Audit office to examine R&D tax scheme
The national audit office is set to shine a spotlight on the government’s administration of the now controversial research and development tax incentive scheme.
Packserv to begin local packaging equipment manufacturing
Packing machinery hire specialist Packserv Group is to launch into local manufacturing with machines to be made at a new plant at Marrickville in New South Wales The company has changed its name to Packserv Manufacturing to reflect its new engineering and manufacturing focus, and has announced 26 locally designed and engineered machines. The filling,…
Brisbane team creates world-first 3D printed chest implant
A team led by Queensland University of Technology’s Distinguished Professor Dietmar W Hutmacher has created an implant to help a young student suffering from “funnel chest.”
Cabinet makers link up with Australian Made
The Australian Made Campaign (AMCL) has welcomed the Australian Cabinet and Furniture Association (ACFA) as an associate to support the continued growth of Australia’s local furnishings and furniture manufacturing sector. NSW-based ACFA is one of Australia’s primary industry associations for furnishing, cabinetmaking and joinery manufacturers, along with the semi-national Australasian Furnishing Association, which is also…
Redflex powers ahead on new traffic projects
Traffic signal and road management technology company Redflex has reported strong sales growth in the fourth quarter of FY2020, with $8.7 million in new contracts let, up 15 per cent on the previous year. The company wrote new equipment sales contracts and recurring annual revenue management contracts as it continued to build sales throughout the…
Australian company awarded $600,000 to commercialise rapid Covid test
Zip Diagnostics has been awarded a $600,000 federal grant to help commercialise Australian-made tests able to diagnose Covid-19 and other diseases in less than 30 minutes.
Optiscan Imaging in new Melbourne oral cancer trial
Microscopic imaging technology company OptiScan Imaging is to undertake a study to screen, diagnose and treat oral cancer at the Melbourne Dental School. The company has received $ 1 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund operated by MTPConnect to trial its endomicroscopic technology for real time imaging of human tissue. The hand-held…
Micro-X gets FDA approval to market military X-Ray machine
Nanotube emitter X-Ray company Micro-X has received US Food and Drug Administration approval for its Rover lightweight X-Ray equipment (pictured) which is being marketed in the United States for use in field medical hospitals. Originally developed under contract to Australia’s defence department, the Rover is a ruggedised, military version of its Nano machine which generates…
Bluglass installs commercial-scale semiconductor equipment at Silverwater plant
Semiconductor technology developer Bluglass has completed the installation of its largest-ever remote plasma vapour deposition (RPCVD) manufacturing system (main picture) at its Silverwater plant in Sydney. The commercial-scale system, known as BLG-500, is capable of creating 6×6 semiconductor wafers or 42 two inch wafers for the production of laser diodes, LED and microLED industries. It…
Surfboard startup shaping a solution to composite waste problem
There is a lack of market pull for recycled carbon fibre, which is an emerging landfill concern. Brent Balinski spoke to Filip Stojcevski, a co-founder at JUC Surf, which has found a promising application for discarded material.