What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Carbon280 launches Kwinana pilot plant following $10.6 million seed round Hydrogen storage startup Carbon280 launched its Hydrilyte Technology Pilot Plant in Kwinana, Western Australia, which aims to prove its technology at an industrially-relevant scale. According to a statement from the…
The National Reconstruction Fund (NRF), Bradfield Development Authority (BDA) and the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF) have announced “a strategic partnership” aimed creating “a pipeline of referrals between AMRF and NRF”. According to a joint statement, the relationship aims to assist “businesses looking to build out their supply chain”. The release cited the steps of manufacturing listed in the NRF’s…
Off-earth logistics business Space Machines Company (SMC) has successfully completed its proprietary Scintilla propulsion engine, which has completed an extended burn duration of 65 seconds, more than 1,200 seconds of total testing time and 40 restarts so far. The engine was developed completely in-house and is part of SMC’s Viper satellite vehicle, “designed for rapid…
The Australian Made Campaign Limited (AMCL) has announced not-for-profit body the Steel Reinforcement Institute of Australia (SRIA) as its newest Industry Partner. AMCL Chief Executive Ben Lazzaro said the partnership represented “a key step in our collective effort to support local manufacturers. “By working together with SRIA, we aim to strengthen Australia’s manufacturing sector and…
A medical innovation accelerator located within Monash Technology Precinct and focussing on cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic disease opened on Wednesday. According to a statement from Monash University, the The Monash Velos Accelerator was assisted through a $17.5 million Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund grant and “will embed commercialisation capabilities” at the precinct. The accelerator…
Electronics manufacturer Codan has delivered its full-year results, with group revenues up 22 per cent to $674.2 million and “all profitability metrics increased” versus the previous financial year. According to a statement from the ASX-listed company on Thursday, net profit after tax was up 27 per cent to $103.5 million and earnings before interest and…
Researchers at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) are looking to further develop a lab-level technology for upcycling mixed plastics into valuable carbon nanomaterials and hydrogen. According to a statement from UniSQ on Wednesday, the team is working with plastic recycler Australia Sunlight Group (ASG) on the problem, with support from the AU-UK Hydrogen Energy…
Brisbane-based nanomaterials company Graphene Manufacturing Group has raised gross proceeds of C$5 million (approximately $5.6 million) through a sale of 5,555,556 units at C$0.90 (approximately $1.) According to a statement from the company on Wednesday, it has entered into an agreement with Red Cloud Securities as sole underwriter and bookrunner, with Red Cloud purchasing the…
Grants totalling $28.7 million have been awarded via another round of the federal government’s Industry Growth Program. According to an update from the federal department of industry’s website on Wednesday, three of the grants went to: SDIP Innovations, which is “developing an implant system that manufactures bone fillers for use in orthopaedic surgeries”; Iondrive Technologies,…
Sound can help brew beer faster, study finds University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers found playing audible sound (white noise) while making beer can reduce the fermentation process by 21-31 hours without significantly affecting the flavour, the university shared this week. Lead author Dr Parise Adadi, who completed the study as part of his PhD in…