Public hearings for the ongoing federal parliamentary inquiry into advanced manufacturing will be held on Wednesday in Melbourne. The Developing Advanced Manufacturing in Australia inquiry by the House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources was announced on February 15 and accepted written submissions until March 30. It has a stated aim of “supporting Australian industry, creating…
Brisbane-based rocket manufacturer Black Sky Aerospace has become the first Australian company to locally produce Ammonium Perchlorate, a chemical that makes up about 70 percent of most rocket fuel. Known as A.P., the chemical will help Australia become self-sufficient as it moves to produce sovereign rockets and missiles, according to a statement. Black Sky announced…
In the latest interview with a nominee for our Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers list, we learn about MGA Thermal. Brent Balinski spoke to Chief Commercial Officer Mark Croudace about the importance of novelty. MGA Thermal, one of the high-profile startups in Newcastle’s attempt to reposition itself in the energy transition era, is in the…
Today @AuManufacturing continues our sponsored series reporting BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event we look at burgeoning partnerships in naval ship construction. By Professor John Spoehr. In much of life, success is the sum of a lot of parts. This is inherently true in the defence sphere. Australia is embarking on…
The shakeup in Australia’s defence innovation programmes announced last week will see research and development linked more closely to eventual purchasing by defence, according to Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy. Speaking on ABC Radio National, Conroy said the creation of a new Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) would focus innovation efforts on capabilities that the…