Drone countermeasures company DroneShield has promoted its software engineering team leader Angus Harris to CTO, with Chief Product & Technology Officer Angus Bean moving into the role of Chief Product Officer. According to a statement from DroneShield, which recently became an ASX200 company, Harris’s appointment reflected the company’s “continued growth and organisational maturity” as it…
By Roy Green Readers of @AuManufacturing will be familiar with John Howard’s prodigious contribution to public policy debate on the evolution of our national research and innovation system. His deep understanding of both the theoretical underpinnings and practical application of policy in this area was reflected in his recent book, Thinking in public: Australia’s missing…
Wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D has been awarded its biggest contract so far, with Newport News Shipbuilding ordering two custom-built Arcemy machines. According to a statement from the Adelaide-headquartered company on Monday, the order worth approximately $4.5 from the subsidiary of HII – the USA’s biggest shipbuilder – further embeds it in the shipbuilding…
The federal government has awarded $9.3 million through the second stage of the Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification pilot program (AUSSQ), focussing on “industry uplift activities involving air and gas flasks, and fabricated parts.” The funding covers “additional work packages” and will help “build skills, create jobs, and strengthen our national security through industrial base collaboration…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Former Queensland premier appointed chair of Advanced Materials and Battery Council Industry lobby group the Advanced Materials and Battery Council (AMBC) has rejigged its leadership team, with former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (pictured) appointed its new chair. In a statement Monday,…
Sponsored Failures of quality management and resulting problems, such as expensive food recalls, generally draw more attention than businesses running smoothly, which tend to go unnoticed. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) counted 836 food recalls for the decade to 2024, with undeclared allergens the leading reason. Even the unspectacular recalls, unlike the more memorable berry saga…