Manuko, a small manufacturer specialising in premium organic treats, may not seem an obvious candidate for reaping the rewards of generative artificial intelligence. But the forward-looking confectioner – recently featured on our podcast – is doing just that. Founder and Director Matt Hardie lists some places where it’s made life easier. “Reading equipment manuals and…
(Sponsored) The progress of 3D printing is making things more distributed, digital and dynamic for manufacturers, attendees at a recent meetup at Tekt Industries heard. Additive manufacturing was at a kind of tipping point, the audience were told at the May 30 event, part of a roadshow for US 3D printer OEM Markforged to launch…
By Peter Roberts Apparently we learned nothing from the pandemic shortages of critical medical supplies such as surgical gloves and hospital masks. For all the talk about building sovereign local manufacturing sources of medical necessities, Australia is faced with a similar situation of shortage only a few years later, but this time over IV fluids.…
Dovetail Electric Aviation unveiled the latest version of its hydrogen-electric powerplant prototype for aviation in Seville, Spain, marking a historic milestone in sustainable aviation. Dovetail Electric Aviation’s Open Day event showcased the company’s hydrogen electric powerplant and follows its demonstration at an Australian airport. It comes as the company advances plans to take its technology…
Biotechnology company Tissue Repair will widen commercialisation activities following receipt of Therapeutic Goods Administration approval for its TR Pro+ would healing gel. TR Pro+ is already on the market where it is sold as a cosmetic, with TGA approval allowing the company to to more broadly promote its scientific and clinical data. Currently it is…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Civmec and Austal join forces for landing ship bid Engineering firm Civmec and shipbuilder Austal have executed a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a Joint Venture (JV) to submit a proposal to the government to support the project LAND8710…
The federal government has confirmed submarine builder ASC Pty Ltd in its role sustaining and updating Australia’s Collins class submarines. The government signed a new four-year sustainment contract with ASC, securing shipyards in South Australia and Western Australia as the centres of excellence for submarines. This new contract will provide work valued at over $2.2…
Orrcon Steel has officially opened its new Unanderra mill, which will serve demand in sectors including infrastructure and renewables. According to parent company Bluescope, $70 million was invested in the new mill, which is the most advanced factory of its kind in Australia, “This new pipe and tube mill gives new meaning to this historic…
Space launch services company Gilmour Space Technologies is launching a new suborbital flight test service aimed at commercial and defence customers testing vehicles at hypersonic speeds above Mach 5 – more than five times the speed of sound. The Director of Launch Vehicles and Satellites at Gilmour Space David Doyle said: “We’ve witnessed a surge…
A new project by University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers to develop battery systems that can withstand extremely cold temperatures, including in outer space, has been awarded a national grant. Professor Jung Ho Kim (pictured) and Professor Konstantin Konstantinov of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences received a National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grant…