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Häuslein Tiny House Co, the Australian tiny house manufacturing company, has announced the launch of its new toy hauler model – the Häuslein Hauler (https://www.hauslein.com.au/toy-hauler) – a sleek-look recreational caravan for adventurous people. Designed and manufactured entirely in Port Macquarie NSW, The Häuslein Hauler is a 8m long recreational caravan trailer with a clean exterior aesthetic and a bold black interior offering customers living & sleeping space at one end and a large toy storage section at the back, making for the ultimate fun escape caravan trailer comfortable to stay in and secure for all your valuable sporting equipment. “The Häuslein Hauler was born out of our passion for dirt bike riding and mountain biking in the bush. We wanted to create a really unique toy hauler trailer which was highly-functional and attractive. We wanted to design something which wasn’t cluttered by ugly vents, flaps, panels, and gas bottles commonly found on conventional caravans in Australia.” says Scott Rohdich, Häuslein Co-Founder and designer of the Hauler. “We want people to be able to take the Häuslein Hauler to the bush, beach or mountains and comfortably stay fully off-grid with all of their valuable bikes or boards secure inside the trailer. And when it’s time to go home, people will spend next to no time unloading their equipment – ready for the next adventure.” “Strategically the new Häuslein Hauler model builds upon on the success of our core tiny house business and diversifies our product range into the caravan market with a bold new futuristic product.” says David Boyd, Co-Founder and Director of Marketing at Häuslein Tiny House Co. For more information and a product walkthrough tour of the Häuslein Hauler, visit (https://www.hauslein.com.au/toy-hauler)

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Construction is commencing on the world’s largest radio telescope today. Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic officiated at the ground-breaking ceremony on Wajarri Yamaji Country, 800 kilometres north of Perth. An international collaboration of 16 countries, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) will be the largest science facility on Earth, combining sister telescope sites in Australia and South Africa. Minister Husic said the project is an extraordinary feat of astronomy, scientific infrastructure and international cooperation. “This first-of-its-kind technology will allow astronomers to tackle fundamental scientific questions, ranging from the birth of the Universe to the origins of life,” he said. “We also expect the SKA to attract an estimated $1.8 billion in foreign income flows to Australia over its first 30 years and create around 350 medium-term jobs Minister Husic announced that the SKA Observatory had awarded contracts valued at over $320 million to Australian business Ventia to begin infrastructure projects on-site including power and fibre networks, and the construction of buildings for data processing equipment. “Australia’s membership of the SKA Observatory is not only good for industry today but will inspire generations of Australians to dream big and follow a career in STEM,” he said. “It will also provide an incredible platform for the nation to show our incredible scientific knowledge and research on the world stage.” Western Australia’s Deputy Premier and Minister for Science, Roger Cook MLA, said he was proud to support the SKA project and welcomed its global impact. “SKA-Low will be the world’s largest and most capable low-frequency radio telescope. Data collected in Western Australia will expand our very understanding of the universe and drive technological developments across the globe,” Deputy Premier Cook said. “Beyond the scientific benefits, the SKA project will provide jobs for engineers, scientists and technicians around the world, including in Western […]

Anthony Spadavecchia, Managing Director at BE Switchcraft. Tell us about BE Switchcraft? Based in Adelaide, BE Switchcraft has become one of South Australia’s leading electrical switchboard manufacturers. It also makes lighting control and room automation systems as well as energy management systems and provides specialist laser cutting and labelling services. For over 50 years, BE Switchcraft has designed and made electrical switchboards for many large building projects in Australia and across the region. The company has been involved in large projects for iconic buildings such as Parliament House, Canberra, the Adelaide Convention Centre, and the Port Moresby Football Stadium in Papua New Guinea. What industry and company-level challenges led to BE Switchcraft needing to transform its processes? As BE Switchcraft grew from manufacturing 100 switchboards per month to more than 200 each month, the company needed to find new ways to track, monitor and manage each of its projects, with the existing processes not set up for such high volumes. The production of switchboards requires many individual steps, and the management team needed full visibility into the respective step each project was up to in order to keep customers apprised of which stage of development their switchboards were at and to ensure they were being produced in accordance with customers’ requirements. How were you introduced to Zebra’s solutions? BE Switchcraft worked on enhancing its manufacturing processes with Datanet, a Zebra PartnerConnect business partner. After working with BE Switchcraft to understand the challenges it was trying to solve, Datanet introduced the company to Zebra’s radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions, which included Zebra’s FX 9600 fixed RFID readers, which were complemented by Zebra-compatible RFID antennas and an RFID label printer. How did you find the implementation process? Although the original manual process was initially replaced with a barcode scanning solution that ended […]

Collaboration will enable on-time successful launches to meet increased customer demand Rockwell Automation has been selected by theFord Motor Company as its vehicle operations primary controls and solutions provider for its next three electric vehicle assembly sites in the US. While electric vehicle adoption in Australia is still low compared to other countries, there has been a 65% rise in EV sales compared with 2021, according to the Australian Electric Vehicle Council. By jointly collaborating on assembly tooling designs and architectures that will increase speed to market, Rockwell can help machine builders to meet production customer demands and achieve on-time successful launches. “We are strengthening the commitment to build world class electric vehicles for the future and fortifying the relationship between Rockwell and Ford that has been in place for more than 75 years,” said Blake Moret, Chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation. “We look forward to working closely with Ford and its ecosystem over the next several years to accelerate business outcomes and advance the company’s position as a global leader in the electric vehicle market.” The announcement follows a recent Australian contract win with Latrobe Magnesium, where Rockwell Automation will supply the Process Control System (PCS) and Motor Control Centres (MCC) for the new demonstration plant located in Hazelwood North, Victoria. Latrobe Magnesium has developed an environmentally friendly, sustainable process to manufacture magnesium metal and other valuable saleable by-products. The lightweight metal is extensively used in the automotive and battery manufacturing industries. Latrobe Magnesium’s proprietary process converts nearly 100% of unwanted waste into valuable commodities with a very low carbon footprint impact.