Bionic ear manufacturer Cochlear (ASX: COH) has received FDA clearance to market its Osia 2 bone implant in the US for those older than 12 years of age with conductive hearing loss, mixed hearing loss and single-sided sensorineural deafness. Unlike its traditional implant which stimulates the cochlea with electrical signals, the Osia is an implant…
The University of Southern Queensland has announced its Centre for Future Materials will receive a dual-ring 84/60 carrier braider from South Korea’s Textile for Life, enabling the production of advanced composite structures.
Trajan has been developing a world-first blood sampling device for several years. Brent Balinski spoke to company founder and chairman Stephen Tomisich about the hemaPEN – which is about to gain registration here and overseas – and where Australian companies can be competitive.
Analysis by Peter Roberts Defence has signed a multi-million dollar contract to buy new land-based army radars that shows just how much the fortunes of indigenous defence industry really have changed in the past six years. Canberra-based CEA Technologies won a hard-fought battle to win a $137 million contract to supply the army with a…
From Brisbane to Bunbury, and everywhere in between, Camp King Industries products are loved by campers across Australia. Established in 2016 as a subsidiary of Ausmetal Engineering, an award-winning Australian metal fabrication business, Camp King Industries manufactures a range of high-end Ute Canopies, Ute Trays, and Roof Top Tents in its Brisbane-based factory. Sarah Wilson,…
Viewpoint by Australian Manufacturing Forum member, Chris Gilbey We have several problems in this country. And manufacturing isn’t one of them. One part of the problem is that people generally assume that manufacturing doesn’t exist in Australia. Since you are reading @AuManufacturing and likely a member of the manufacturing Forum, I think it is fair…
Powerhouse cashes in Investment company Powerhouse Ventures (ASX: PVL) has completed the sale of Invert Robotics Limited and MARS Bioimaging Ltd for NZ$3.87 million. The sale of invert saw a 585 pewr cent return on investment, while Mars achieved a 167 per cent return. Blockchain company’s European tie-up Singapore-Australian company Fatfish Blockchain (ASX: FFG) is…
Chemicals and explosives group Orica (ASX: ORI) and equipment manufacturer Epiroc Rock Drills AB will jointly develop a semi-automated explosives delivery system, enabling safer and more productive blasting operations in underground mines. The Australian company, a world-leader in blasting technology and commercial explosives, is pursuing automation which is necessary as mines go deeper and ore…
