Space, communications and defence manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has been awarded two contracts with the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Space Commerce. The first contract, with the company’s US subsidiary EOS Defense Systems USA, will provide commercial satellite laser ranging (SLR) data for NOAA’s Open Architecture Data Repository, with the…
A recently-launched semiconductor service bureau is part of the NSW government’s attempts to grow the local sector. In this edition of Australia’s place in the semiconductor world, Dr Nadia Court explains why the bureau exists and what it hopes to do. The Semiconductor Sector Service Bureau (S3B) was established in July 2022 to make it…
Today in Australia’s place in the semiconductor world, Andrew McLellan illustrates a case where local innovation requires overseas fabrication, and why the situation is unlikely to change. While improvements in technology and knowledge have driven significant advances in life sciences and healthcare industries in recent decades, methods for identifying and tracking important biological samples stored…
South Western Sydney home builder Vogue Homes has embraced a newly designed and engineered concrete slab foundation system (pictured) from Biax Foundations that are easier to install and more sustainable. The company began using Biax modules (pictured below) to replace waffle pods that support concrete foundations, allowing more accurate specification of concrete quantities, to provide…
An Indo-Pacific Carbon Accounting Lab is to be established in Adelaide to help build the next generation data infrastructure and carbon accounting systems, creating trusted and accurate data across entire supply chains. The lab was announced by the state Department for Trade and Investment off the back of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27…
The federal Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic will introduce legislation to establish the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund – the centrepiece of the government’s approach to boosting manufacturing – promised during the recent federal election campaign. Husic told the national press club that the legislation would be introduced tomorrow which would set in…
BHP chooses Ampcontrol system for Canadian project Electrical systems manufacturer Ampcontrol has been named the supplier for conveyor control systems for Stage 1 at the BHP Jansen Potash Project in Saskatchewan, Canada, its first installation in that country. Predominantly used as a fertiliser, potash provides a rich source of potassium which keeps soils fertile and…
Building products group Brickworks has secured a long term supply of gas with an agreement to extend its current supply agreement with South Australian producer Santos for another 11 years. According to an announcement the agreement will provide long-term security of affordable gas for Brickworks industrial sites and support Santos’ investment in more gas supply…
Industrial process technology developer Calix and Pilbara Minerals have inked a joint venture agreement to develop a demonstration plant at Pilbara’s Pilgangoora Project in Western Australia (pictured) to produce lithium salts. The companies aim to demonstrate the production of lithium salts through an ‘innovative midstream value added refining process’ utilising Calix’s patented calcining technology, and…
Cold spray additive manufacturing company Titomic shares were in a trading halt on Tuesday morning, with the ASX publishing a statement at 9:10 am saying the pause will last until either the beginning of Thursday or an announcement is made. The Australian Financial Review’s Street Talk column reports that Titomic has enlisted PAC Partners to raise…