Lumos aborts planned RAT factory in Melbourne
A planned rapid diagnostics test factory in Melbourne, which was awarded the backing of the Victorian government earlier this year, will not go ahead, Lumos told investors on Monday morning.
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Welding technology showcased in Mackay BOC, Weld Australia and Diverseco celebrated the launch of Weld Australia’s newly-formed Mackay Committee with a technology showcase at BOC Mackay’s Gas and Welding store last week. The event was attended by Geoff Crittenden, CEO of Weld Australia, and a panel of welding industry experts who delivered interactive demonstrations featuring…
Kinaltek licenses catalyst technology to India
Materials technology developer Kinaltek has licensed UPL Speciality Chemicals to utilise its technology for the development of catalyst production in India. The division of UPL Limited signed an MoU giving it access to Kinaltek’s low-cost, one-step process to rapidly produce nickel-based alloys for production of nickel catalysts for large-scale manufacturers and users. Kinaltek CEO and…
No, no and no – government opens way to import submarines
By Peter Roberts Industry has taken no time at all to react to the news that Australian governments of both colours are determined to continue making a hash of developing local defence industry capability. The latest indignity come in clear signs from defence and deputy prime minister Richard Marles that we might just buy submarines…
Gekko aims for cyanide-free gold processing
Ballarat, Victoria mineral processing equipment company Gekko Systems and Singapore’s Clean Earth Technologies (CET) are to work together to develop technologies aiming to make gold processing cyanide and acid-free. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to identify and pursue their complementary technologies combining CET’s more environmentally friendly technologies and reagents and…
@AuManufacturing Conversations Episode 8 — Dr Shafali Gupta and Andy Epifani from Uuvipak
In episode eight of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we speak to Dr Shafali Gupta and Andy Epifani, the co-founders and co-CEOs of Uuvipak. The cell biologist and the software engineer met last year and are currently commercialising a novel food waste-based solution, turning grain and beverage industry waste into single-use plastic substitutes that are…
DXN sells out to foreign interests, to make payout
Modular data centre manufacturer and operator DXN which has been a pioneer of data services in the Asia Pacific region has agreed to sell itself to an overseas competitor, subject to Foreign Investment Review Board approval.
Swinburne team tackles Martian metal making
A team of Swinburne University researchers has published what they say is the first detailed study of its kind on metal production on another planet. In a statement on Friday, Swinburne said the team, led by Swinburne’s Professor Akbar Rhamdhani, was developing a process that could take processed Martian air, dirt and sunlight to create…
Austal delivers second enhanced patrol boat
Perth shipbuilder Austal has delivered the second of eight Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPB’s) it is building at Henderson in Western Australia to the Royal Australian Navy. The vessel, ADV Cape Peron (pictured), has now been officially accepted by the Commonwealth of Australia. Austal CEO Paddy Gregg said the delivery highlighted the critical importance of…
Territory aircraft manufacturing takes off
The first Albatross G-111T aircraft to be built in the Northern Territory – and Australia – has been purchased by an Australian investor. Entrepreneur and Shark Tank ‘shark’ Steve Baxter signed a contract of purchase to buy the amphibious aircraft being built by a Japanese/Australian partnership. Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) will manufacture the planes at…