July 28, 2023 - Australian Manufacturing Forum

ARC awards almost $65 million under Industrial Transformation Research Program 2023

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter July 28, 2023

Funding totalling nearly $65 million has been announced for eight new Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centres and five new ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs, covering themes including battery recycling, digital manufacturing and radiation innovation. Industry partners and universities would also provide additional funding worth $227 million to the new ARC Training Centres,…

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Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter July 28, 2023

Zip Water appoints new Director of Marketing and Innovation Drinking water systems manufacturer Zip Water has appointed Vivian Zurlo as its new Marketing and Innovation Director ANZ. According to a statement this week, the role will see Zurlo lead strategic marketing initiatives across commercial, residential and service channels, as well as innovation, to further elevate…

Redback 60% Australian ‘content’ – Conroy

Defence, Manufacturing NewsBy Peter Roberts July 28, 2023

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has told ABC TV that the Hanwha Defense Australia Redback infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to be built in Geelong will have around ’60 per cent local content’. Responding to questions from Greg Jennett, he said the outcome of the $5 billion plus order was a ‘great day for Aussie manufacturing’.…

$12.4 million for clean innovation researcher networks

TechnologyBy Staff Reporter July 28, 2023

The federal government has announced funding of $12.4 million to support five major projects that will help Australian researchers collaborate globally on clean energy research and development. The International Clean Innovation Researcher Networks grants will support networks focussed on renewable energy and clean technologies such as solar, wind, storage, green metals, and their supply chains.…

NeuRizer identifies two China sites for coal to hydrogen production

Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Peter Roberts July 28, 2023

Insitu coal gasification developer NeuRizer and its Chinese partner Meijin Energy Investment have identified two sites in China and Mongolia for the production of hydrogen from underground coal. The companies believe the sites are suitable for the utilisation of NeuRizer’s underground coal gasification technology proven at the former Leigh Creek coal fields in South Australia.…

Treasury Wines goes solar at Barossa winery

Manufacturing NewsBy Peter Roberts July 28, 2023

The maker of Penfolds wines Treasury Wine Estates gone live with the largest winery solar installation in Australia at its Barossa Winery and Production Centre in South Australia. Commissioned 12 months ago and now operational, there are almost 6,000 solar panels at the Barossa site alone, putting wines including Penfolds, Wynns, Squealing Pig and Pepperjack…

VET numbers drop in schools

Manufacturing NewsBy Peter Roberts July 28, 2023

The number of students undertaking vocational education and training (VET) as part of secondary education has decreased in the past year, according to the latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). In 2022 there were 242,945 VET in Schools students according to NCVER, a 3.3 percent decline from 2021. Of those…

Master planning underway for Eyre hydrogen and iron hub

Manufacturing NewsBy Peter Roberts July 28, 2023

Preliminary master planning is underway for Iron Road’s planned multi-purpose, multi-user deep-sea port for iron, grain and green hydrogen and ammonia export at Cape Hardy on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The company’s Central Eyre Iron Project will integrate a ‘green pellet’ plant fuelled by renewable energy, using high grade concentrate from the company’s Central…

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