Wire arc additive manufacturing company AML3D has announced an order for one of its ARCEMY systems from Colorado Springs-based Cogitic Corporation, a supplier to the US Navy’s submarine industrial base. In a statement to the ASX on Monday, the company said the sale was for its largest-sized AM units, a 6700 Edition system, and was…
Tasmania’s Bell Bay is the preferred destination for making high-voltage DC subsea cables to be used to export solar energy from Australia, SunCable said over the weekend. According to a statement from the Tasmanian government on Sunday, a purpose-built cable factory would address supply constraints of HVDC subsea cable, with all advanced HVDC subsea cable…
A new Australian-developed fire-retardant paint now on sale has become the first to pass a stringent Australian standard test that simulates a bushfire attack. The FSA FIRECOAT paint, on sale at selected Bunnings stores, achieved the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) 40 standard which assesses the bushfire resistance of buildings and construction materials. BAL-40 indicates that…
By Peter Roberts Homer called olive oil liquid gold, but to one Australian company its qualities have morphed an idea into an emerging global force in an age old and seemingly unchanging industry in only 25 years. When horticulturalists Rob McGavin and Paul Riordan planted an initial 200 hectares of olives in 1998 it is…
Building products manufacturer CSR has navigated difficult economic conditions to significantly increase EBIT profit from the building sector in the latest half year to 30 September. Net profit after tax (NPAT) was down 15 percent to $94 million comparted to the previous corresponding period with strong growth in building products offset by a lower contribution…
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has revealed a huge response under Round 1 of the Community Batteries Funding Program, with more than $3.5 billion of battery deployment projects seeking funding. Opened in April, ARENA’s round received 140 eligible applications across all states and territories, with a total grant request of $1.3 billion – more…
The Royal Australian Navy has deepened his focus on autonomous and uncrewed systems, holding the two week Exercise Autonomous Warrior underway at Jervis Bar in New South Wales. Such systems are seen by many as a replacement for traditional manned systems and by others as the future complement to an evolved Australian Defence Force, operating…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) Australian FMCG brands facing extinction? Sara Lee has been billed as the latest Australian food brand to go to the wall – it is actually New Zealand owned. Nevertheless, here Allen Roberts explains why it is next to…
Ten Australian manufacturers will share more than $3.6 million to develop cutting-edge defence capabilities and boost exports in the latest round of Defence grants. The payments include more than $800,000 to a New South Wales company producing hard armour for military personnel, $585,000 to a South Australian manufacturer to develop a large-scale environmental test chamber…
The Australian and United Kingdom governments have signed an MoU, agreeing to cooperate on innovation, research and commercialisation of quantum technology, during the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park this week. A joint statement (accessible here) “reaffirms the strong technology relationship” between the pair, supporting joint activities under the Australia-UK Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership…
