Newly-launched ticketing production site at Truganina to create 100 jobs
Ticketing business TMA Group launched a new manufacturing, design and logistics centre in Melbourne’s west on Monday, which it says will employ 100 by 2022.
IDT Australia looks to improve on flat results
Pharmaceutical manufacturer and clinical trials group IDT Australia (ASX: IDT) is confident of better times ahead following a flat 2019 which saw revenue down on the previous year. The company, which manufactures pharmaceutical active ingredient and consumer dosage products, as well as conducting clinical trials, has recovered from an adverse situation with the US FDA…
CQMS Razer welcomes public to mark 40 year anniversary
Queensland engineering firm CQMS Razer has welcomed families, customers and the local business community to celebrate its 40th anniversary with an open day at their foundry facilities in Maryborough, Central Queensland. CQMS Razer delivers world-class engineering, manufacturing, and digital solutions to the mining industry. In four decares of service the company has grown to more…
Commercialisation grants announced worth $2.8 million
Technology that brings WiFi to farms in mobile blackspots and smart ear tags which improve traceability of livestock are among a series of projects to receive support in the latest round of Accelerating Commercialisation grants. Industry minister Karen Andrews said seven businesses will share in $2.8 million. She said: “These latest recipients of grants have…
Cochlear gets US clearance to market Osia system
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…
USQ materials centre invests in fibre braider for advanced composite structures
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.
Pens and prospering as a manufacturer
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.
Defence radar order shows things really have changed for industry
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…
Camp King build for Australian conditions
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,…
Member viewpoint: Chris Gilbey on the magic that is graphene
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…