Details of Weld Australia’s annual National Manufacturing Summit have been released for this year, with registrations now open for an event promising a “focus on bold, actionable steps to revitalise the nation’s manufacturing sector.” According to a statement on Tuesday, 2025’s event will take place at the Shangri-La Sydney on July 24, with a welcome…
A new water-based battery developed by Monash University research engineers could one day help households “store rooftop solar energy more safely, cheaply and efficiently”, according to the university. The new battery makes use of a “new membrane design [which] fixes the speed problem” normally attached to flow batteries, and which normally limits their use to…
A small company in Melbourne makes products from scratch to exploit something most Australians overlook: the potential of their attic. Nicholas Way speaks to Robyn Rutley from AM-BOSS Access Ladders in this instalment of our Celebrating Australian Made series. For many Australians, the space between the ceiling and roof is little more than an afterthought. But…
Vertically-integrated dairy business Australian Dairy Nutritionals has announced a new, one-year contract manufacturing agreement with Sprout Organic, which will see it produce milk powders for its client. According to a statement to the ASX on Tuesday, the agreement is non-exclusive, and comes with an option to extend for “a further [two-year] term”. Under the deal,…
The NSW government has begun a market and analysis campaign, as it seeks to establish one of the “strongest rail manufacturing pipelines in Australia”, beginning with around 450 carriages to replace Sydney Trains’ ageing Tangara fleet. In a statement on Monday, the government agency Transport for NSW (TfNSW) said it has begun engaging manufacturers and…
By Ivan Kassal, University of Sydney and Tingrei Tan, University of Sydney When a molecule absorbs light, it undergoes a whirlwind of quantum-mechanical transformations. Electrons jump between energy levels, atoms vibrate, and chemical bonds shift — all within millionths of a billionth of a second. These processes underpin everything from photosynthesis in plants and DNA…
Geelong’s Bates turns 30 Geelong-based, family-owned business Bates Pipes & Products, a maker of precast concrete products for the civil infrastructure sector for three decades, has marked 30 years in operation. A profile by Geelong Manufacturing Council (of which Bates is a member) notes that the company was established in 1994 by father-and-son duo Bob…
The Victorian government has opened the second round of the Skills Solutions Partnerships Program, a $4.75 million initiative supporting industry partnerships with the state’s TAFEs and dual sector universities “to co-design and pilot” short courses addressing skills gaps. According to a statement from state industry minister Colin Brooks on Monday, the program targets priority sectors…
Today we begin our fifth Celebrating Australian Made editorial series, coinciding with Australian Made Week 2025 (which runs May 19 – 25.) As has happened each May* since 2021, there is Australian Made Week – a celebration of goods made here, their makers, and the value of supporting them – and there is a Celebrating…
The first company profile in our Celebrating Australian Made editorial series, sponsored by the Australian Made Campaign, is building industry supplier VUETRADE. Nearly 90 per cent of Australia’s population lives by the coast, by the sea, and that population is growing. So having the right construction materials that can not only help build faster but…