Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers named
The fourth annual list of Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers has been released.
ARC Linkage grant awarded for battery electrode work with Toyota
Researchers at Deakin University have been awarded an Australian Research Council grant to develop new solid-state battery technology with Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan).
Speedpanel attracts $876,569 grant for project to develop next-generation, low-carbon product
Speedpanel, Swinburne University’s Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure and other industry partners have announced an Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre-backed project to develop new materials and processes for building industry products.
Probiotic expands manufacturing with packaging buy
Pharmaceutical company Probiotic (ASX: PBP) has increased its manufacturing footprint with the purchase of Sydney packaging company ABS, formally Australian Blister Sealing. Probiotic paid $23 million for the 40-year-old Seven Hills company which provides contract packaging services for the pharmaceutical and food sectors, including bottle filling, labeling and blister packaging. Probiotic managing director, Wes Stringer…
Bombardier wins new Adelaide train order
Bombardier Transportation’s Dandenong, Victoria factory will produce another 12 train sets for Adelaide’s ongoing rail network electrification project. The company, which provided 22 A-City train sets for the city’s first electrified suburban line to Seaford, has won a contract variation to add another 12 of the three-car sets from the state government. The A-City trains…