February 2020 - Page 8 of 14 - Australian Manufacturing Forum

Australian manufacturer signs with Chinese medical distributor

Manufacturing NewsBy Peter Roberts February 17, 2020 Leave a comment

Queensland-based Capricornia Contact Lens has signed a 10-year strategic distribution agreement with one of China’s leading pharmaceutical and medical equipment distributers, Shenzhen Relin Medicine. Relin Medicine, located in Shenzhen, distributes medicines and medical equipment to over 3,000 hospitals and medical clinics to treat ophthalmology, orthopaedic, otorhinolaryngology problems and other illnesses such as digestive disorders. The…

Austal USA delivers 11th LCS warship

Manufacturing NewsBy Peter Roberts February 14, 2020 Leave a comment

Perth international shipbuilder Austal has delivered its eleventh Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Kansas City (pictured), to the US Navy. Built at the company’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard, the 127-metre long LCS’s are fast, multi-purpose vessels designed for near-shore waters, but capable of operating across the open ocean. Austal Chief Executive David Singleton said the…

High-tech shortages loom as coronavirus shutdowns hit manufacturers

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter February 14, 2020 1 Comment

There are now more than 45,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus dubbed COVID-19 by the World Health Organization, and the disease has caused at least 1,115 deaths. The impact of the virus is now reaching way beyond public health: China is at the heart of global manufacturing, and as supply chains suffer, panic is beginning to set in.

Feedlot expands, prepares to begin fertiliser manufacturing

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter February 14, 2020 2 Comments

The Mort & Co has completed the expansion of its Grassdale feedlot, including its own gas-fired power plant, and is preparing to launch a new fertiliser pellet manufacturing facility. Mort & Co is the country’s second-biggest feedlot business, and has three locations in Queensland and one in NSW. Last year it won the Queensland…

Fleet Space powers metro-wide IoT application

Manufacturing NewsBy Peter Roberts February 14, 2020 2 Comments

SA Water has partnered with micro-satellite producer Fleet Space Technologies to produce an IoT application that spans the Adelaide metropolitan area. The SA Water Cooling the Community deployment Powered by Fleet (pictured) went live on Thursday. The deployment allows the public to find out temperatures on the ground, and especially across Adelaide’s extensive parklands, in…

Amaero opens Los Angeles facility

Manufacturing NewsBy Peter Roberts February 14, 2020 Leave a comment

Advanced 3D printing production and technology group Amaero International has expanded to the United States, opening a facility at El Segundo, Los Angeles, California (pictured) The company has access to 3D printing facilities in Adelaide and Melbourne, and the opening of the Amaero USA facility will allow it to better serve international aerospace, defence and…

Micro-X’s X-Ray machines to detect Coronavirus

Manufacturing NewsBy Peter Roberts February 14, 2020 1 Comment

Lightweight portable X-Ray manufacturer Micro-X has received orders for its machines from Asian nations who will use them to detect advanced cases of the coronavirus. The Adelaide company manufactures a unique carbon nanotube X-Ray emitter and portable X-Ray machine, making it ideal for deployment in makeshift field hospitals such as those which have been constructed…

Naval Group and Defence respond on submarine industry involvement

Manufacturing NewsBy Peter Roberts February 13, 2020 1 Comment

French submarine builder Naval Group and the Department of Defence have responded to criticism and have issued a joint statement on Australian industry involvement in the construction of 12 Attack class submarines in Adelaide. The joint statement does not mention concerns that have been raised about the level of local participation in the project. However…

Lithium Australia attracts CRC funding

Manufacturing NewsBy Peter Roberts February 13, 2020 Leave a comment

Lithium Australia and its research partners have received a Co-Operative Research Centre Projects grant to pursue their $3.6 million project developing new methods for extracting lithium from spodumene rock. Lithium will receive $1.3 million from the CRC-P to boost the recovery of lithium which can be as low as 50 per cent using conventional processing.…

Gilmour Space consortium to build linerless composite cryotanks: “This is about sovereign capability”

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter February 13, 2020 6 Comments

Gilmour Space and University of Southern Queensland have commented on their successful CRC Project application, which will develop the capability to produce linerless composite tanks for space.

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