May 6, 2024 - Australian Manufacturing Forum

$22.5 million Early Career Industry Fellowships round supports research into atomic clocks, new batteries, soft electronics and more

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter May 6, 2024

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced $22.5 million in funding for 50 fellowships under the Industry Fellowships Program. Projects cover salary contributions for up to three years and project costs up to $150,000 under the program, which operates across industry, community organisation, not-for-profit, and other sectors and seeks “to facilitate the adoption, translation and…

Visy releases first direct-to-consumer retail product

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter May 6, 2024

Packaging and recycling company Visy has launched its first retail product range, temporary floor and surface protection made from recycled paper. In a statement on Monday, the company said Visy Tread is being made at its paper mills at Reservoir and Coolaroo in Melbourne from 100 per cent recycled paper, and can be easily recycled…

Australian industrial gas market concentrated, volatile: new report

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter May 6, 2024

An update on the Australian industrial gases market has calculated its value at an estimated $4.2 billion, growing 1.1 per cent per annum on average over the years 2019 – 2024. Market research firm IBISWorld has published selected details from its new Industrial Gas Manufacturing in Australia report, estimating the two largest companies – BOC…

Hazer’s hydrogen technology to be used in Canadian plant

Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter May 6, 2024

Perth’s Hazer Group is to licence its Hazer Process for producing hydrogen and graphite to Canadian utility FortisBC which will construct a hydrogen production facility in British Columbia – the first to use the process overseas. Hazer will provide engineering services for the Hazer production facility with a design capacity of up to 2,500 tonnes…

State government awards support to IDT for nation’s first ADC factory

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter May 6, 2024

Pharmaceutical manufacturer IDT Australia has announced that it has been awarded a Victorian government grant to assist in the establishment of an Australian-first facility for oncology drugs. In an ASX statement on Monday, IDT said it has established relationships with Antibody-Drug-Conjugate (ADC) biotech companies, including a master services agreement with Japanese pharmaceutical company Nagase &…

Signature Orthopaedics, RMIT, University of Melbourne to announce collaborative projects within months

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter May 6, 2024

Medical device and implants developer Signature Orthopaedics, RMIT University and the University of Melbourne have announced a new partnership, aiming to bring new personalised medical implant technologies to market. In a statement on Monday, the partnership was described as linking the company with research excellence in biomedical engineering, health, medicine, technology development and design. The…

Sphere Drones’ approval opens up drone flight testing

Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter May 6, 2024

Drone flight operations company Sphere Drones has been granted a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Area Approval for its site near Wagga Wagga, NSW by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. The BVLOS approval allows the business to demonstrate its BVLOS drone operations for customers, whilst further testing and developing its innovative HubX platform. HubX…

Towards 3% R%D – Building innovation capability by Danny Samson

Analysis and Commentary, Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter May 6, 2024

Today in our editorial series – Towards 3% R&D – Turbocharging Australia’s Innovation Effort – we look at the evidence from innovation research. Professor Danny Samson outlines the steps needed to turn R&D into business success. Companies in Australia have a terrific opportunity to grow through innovation, given our access to global markets and the…

Chemistry Australia awards go to BASF, Pact Group

Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter May 6, 2024

Chemistry Australia has announced the winners of the 2024 Industry Awards, with awards going to leaders of the Australian chemistry industry gathered in Melbourne. The achievements of finalists and winners were celebrated across six award categories. Chemistry Australia CEO Samantha Read said the Industry Awards continue to be an important opportunity to highlight the valuable…

Towards 3% R&D – The right question? Or are there bigger issues by Allen Roberts

Analysis and Commentary, Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter May 6, 2024

Are we actually asking the question in our editorial series – Towards 3% R&D – Turbocharging Australia’s Innovation Effort. Here Allen Roberts looks behind the issue at the Australian way of getting things done, and whether that, itself, needs reform. As we seek to move towards 3% of GDP as a measure of the R&D…

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