Stärke Advanced Manufacturing Group acquire Gadac Plastics Stärke-AMG has added plastics to its strengths in precision metals manufacturing through its acquisition of GADAC Plastic Injection, a long-standing Australian family-owned plastic specialist business. GADAC provides a ‘design to finished product’ service for the manufacture of plastic product, specialising in plastic injection-moulding, product design and assembly. The…
Building products manufacturer Brickworks Limited has announced record underlying Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) from continuing operations of $410 million for the half-year ended 31 January 2023, up 24 percent on the previous corresponding period. Statutory NPAT was $354 million, down 38 percent, a figure affected by the previous year’s one-off profit with the disposal…
Technology innovator Sparc Technologies has reported progress in the development of hard carbon anode materials for sodium ion batteries in its research project with Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The company said QUT had delivered the first project milestone report which describes the results of SIB half-cell battery testing and material characterisation for a sustainably…
Robotics, AI and design for manufacture industry hub ARM Hub CEO Associate Professor Cori Stewart presented at the inaugural RACQ Electric Transport Industry Transformation Forum in Brisbane recently. Dr Stewart was asked what an advanced electric transport ecosystem looks like. Queensland needs deeper manufacturing capability to capture global market electric vehicle opportunities. Can Queensland be…
The federal government has taken a significant step towards securing a major defence export deal, for Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles made in Queensland for the German Army (pictured). The Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy and his German counterpart, the Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defence Thomas Hitschler have signed a…
According to predictions made nearly a decade ago, we should be riding around in self-driving vehicles today. It’s now clear the autonomous vehicle revolution was overhyped.
Carbonix and GPC Electronics Group have entered into a manufacturing contract, which will see GPC contribute avionics, design and testing input for Carbonix’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs.) The two Sydney-based companies made the announcement on Thursday morning, calling it “a significant step forward for the sovereign capability of the Australian drone industry” and assisting Carbonix…
Australia’s battery opportunity has doubled in the past 18 months driven by demand, according to a new report by the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC). The report estimates the battery industry could provide $16.9 billion per annum in value-add and support 61,400 local jobs by 2030. The report, Charging Ahead – Australia’s Battery…
The manufacture of green steel in Australia has moved a step closer with the approval of two new iron ore mining licenses in the Middleback ranges of South Australia. The South Australian government gave operational approval for SIMEC Mining for the Cook’s North and Cook’s North West iron ore mining projects near the steel town…
Yesterday in our editorial series, Celebrating Australian sovereign capability, Shane West examined procurement, fuel self-sufficiency and the role of the NRF. Today he looks to the future of Bass Strait gas. Australia’s security of supply issue for domestic gas users especially to the east coast has been exacerbated by ExxonMobil Bass Straits gas supply and…
