By Forum member, Adam Hyland, principal of Franke Hyland Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys. There is a tendency for outsiders to think of Asia, and particularly China, as a place where intellectual property goes to die. As a place where it is not worth trying to protect your intellectual property because it is too hard…
Analysis by Peter Roberts Defence minister, Christopher Pyne is one of many MPs and Ministers retiring at the upcoming election – and one who will be sorely missed by industry. Pyne stands head and shoulders above colleagues on both sides of the house in recent years in restoring industry to its proper place as an…
Toyota’s shuttered Altona car plant will be turned into a hydrogen industry hub with funds from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The financing body will provide $7.4 million to produce green hydrogen for transport as part of a larger transformation planned for the former car assembly plant. ARENA will provide $3.1 million towards the…
The University of Newcastle has unveilled an innovative solution to reducing the cost of solar photo voltaic power. The University this week inaugurated a printed solar demonstration plant made from photo sensitive and conductive inks printed onto ultra-thin, clear laminated sheets. The 100 square metre PV site was rapidly manufactured, enabling accelerated deployment in the…
The F-35 Lightning, the world’s most advanced fighter plane, will be used to develop the world’s most advanced digital supply chain under a new partnership. BAE Systems Australia and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) will bring Industry 4.0 to reality through a $750,000 project to develop a new approach to supply chain digitisation. The…
Italy’s Lazzerini has acquired Acacia Ridge, Queensland-based Styleride Seating Systems.
Australian anti-drone security company, DroneShield (ASX: DRO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia’s Public Telecommunication Co to enter Middle East markets. Public Telecommunication’s STC Specialized group, which is ‘guided’ by the Saudi government to partner with leading foreign companies, has added DroneShield to its partner list. The company said in a statement:…
Courses at TAFE Queensland have been endorsed by the Naval Shipbuilding College which is developing a national approach to developing skills for this growing industry. So far, TAFE Queensland and TAFE SA have endorsed programmes of study. The college’s David Whetstone said: ““TAFE SA and TAFE Queensland were the first providers in the nation to…
A Mission Control Centre will be built alongside the new Australian Space Agency in Adelaide to provide a focal point for orbiting spacecraft.
It’s not a perfect measure, but unit sales of industrial robots give some idea of a country’s industrial might. The names of the top five buyers in 2017 – China, Japan, South Korea, the US and Germany – shouldn’t be too surprising.
