@AuManufacturing and the Australian Manufacturing Forum’s quest to identify Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers for 2023 ended last week. A new 36-page report on some of the companies featured, what we can learn from them, analysis from judges, different ways of understanding innovation (from the innovators themselves) and more is now available. The 2023 Awards…
LED lighting specialist VAILO has announced that it has outgrown its Kent Town, Adelaide site and will relocate to a new factory and R&D facility in Wayville in early-2024. According to a statement on Tuesday from VAILO – which was renamed from VALO in May – the new facility would cater to increasing demand and…
Critical metals producer Alpha HPA will go ahead with its $300 million second stage of its Gladstone high purity alumina facility following Queensland government support through a $21 million Industry Partnership Program grant. The company’s Stage 1 Precursor Production Facility (PPF, pictured) is already in operation producing utilising its proprietary licensed solvent extraction and refining…
The Australian Maritime Alliance (AMA), a joint venture between engineering group and shipbuilder Civmec and defence services company Serco, is using Pivot Maritime International as core simulation partner on the Land 8710 – Phase 1A Army Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel Medium (LMV-M) project. In a statement from AMA on Tuesday, Serco said its General Manager Maritime…
Robotic and navigation technology manufacturer Advanced Navigation has announced the expansion of its Boreas digital fibre-optic gyroscope (DFOG) range aimed at navigation for autonomous systems, with the launch of the new A Series (pictured). The Boreas A90 and A70 are strategic-grade inertial measurement units (IMU) that deliver acceleration and orientation with superior accuracy, stability and…
The federal government’s Mandatory Gas Code of Conduct is now law, with the government aiming for the code to secure more gas at more reasonable prices for Australian gas users. The government said in a statement that the code would ensure Australian gas is available for Australian users at reasonable prices, give producers the certainty…
Pharmaceutical manufacturer IDT Australia is seeing a surge in sales as demand for medical cannabis products rises and companies seek out more capable contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMO). The Melbourne company told investors that revenues increased for the fourth quarter, with 4QFY23 revenue up 200 percent on the previous corresponding period to $2.4 million.…
