Chemicals and explosives manufacturer Orica has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of Axis Mining Technology, a leader in the design, development and manufacture of specialised geospatial tools and instruments for the mining industry. Announced in August, the $260 million acquisition presents compelling growth opportunities across the mining value chain, by combining Orica and Axis’…
By Fergus Downey, Curtin University This weekend marked a milestone for Western Australia’s Binar Space Program as its first satellite Binar-1 lived up to its name. Binar is the word for “fireball” in the Noongar language spoken by the Aboriginal people of Perth. Binar-1 became a real “Binar” as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the…
Australian packaging startup Varden is in the running for an Open Bosch Award which is presented for outstanding open innovation projects between start-ups and and the company by the Bosch Group. The company, whose core technologies turn natural moulded pulp fibre into sustainable and high performing packaging, was today announced as a finalist in the…
BAE Systems Australia and EPE have today announced a partnership to demonstrate advanced autonomous capabilities in Australia. Announcing the partnership on the eve of Land Forces 2022 in Brisbane, the two organisations will collaborate on the development autonomous technologies through BAE Systems’ Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) program, which began this year. BAE Systems has converted…
Alphafit supplies eqiuiplment for elite sporting complex The Newcastle Knights football club have installed a major new gymnasium fitted out with Australian-manufactured Alphafit gym equipment (pictured). The District Park training centre accessed by both NRL and NRLW players includes 5x Single Cages with Storage, 5x Half Cages with Storage, 2x Core Functional Trainers, 2x Freestanding…
Today @AuManufacturing launches its special editorial series Land Forces 2022 with a major interview with Defence Industry Minister, Pat Conroy. Here Peter Roberts surveys the lay of the Australian land. As delegates gather in Brisbane this week for Land forces 2022, the top of mind issue for Defence and defence industry is the conflict in…
Today we launch our special editorial series Land Forces 2022 with a look at the policies of the new federal government guiding Defence’s relationship with industry. In his first major interview, Pat Conroy, Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for international development & the Pacific, talks with Peter Roberts. Question: The coalition government from 2016…
Dutch headquartered Ebusco launched both a right-hand drive version of its 2.2 model and its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Melbourne on Friday, and again raised the possibility that it will set up assembly operations in Australia. The 2.0 model is a battery electric bus made in 12.5-metre and 18-metre variants, with a range of 450 kilometres.…
The Federal Government has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Queensland company NIOA to start acquiring and supplying the next generation of small arms for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The contract is part of a $500 million plus commitment to provide Australia’s soldiers, sailors and aviators with enhanced lethality weapon systems. The Head Land…
Curious about what people were most interested in during the week just finished? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. FLINDERS TO CATAPULT INDUSTRY INTO THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AGE The federal government has had two attempts to mimic the success of Britain’s Catapult centres and Germany’s Fraunhofer technology and innovation centres, places where industrial…
