Author: Ray Keefe
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Manufacturing a City
How to build a city I went to the Industry Capability Network (ICN) event looking at the project to Rebuild Christchurch after the devastating earthquakes 3 years ago. This was also supported by the Dandenong Council and the South East Melbourne Manufacturing Alliance (SEMMA). I hadn’t realised what an event it was. 70% of the…
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Endeavour Awards 2014
Manufacturing Monthly Awards The Manufacturing Monthly Endeavour Awards are held each year to celebrate excellence in Australian Manufacturing. The winners are announced at a gala dinner the first evening of National Manufacturing Week. Endeavour Award Categories The categories are: Technology Application of the Year Environmental Solution of the Year Safety Scheme of the…
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Automotive Manufacturing
Automotive Manufacturing in Australia Automotive Manufacturing in Australia has had a proud and vibrant history. Initially it was our distance from the rest of the world that meant we made most of the goods used in Australia right here. It wasn’t until 1965 that the creation of raw value through agriculture or manufacturing fell to…
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Product Development Process
Product Development As a technical professional, I tend to think of the Product Development Process, also known as New Product Development, as the creation of the product technology through to a working unit that can then be manufactured. And of course managing risk to Improve Product Development Outcomes. The only thing wrong with this picture…
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Australian Technical Events 2014
Australian Technical Events and Conferences My thanks go to Paul Daniels of Circuit Challenges and LC Circuits for preparing this list. International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2-6 Feb 2014 Adelaide Web Directions Respond 2014 4-5 Feb 2014 Sydney Electricity Network Regulation, Operation & Maintenance Conference 3-4 Mar 2014 Sydney International…