UQ, ARM Hub launch partnership for applied cybersecurity research with manufacturers
The University of Queensland and ARM Hub have announced a partnership focussed on lifting cybersecurity among Australian manufacturing businesses.
Menz drops original name in sweets rebrand
By Andrew Spence Adelaide confectioner Robern Menz has ditched the original name that has served the family business for almost a century in favour of a rebrand. The Glynde manufacturer of FruChocs, Violet Crumble and Crown Mints will now be known as Menz Confectionery and has adopted the tagline “Making life sweeter”. Menz Confectionery CEO…
Second PET recycling plant planned for Victoria
A new PET plastic recycling facility will be built in Altona North by a cross-industry joint venture between Pact Group, Cleanaway, Asahi Beverages and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP). The plant, set to be the largest of its kind in Victoria upon completion, will be built in an industrial precinct on Horsburgh Drive with construction will…
Liquid metal and champagne bubbles: RMIT researchers say new CCS method ready to be scaled up
An RMIT research team has developed a new method for carbon capture and storage with energy use, environmental and other benefits, and is seeking input from industry on refining the method, which they say is suited to hard-to-abate industries such as cement and steel.
Tritium lists on NASDAQ, starts building US plant
Australian fast electric vehicle charger manufacturer Tritium has listed on the US stock exchange Nasdaq and begun construction of its second factory – this time in the United States. The company listed on NASDAQ following a a business combination with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II (DCRN), taking Tritium DCFC Limited public. DCRN’s stockholders approved the…
ARENA awards $14 m boost for 5B to automate solar array manufacture
Solar technology company 5B has been awarded $14 million funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, which will assist a $33.4 million project to automate production of the company’s prefabricated solar arrays.
Rio Tinto to buy local rail cars they have ignored for a decade – by Shane West
Rio Tinto has announced it will buy 50 iron ore rail cars from an Australian manufacturer, followed by another ten a year. But Shane West (pictured, below) argues Rio, which operates 4,500 ore cars, should not be let off the hook for its role in decimating local manufacturing in the past. Buying 50 rail cars…
Elsight breaks into Walmart drone market
Data connectivity developer Elsight has broken into the drone parcel delivery market with a contract to provide hardware and software to leading US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) services provider DroneUp LLC. Elsight, a maker of equipment for real-time data, video and audio transmission over cellular networks, has received and delivered its first commercial order to…