IoT security systems manufacturer Spectur’s offshoot 3 Crowns Technologies (3CT) has signed a three-year contract for $787,428 with Transport for NSW with optional extensions to nine years and a total price of $2.6 million. The company offers a range of solar powered surveillance and security systems which can be connected to a base via the…
The construction of a $500 million renewable hydrogen production plant and power station at the industrial city of Whyalla in South Australia has attracted a plan for the development of a low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel production facility. Synthetic fuel producer Zero Petroleum has embarked on a feasibility study for a commercial-scale production plant – Plant…
The federal government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has made its first investment – $40 million will be invested into innovative mineral processing equipment manufacturer Russell Mineral Equipment. The funds, which is alongside private sector investment, will ensure a pioneering Toowoomba manufacturer stays in Australia and boosts production, according to a statement. The investment from…
The federal government has invested $60 million in quantum and counter disinformation technologies critical to defence and to a future made in Australia. The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s (ASCA) Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDT) programme has signed 21 contracts with Australian universities and industry partners. The investment was made under the National Defence Strategy and…
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designer and manufacturer AMSL Aero says it has passed a major milestone: the first free flight of its Vertiia, conducted on battery power and by remote control in NSW’s Central West region. In a statement from the company on Monday, it said that since the first untethered flight…
Energy storage solutions provider RedEarth Energy Storage has entered into a partnership with electric vehicle technology company ambibox to produce V2G bi-directional EV chargers for Australia and New Zealand customers at its manufacturing facility in Darra, Queensland. The partnership will deliver Australian made DC EV chargers to EV owners without rooftop solar or home batteries…
Six collaborative R&D projects have been awarded a total of $3.2 million in funding from the SmartCrete Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), with a total of $14 million (cash and in-kind) to be invested. Participants in projects supported through the funding round were not mentioned, but the projects were described as “focus[sing] on developing innovative materials, …
The University of Queensland-based Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA) has released a report on what it says is a “transformative opportunity” offered by precision fermentation. In a statement on Monday, UQ said that while fermentation itself is nothing new, its more recent version of the technique was “on the brink of producing tailored, sustainable food…
Submarine maintenance and construction staff working at government-owned shipyard ASC in Adelaide have been given wage parity with colleagues doing similar work in Perth – but it has taken a year long wage dispute to achieve it. In a dispute that saw ASC CEO Stuart Whiley dig in against union demands only to eventually decide…
It’s that time again. Today we launch the third iteration of our Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign, or the 50 Most Innovative in its abbreviated form, or #A50MIM if you’re really into the whole brevity thing. This time around, it’s been made possible through the support of these fantastic sponsors – Australia Wide Engineering…