• • • • • • • • • • Robert Bosch Australia awarded overall winner at SAE-A Awards Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment Bill 2014 Australian Defence Engineering Conference SME Defence Networking Opportunity at Navantia Industry Day AutoMechanika – Kuala Lumpur Opportunities in the UK Automotive Industry Student Support – Information about restoring VTG SAE-A Events AMTIL establishes a new Additive Manufacturing Network Service Providers November 2014 Robert Bosch Australia awarded overall winner of SAEA’s 2014 Awards for Mobility Engineering Excellence The SAE-A recognised engineering innovation and excellence in the mobility industry at the Society’s 2014 Mobility Engineering Excellence Awards (MEEA), on the 29th of October. More than 140 of the industry’s leading engineers attended the Award presentation dinner. The most prestigious award of the evening; the overall winner of the professional awards category, was presented to FAPM Member Robert Bosch Australia for their highly innovative Automatic Emergency Braking Rear (AEBRear) product. The AEB-Rear has significant export opportunities for many global platforms. AEB-Rear uses ultrasonic and radar sensing technologies combined with automatic braking to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities as well as unintended collisions caused when a vehicle is reversing. For more information, please see the media release here. Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment Bill 2014 On 25 September 2014, the Senate referred the provisions of the Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment 2014 to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 November 2014. Copies of the FAPM and other final submissions can be found here. Australian Defence Engineering Conference 25-26 November 2014 The Australian Defence Engineering Conference will run a two-day conference from 25-26 November as part of Engineers Australia's Convention 2014 in Melbourne. The theme for 2014 is 'the contribution of engineering to Australia's defence capability'. Further information relating to the convention or the conference is available at: • Engineers Australia's Convention here. • Australian Defence Engineering Conference here. If you require further information regarding either event, please direct all enquiries to: Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 2 6270 6555 Toll Free: 1300 653 113 Fax: +61 2 6273 1488 SME Defence Networking Opportunity at Navantia Australia Industry Day The Navantia Australia Industry Day, a collaboration between the Victorian Government, Australian Industry Defence Network Victoria & the Industry Capability Network Victoria will be held on: Monday 1 December 2014 9:00AM Level 27 / 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne The Industry Day is being held to brief Australian industry on opportunities to engage with Navantia on existing and future projects including the Supply Ship Replacement Project (SEA 1654) for which Navantia is a contender. Please register your interest by 22 November here. AutoMechanika – Kuala Lumpur As the automotive market in the ASEAN market continues to grow, it is becoming increasingly important for firms to connect with companies and customers. Automechanika Kuala Lumpur is expected to attract more than 6,000 visitors when it is held on 19 – 21 March 2015 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. To pre-register online click here. For more information, please contact: Messe Worldwide Sdn Bhd T: +60 3 7802 2276 E: [email protected] W: www.automechanika-kl.com Opportunities in the UK Automotive Industry – An Overview The UK Trade & Investment, British Consulate-General is performing a global road show associated with potential opportunities in the expanding UK Automotive Industry. An overview of the market is accessible here. Please contact Alison Airey, Head of Investment – VIC, SA & TAS (Inward Investment) for more detail: P: 03 9652 1621 M: 0477 331 581 E: [email protected] Student Support – Information about restoring students’ entitlement to training under the VTG Following recent publicity in regards to Certificate III in Competitive Systems and Practices and/or Certificate III in Warehousing Operations and Certificate II in General Education for Adults, the Victorian Government Department of Education and Early Childhood Development has undertaken a review of these qualifications to determine if they had been delivered to an appropriate standard. Affected students will have their entitlement to training under the VTG restored as there have been sufficient quality issues with the training they undertook and will be provided with another opportunity to undertake further government subsidised training. A copy of the press release can be found here. For more information, please contact VET on 1300 275 276 or [email protected]. SAE Australasia upcoming events The Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia warmly invites you to two of its major upcoming events. APAC Conference 10-12 March 2015 For more information click on invite. AMTIL establishes a new Additive Manufacturing Network The Additive Manufacturing HUB is built on the foundation of strong support from industry, the research community, technology suppliers, government agencies and other service providers. The key benefits of this network are Education & Knowledge Transfer, Networking & Communication, Marketing & Promotion, Research Capability and Market Access. Membership of the Additive Manufacturing HUB is free to AMTIL members. If you are interested in becoming a member of AMTIL and the AM HUB, you can email Shane Infanti at AMTIL: [email protected]. SERVICE PROVIDERS Vacancies. Queue here. – Opinion piece by Tim Olding Last week the electric car company Tesla came to town to go “shopping” for engineers. It is no secret that the Australian car industry is winding back its operations in anticipation of plant closures in 2017.This means that large product engineering departments are shedding hundreds of highly qualified and experienced engineers. To read the full blog post, click here. Visit our website Email us Call (613) 9863 2400
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