Electrical engineering business Ampcontrol has announced that its head, Rod Henderson, will leave at the end of the financial year, following more than 25 years at the company. In a statement on Wednesday, Ampcontrol said that it has engaged executive search company Derwent Consulting for an internal and external search for a new CEO. “Ampcontrol…
Nissan Australia celebrated more than five years of its Warrior remanufacturing program with Premcar this week, according to a statement released on Monday. The partnership, which launched in late 2019 with the Nissan Navara N-Trek Warrior, has delivered 12,755 vehicles across its model lines, including the Navara SL Warrior, Navara PRO-4X Warrior and Patrol Warrior.…
Monash University researchers called for greater rigour in green nitrate fertiliser research on Monday, warning that recent breakthrough claims require further scrutiny before being considered market-ready. A review by the Monash School of Chemistry examined 50 published studies claiming to have produced green nitrate fertilisers and found none had successfully created a sustainable alternative to…
Textile recycling business BlockTexx and paper manufacturer and recycler Opal have announced a new pilot program, with “old and unused uniforms” from Opal’s Botany Mill collected and processed. According to a statement from the paper company, the program has already seen a 660-litre container full of uniforms collected, with these to be put through BlockTexx’s…
Swinburne researchers have stumbled upon strange new quantum behaviours that exist only in one-dimensional systems, potentially revolutionising our understanding of how materials conduct electricity, emit light, and respond to external forces. The discovery focuses on what happens when a single “impurity” particle – like an uninvited guest at a party of identical particles – is…
Following news last week that it has begun appointing distributors for Remplir in the United States, Orthocell has announced clearance to begin selling the nerve repair product in Canada, a market it estimates to be worth $US 75 million. In an ASX statement on Wednesday, Orthocell said it has received a Medical Device Licence (MDL)…
@AuManufacturing is delighted to share that Dr Geoff Rogers will give the keynote address at next week’s Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers awards breakfast, to be held on May 7 at Crown Melbourne’s River Room Rogers is co-founder of automotive business Doftek, which is currently commercialising a world-first active wheel alignment system. Among his awards…
