• Ambitious manufacturing subsidies may be blocked

    Peter Dutton is expected to reject manufacturing subsidies worth billions of dollars in his response to the federal budget. The opposition leader will on Thursday deliver the coalition’s position on the Albanese government’s 2024/25 budget. Production tax credits worth $13.7 billion for hydrogen and critical minerals, the centrepiece of Labor’s Future Made in Australia plan, […]

  • Manufacturing optimized designs for high explosives

    When materials are subjected to extreme environments, they face the risk of mixing together. This mixing may result in hydrodynamic instabilities, yielding undesirable side effects. Such instabilities present a grand challenge across multiple disciplines, especially in astrophysics, combustion and shaped charges—a device used to focus the energy of a detonating explosive, thereby creating a high velocity jet that is capable of penetrating deep into metal, concrete or other target materials.

  • PH manufacturing contracted in March —PSA

    The Philippine manufacturing industry posted a contraction in March due to the annual decline in the production of food products during the month, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday showed.The PSA reported that the volume of production index (VoPI) contracted by 0.8% in March, which was driven mainly by the drop in three industry divisions — manufacture of food down by 8.1%; computers and electronic products by 5.3%; and coke and refined petroleum products by...

  • Reborn: recognising efforts to sustainable manufacturing

    The future is now - Sustainable, future-proof products honoured Birstall, United Kingdom 06.05.2024 – a record of 1500 participants from 60 countries applied for the Awards, demonstrating the growing importance of sustainable products and materials in shaping a more sustainable future. Every year, the Green Product Award recognizes products and concepts that stand out in terms of design, innovation, and sustainability. The winners in 12 categories have now been selected from 250 nominated...

  • ADHD drugs back in stock, says manufacturer

    Supplies of medicines used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — methylphenidate (Equasym), lisdexamfetamine (Elvanse) and guanfacine (Intuniv) — have resumed in the UK, according to their manufacturer Takeda. On 10 May 2024, a spokesperson for Takeda told The Pharmaceutical Journal that “the majority of our ADHD medicines are now available” but it warned

  • Manufacturing priorities set for East Coast leader

    (The Center Square) – A new report names four priorities for growing North Carolina’s manufacturing industry. The Department of Commerce and the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership at N.C. State University published the findings this week, coinciding with Monday and Tuesday’s North Carolina Manufacturing Conference in Durham. Adoption of industry 4.0 technologies, development of a […]

  • Manufacturing priorities set for East Coast leader

    (The Center Square) – A new report names four priorities for growing North Carolina’s manufacturing industry. The Department of Commerce and the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership at N.C. State University published the findings this week, coinciding with Monday and Tuesday’s North Carolina Manufacturing Conference in Durham. Adoption of industry 4.0 technologies, development of a skilled workforce, support for growth and scale-up of small...

  • A glimpse of the NIO Second Advanced Manufacturing Base

    NIO's Second Advanced Manufacturing Base in Hefei, East China's Anhui Province, is a must-visit for new-energy vehicle (NEV) enthusiasts.

  • Manufacturers tasked on using recyclable, biodegradable materials

    Manufacturers have been tasked to use easily recyclable and biodegradable materials, design products that are easily disassembled for recycling, and adopt recycled materials into the manufacturing process of new products.

  • BYD to manufacture electric cars in Indonesia from 2026

    BYD has now officially confirmed plans to build an electric car factory in Indonesia. To this end, BYD is purchasing a 100-hectare plot of land in the Subang Smartpolitan Industrial Area in West Java. Construction is set to begin this year, with operations scheduled to start in January 2026.

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    Brownsville man accused of manufacturing counterfeit money

    BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Brownsville police arrested a man accused of manufacturing counterfeit dollar bills. Gene Leslie Rapier Jr. , 45, was charged Tuesday with seven counts of forgery and unlawful use of a criminal instrument, according to a news release from the Brownsville Police Department. The investigation began after police received "numerous" police reports []

  • Renewables manufacturing was 4% of 2023 GDP growth

    Clean energy manufacturing – led by solar PV expansions – accounted for 4% of global GDP growth in 2023, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).