Defence to get new Saab anti-submarine training target
Defence will invest in a new anti-submarine training system provided by Saab Australia.
Top End funding boost for Adelaide lithium miner
Adelaide-based Core Lithium has received a $5 million funding offer from the Northern Territory Government to help develop its Finniss Lithium Project south of Darwin.
On-again, off-again week-long celebration of Australian manufacturing off again until 2022
Australian Manufacturing Week, announced last week and scheduled for May 2021, has been postponed until the following year.
17 SMEs take up army communications task
Seventeen Australian companies have joined the C4 EDGE (Evolutionary Digital Ground Environment) Communications Programme which will develop a sovereign land communications environment for the Australian Army. Initially the group will develop and demonstrate by the end of 2021 a new communications system to be used at the level of the battlegroup and below. The C4…
VET in school students on the rise
New data shows the number of school students undertaking vocational education and training (VET) as part of their secondary education has risen by 2.2 per cent to 235,800. VET in Schools 2019 shows there were 17,100 school-based apprentices and trainees and 218,700 students undertaking other VET in Schools programmes in 2019. Simon Walker, Managing Director…
Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed
SMEs shine in new Boeing computer server The selection of Boeing’s Tactical Edge Server (TES) (pictured) for 211 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) to be built in south-east Queensland for the army has brought growth opportunities for several Australian SMEs. GPC Electronics, Air Affairs and Century Manufacturing will provide the processing and storage components for the…
What is ammonium nitrate, the chemical that exploded in Beirut?
By Gabriel da Silva, University of Melbourne The Lebanese capital Beirut was rocked on Tuesday evening local time by an explosion that has killed at least 78 people and injured thousands more. The country’s prime minister Hassan Diab said the blast was caused by around 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored near the city’s cargo…
Researchers seek industrial partners to scale up Australian smart glass breakthrough
An RMIT team has developed scalable and affordable spray-on coatings that could help create the next generation of energy-saving windows.
CSIRO launches accredited face mask testing facility
CSIRO has launched an accredited surgical face mask testing facility in Melbourne. The new facility, accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), provides a rapid turnaround on mask testing helping protect frontline healthcare workers. Until now Australian companies had to send masks and materials overseas for testing. CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall…
Maggie Beer rises to the top of the plant food chain
Analysis by Peter Roberts Leading gourmet foodie Maggie Beer appears to have risen to the top yet again, her well known name replacing that of the multi-brand food company which bought her business. In a little noticed development the Longtable Group, which bought the Maggie Beer businesses netting her $25 million in the process, changed…