Professional body Weld Australia has advised urgent action to address a predicted shortfall of 70,000 welders by 2030. In a proposal for a “radical four-pronged approach” made on Thursday, the organisation’s CEO Geoff Crittenden said the situation was “not unique” to the nation, with US industry expected to lack 500,000 welders by 2030 and Japan…
Wound care technology developer Next Science has launched a range of topical collagen products to complement its’ BlastX anti-microbial wound gel infection treatments. Collagen is the most important protein in the human body, and is critical for the reconstruction of a stable skin barrier and wound closure. Topical collagen can have a positive effect on…
Australian technology from Mission Systems Pty Ltd could be integrated into a new fleet of mine countermeasure (MCM) drones that are to be depolyed from the next generation of mine sweeping ships being developed for the Royal Australian Navy. French company Exail and Mission Systems have entered into a technological partnership in the MCM field…
Low emission industrial technology company Calix has moved to raise $80 million from investors to fund its share of planned low emission processing plants being constructed with Australian building products companies Boral and Adbri. The plants, which will utilise Calix’s new kiln technology enabling the capture of CO2 in the manufacture of cement and lime,…
By Peter Roberts The federal government is backing a major expansion of Flinders University’s Factory of the Future at the Tonsley innovation precinct in Adelaide, honoring an election promise it first made before the 2019 federal election. Industry minister Ed Husic today announced that next week’s budget would include $10.1 million to help Flinders grow…
Baraja has announced what it calls a “major step forward for automotive integration” of its Spectrum HD25 lidar product, through an “advanced development agreement” with an undisclosed automotive OEM. Baraja enters the agreement with its partner Veoneer, a Tier-1 hardware supplier and system integrator. Spectrum HD25 is based on Baraja’s proprietary Spectrum-Scan solid-state scanning platform,…
Guidelines have been released ahead of applications opening for round five of the Made In Queensland program, which offers grants of up to $2.5 million to help manufacturers “purchase big-ticket items that will help them modernise their business”. In a statement on Tuesday, manufacturing minister Glenn Butcher said: “We know from talking to manufacturers that…
SkyKraft set for big December launch Satellite operator Skykraft plans to change the landscape of Air Traffic Management (ATM) in December when its first payload of five ATM satellites will be launched with SpaceX out of Florida. According to the company the 300 kilogram satellite payload will be the largest Australian manufactured space object ever…
Hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear has finally shaken off the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on cochlear implant surgeries, notching up a sales revenue increase of 10 percent to reach a record $1.6 billion in FY22. During the pandemic implant surgeries stalled in all markets including China and the United States, with the company now…
Ten Carbon Chemistry, the manufacturer of the Doxall brand of a new type of chemical sanitisers is on a roll. In September, Doxall received the InClean Award for Excellence in Innovation at the ISSA Cleaning and Hygiene Expo in Sydney. Doxall is one of the brands of Ten Carbon Chemistry’s lead compound GS-2, which is…
