Century-plus-year-old chocolate company Ernest Hillier has gone bust for the second time in a decade, with WLP Restructuring Partners announcing on Wednesday that they had been appointed as voluntary administrators. WLP are administrators to Chocolate & Confectionery Company and the related entity that own and make Ernest Hillier, a brand that dates back to 1914. …
Sugar producer Wilmar Sugar has built its own locomotive to haul cane from the fields to the refinery – the first sugar locomotive built from the ground up by a milling company in more than 140 years. The 26 tonne locomotive, named Brisbane (pictured), is about to start its maiden season, and is the first…
University scientists have succeeded in producing a prototype 3D bio-engineered cornea (pictured) as a potential surgical replacement for patients suffering diminished vision and even blindness. A research team led by the University of Sydney’s Professor Gerard Sutton, with researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) has produced a prototype with the structural strength that has…
Building and construction products manufacturer Boral has taken part in the largest crumbed rubber asphalt demonstration project in Australia, providing 2,000 tonnes of pavement material in addition to 1,200 tonnes of controlled asphalt mix to be paved across eight local Sydney council streets. Comprising recycled rubber from end-of-life car and truck tyres, crumbed rubber asphalt…
E-aviation business Dovetail Electric Aviation has announced that Hyundai Motor Group’s HTWO will supply a hydrogen fuel cell system for testing. In a statement on Wednesday, Dovetail said it would integrate HTWO’s system for initial testing in Australia, integrating it with Dovetail’s Iron Bird. HTWO is the hydrogen business brand of Hyundai. Iron Bird completed…
Pre-fabricated home manufacturer Modscape plans to double output with a new factory which began construction this week at Essendon Fields in Melbourne. The project includes a purpose built 20,000 square metre manufacturing facility for Modscape which has designed and constructed over 500 projects in residential, health and aged care, education, infrastructure, retail, hospitality, sports and…
Fifty-seven projects were awarded a total of $28 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grants, including those involving a locally-developed dental robot, new battery storage chemistries, and recycled materials in roads. Linkage grant-funded projects aim to connect researchers with industry, as well as community organisations and other publicly funded research agencies. By research priority,…
ANCA Motion announces new General Manager Motion control systems specialist ANCA Motion has announced the appointment of Matthew Mannix as the new General Manager. Mannix was described in a statement on Tuesday as having extensive experience in engineering management and a deep understanding of industry trends, and having a crucial role in driving innovation and…
ElectraLith has been selected from over 130 applicants to present at the Cicada x Tech23 conference in July, where it will discuss its process for lithium recovery. ElectraLith was established last year, based on a process developed by Professor Huanting Wang, Director of the ARC Research Hub for Energy-efficient Separation at Monash University. Its seed…
Arafura Rare Earths Limited has take a further step in lining up financial backers for its ambitious Nolans rare earths project, 135 kilometres from Alice Springs in the Northern Territory with news of critical debt funding backing. As reported in @AuManufacturing, Arafura is advancing enabling works and equipment procurement including sulphanation bake and cooler units,…
