Activated carbon startup eyes commercial plant
A South Australian startup that has developed a low-cost technique for making activated carbon from agricultural waste will soon begin a capital raising round to fund commercial production.
Two drone businesses awarded $8.6 million under Defence Innovation Hub
AVT Australia and Textron Systems have earned contracts worth $5.2 million and $3.4 million, defence industry minister Melissa Price announced on Monday.
Adding more layers: plenty of room left to innovate with polymer 3D printers
As the market for additive manufacturing has exploded in recent years, so has the range of solutions available. Driven by a need for answers to various limitations, a proverbial 1,000 flowers have bloomed among machine providers. Newer techniques inspired by metal injection moulding, jetting with binders, and fast curing of polymers using light and…
Wage underpayment infects the economy – but not manufacturing…
Comment by Peter Roberts This week the seamier side of Australian business was again in the spotlight as supermarket group Woolworths admitted to underpaying staff by as much as $300 million over a decade. There were the usual explanations that this was all the fault of our complex industrial relations system. This is a ridiculous…
Titomic producing trial parts for major space, nuclear, defence customers
Metal 3D printing company Titomic’s (ASX: TTT) Melbourne production bureau has been busy manufacturing test parts for prospective customers using its Titomic Kinetic Fusion process (TKF) 3D printers. In his monthly investor update, Titomic managing director Jeff Lang listed a number of cases where the company’s strategy of producing test parts for customers was leading…
EMVision completes portable brain scanner
EMVision Medical Devices (ASX: EMV) has completed building its first portable brain scanner (pictured) which is now ready for trial in a clinical environment. The Brisbane company, which listed only a year ago, said the device was now undergoing calibration and testing for delivery to Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital later this month. A further two…
Orica recovers from plant failures to report profits
Explosives and chemical manufacturer Orica (ASX: ORI) has returned to protitability after a period marred by writedowns for plant breakdowns and writedowns following new IT implementations. The company announced statutory Net Profit After Tax for the year ended 30 September of $245 million, compared to a $48 million loss in 2018. NPAT before individually significant…