Mining and green technology manufacturer Fortescue has officially opened its electrolyser manufacturing facility in Gladstone, Queensland – one of the first globally to house an automated assembly line (pictured). The 15,000sqm advanced manufacturing facility, constructed in just over two years, will have capacity to produce over 2GW of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyser stacks annually.…
Glove and protective clothing manufacturer Ansell is to expand globally with the purchase of Kimberly-Clark’s Personal Protective Equipment business (KCPPE) for $420.5 million (US$640 million) in cash. KCPPE designs and markets hand, body and eye protection products under the Kimtech and KleenGuard brands to customers scientific and industrial markets – its presence in scientific markets…
Optical detection and video imagery company Sentient Vision Systems is to fall into overseas control with a takeover by California-based Shield AI. Sentient previously collaborated with Shield to develop a ViDAR-enabled wide area motion imagery (WAMI) solution called ‘Sentient Observer’, which will fly this year. ViDAR is Sentient’s AI system, which uses an Electro-Optic or…
A Queensland government manufacturing grant will enable Mackay business, Key Solutions Group to purchase two Motoman AR1440 series welding robots, Power-Trac seam finders/trackers and rotary screw compressors. This will expand its manufacturing capacity and grow the business, resulting in as many as eight new jobs and the upskilling of 28 existing staff. Key Solutions Group…
Less than two weeks before our Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers awards event at Cockle Bay Wharf, we profile another of the standout candidates. Brent Balinski speaks to Sleeptite founder Cameron van den Dungen about an eight-year quest to develop what’s been described as “a bed that watches you sleep”. Sleeptite did not set out…
Australian cultured meat manufacturer Vow is to launch its Forged meat product in Singapore following regulatory approval. The company took to social media and said: “We’re the first Australian company approved to sell cultured meat. “Available now in Singapore – introducing Forged Parfait – not an imitation of chicken or beef, but a new flavour…
As we prepare for the awards event on April 18, we are pleased to present our expert panel of judges for Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers 2024. Meet our judges, each of which is enabling an independent, credible, arm’s-length evaluation of nominees for @AuManufacturing‘s campaign. Keep an eye out for the announcement of our awards…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) Arthur Sinodinos replaces co-founder as Chair at Hypersonix Hypersonic vehicle developer Hypersonix Launch Systems has announced former Australian Ambassador to the United States and Senator Arthur Sinodinos as the new Chair of its board. In a statement…
By Simon Wright, Charles Sturt University Connecting cheap, clean energy from renewables comes with a hidden cost and challenge: building 5,000 kilometres of new transmission lines this decade, and another 5,000km after that. This sounds like a lot, but 5,000km is only around 10% of the existing grid network, and unlocks more than 32 gigawatts…
Applications have opened for grants worth between $50,000 and $300,000 through the Queensland government’s $2.67 million Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) Collaborative Project Fund. Grants cover up to half of eligible project costs to assist teams “to innovate and collaborate to develop projects to address environmental and safety challenges facing the resources sector”. Funding…