Australian Markforged reseller Core Additive and training provider TAFE Queensland have announced a two-year partnership related to educational programs specific to industrial use of composites and additive manufacturing. According to a joint statement on Thursday, training programs developed will ensure Queensland and Australian businesses “do not fall behind in the age of advanced and additive…
The new iLaunch (Innovative Launch, Automation, Novel Materials, Communications, and Hypersonics) Trailblazer, linking three universities with private businesses to commercialise space-oriented R&D, will be launched by federal assistant education minister Anthony Chisholm on Thursday. The Trailblazer initiative was part of the previous federal government’s efforts to increase commercial returns from university research, and was awarded…
The industrial economy continues to contract in response to higher interest rates according to the latest data released by employer group the AiGroup. The group’s Australian Industry Index, which is broader than its companion Performance of Manufacturing Index, fell in June 2023, losing 1.1 points to minus 11.9 points (seasonally adjusted). The index has indicated…
Electronics manufacturer Entech Electronics has announced factory expansions, both locally in Adelaide and offshore in Southeast Asia where it is establishing in Malaysia for the first time. The company, which is a contract manufacturer offering PCB assembly, turnkey assembly, prototyping, and bare PCB supply, has begun construction of a new Adelaide factory and HQ, with…
Hexagon Energy is pressing ahead with its plans to construct its WAH2 low-emissions ammonia project in Western Australia following release of a positive pre-feasibility study. The engineering and cost estimation study, by energy services company Petrofac, support a commitment to a Pre-Front End Engineering Design (Pre FEED) step which is scheduled to start mid-2023. The…
The federal government is to back efforts by not for profit group North Queensland Simulation Park (NQ Spark) which is establishing an innnovation and industry precinct in critical technologies. The government signed a $32.2 million that paves the way for work to begin on northern Australia’s first collaborative defence industry hub in Townsville. Also supported…
Three Queensland First Nations businesses have received state government support to develop their products under the Indigenous Native Food Program. The program helps First Nations-owned and run businesses commercialise new food products with native food ingredients. Queensland innovation minister Stirling Hinchliffe said in a statement on Thursday that, “With the eyes of the world focused…
Australians were rightly aghast when the titanium and composites underwater vehicle Titan failed during an inspection tour of the wreck of the Titanic. This story on the voyage to the bottom of the deepest part of the oceans by film maker James Cameron, first published in June 2012, illustrates the efforts that go to making…
Medicinal cannabis grower and manufacturer Cann Group has seen sales more than double in the past year as the use of cannabinoid products take off in Australia. The company, which owns a GMP approved production facility at Mildura, Victoria (pictured), said sales revenue for the 12 months to June 2023 was an unaudited $13.5 million,…
