Molycop acquires mill monitoring company DCL
Grinding media specialist Molycop has announced the acquisition of mill monitoring company Digital Control Labs.
New plaster is faster, lighter and stronger, say USQ researchers
A new “smart plaster” developed at the University of Southern Queensland is being promoted as a potential new standard for treating bone fractures, with the team seeking industrial partners to take the invention forward.
Pure Hydrogen debuts hydrogen powered waste truck
Hydrogen, gas and mobility business Pure Hydrogen has partnered with domestic waste collector JJ’s Waste & Recycling to trial Australia’s first-ever hydrogen fuelled garbage truck (pictured). The trial with JJ’s Waste & Recycling, Australia’s largest privately-owned waste management company, will begin at the end of 2022 in South East Queensland and opens the way to…
Silentium Defence aims to improve disaster planning from space
Passive radar systems manufacturer Silentium Defence has partnered with the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Duke University engineering researchers to improve disaster monitoring and management from spacecraft. Capabilities to be explored under a new partnership utilising Adelaide-based Silentium’s passive military radar technology include faster, more accurate storm predictions, real-time tracking of…
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DXN signs fourth undersea cable contract Prefabricated modular data centre manufacturer DXN has signed its fourth contract received for additional work on the Oman Australia Cable System. The company has signed a $1.2 million contract to supply additional fibre and civil works to the cable system owner SUB.CO. The Oman Australia Cable is a 9,800km…
Federal government announces program to link METS suppliers with Indian market
The federal government has announced a new $1.5 million program aimed at linking Australian mining equipment, technology and services (METS) companies with Indian miners.
ANU research details path to decarbonise exports
By Brandon How New research from the Australian National University has laid out the capabilities needed if Australia is to adopt a zero-carbon export model. Calculations in the study found that in the financial year 2018-19, Australia exported the equivalent of almost two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide through its ‘benchmark exports’, roughly four per…
Corban & Blair onshores to make by hand
By Peter Roberts One of the truisms that come from the forces ranged against Australian manufacturing is that local labour costs are too high to compete with countries where labour is cheap and labour laws are lax. Of course this was never true, otherwise why would high-cost Germany etc be seen as powerful and competitive…
10 Inventory Must Do’s for Small to Medium-Sized Manufacturers
ADVERTISING FEATURE Cash is king for manufacturers – from the owner down to the machine operators. If you visit any manufacturer, you will see most have a keen eye on how everything is being used. Machines are generally only running if they are making parts; employees are typically only working if orders are coming in;…