exciting new national program to develop the industry.

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Powering Australia’s Prosperity

Exciting Australian advances in renewable energy technologies – hydrogen as a clean energy source, battery energy storage, and fuel and solar cell know-how – are setting the scene for Australia to move forward on the global clean energy stage.

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Collaboration is the key to success in Australia’s life-sciences industry

An article describing the collaboration and co-operation that occurs in Australia’s life- sciences industry.

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Defence – Aviation – Ready for take off.

​Key players in the international aerospace and defence industries get into gear for Avalon 2017, the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition.   

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Freestyle Technology reviews its fundraising options after Korean successes

As Australia’s Freestyle Technology finds traction deploying its IoT-enabled smart water metering platforms in South Korea, it is gearing up to expand elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region, writes Carole Ann Goldsmith.
Having secured a second commercial contract for its smart water metering platform in Korea…

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Ripe for Picking

Despite some market volatility in recent years, agricultural machinery is a significant, and growing, industry.

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Investing in cryptocurrencies in Australia – what you need to know?

The highs and lows of cryptocurrency trading has been headlining the news recently. The cryptocurrency global market capitalisation value peaked on January 8 this year at $US 830 billion…

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The Colour of Kakegawa

Exotic birds, lush plants, super views, a spell away from it all.

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RMIT and Vaxxas open innovative med-tech

manufacturing facilities 

RMIT University’s exciting Discovery to Device (D2D) advanced manufacturing facility will open this September at its city campus in Melbourne. The $16.7m Victorian Medical Device Prototyping and Scale–Up facility will enable entrepreneur start-up manufacturers and researchers to work together to develop new medical technologies for healthcare and diagnostics.

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Australian Manufacturing Week Expo June 2022 – Welding Technologies Zone

 

Training Manager, Guy Brooks demonstrates how Weld Australia’s trainers use Augmented Reality (AR) for training and skill development. Projected on a large screen at the back of their stand, he shows the simulated welding and how it can provide live feedback on trainee’s welding skills.

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Defence manufacturing: Leading the way with AI and smart factories

Australian defence manufacturing is advancing rapidly amid new innovations in artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0 and the digitalisation of smart factories. Australian manufacturers are using these advanced practices and succeeding in the global defence world with innovation and precision.

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MedTech: Healthy outlook for Australian innovators

An exciting new R&D facility for innovative medical technology devices, Neo-Bionica will be officially opened in late August in Melbourne. A joint venture between the Bionics Institute and The University of Melbourne, and located in St Vincent’s Hospital, NeoBionica actually already commenced operations in June this year. The purpose-built, highly specialised laboratory is equipped with the latest clean-room technology, cutting-edge robotic equipment, enhanced 3D printing and precision engineering tools that are needed to develop and manufacture prototype medical devices for clinical trials.

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Renner Auto – Modernising classic vehicles with advanced manufacturing

Excitement was at an all-time peak at Renner Auto this October, when the first of four Renner Auto Speedsters rolled out for inspection and testing. These updated classic vehicles are being built using the latest in advanced manufacturing at the company’s workshop in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.

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Race Oncology Booming Ahead
In Times Of COVID.

The Life Sciences sector has been performing well on the ASX during Covid-19, with shining stars like Race Oncology ((RAC)) booming ahead, providing significant returns for its investors. AusBiotech’s April 2020 Australasian Biotechnology Report AusBioStock (page 63) lists Race as recording a 292% year on year return (YR) and one of this year’s top ASX healthcare sector performers.

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The Key to Med Tech success.

Medical technology research article with case studies of research and new products and services.

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PFG Group – Expanding across Australia

This is a company profile of PFG Group, successful Tasmanian manufacturer’s expansion across Australia and globally.

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Fighting the tide – renewable energy

Successful renewable energy projects.

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Andrew Donald Design Engineering – Building and designing automation systems

Case study of engineering automation systems

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Healthy returns – Investing in health sciences

Investing in the health and lifestyle industries – interviews with industry bodies and med tech company case studies.

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The how-to of Australian Building Information Modelling (BIM) and what can we learn from overseas

The process of creating a virtual digital model of a building and infrastructure facility, known as Building Information Modelling (BIM), is now firmly established in Australia’s design, architecture and construction industries.

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Moving Australia Forward

Transport industry manufactuers and innovators are helping to move Australia forward safely and efficiently

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After the Boom

Massive falls in the market value of the global mining industry are hitting the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector hard.

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Nanofabrication-Manufacturing for the Future

Innovative Australian companies and organizations combining their expertise in micro-and nanotechnology to increase their competitiveness and boost their export potential.

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Defence – Aerospace – Manufacturers set for budget boost.

The Federal Government’s is investing $195 billion in defence capability and equipment over the next decade (to 2026). Australian manufacturers across the defence and aerospace sectors are seizing the opportunity for export success.

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