Sponsored There is a lot of noise and many wild assertions attached to the AI-for-business conversation, but definitions matter. Valantis Vais, General Manager – Product and Product Marketing at MYOB, prefers to separate AI into three practical categories. First is machine learning, or traditional AI, for example a pick-and-place robot on a line able to…
Geelong-based battery technology company Li-S Energy has been awarded $7.86 million in Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funding to progress its planned lithium-sulfur battery cell manufacturing facility. According to a statement from ARENA on Tuesday, the grant will support plans to scale up production to 1 gigawatt hour per year of battery cell capacity, a…
Automotive engineering company Walkinshaw Group has opened its new $114 million headquarters and expanded manufacturing facility in Dandenong South. The remanufacturing business officially opened the site on Monday. According to the Victorian government, the opening has created 155 new local jobs across production, engineering and administration. The site includes what’s described as Australia’s most advanced automotive…
The Gartner Hype Cycle (see below) has gotten a workout during the current generative AI boom. It can be an interesting framework to superimpose on the progress of any new technology that attracts a surge of interest. For the green hydrogen industry, SolidHydrogen CEO Philippe Odouard says the peak was probably about two years ago.…
By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Western Sydney University and Greg Morrison, Western Sydney University Australia is currently facing twin crises: housing and climate change. A lot more homes are needed, fast. Australia’s housing crisis isn’t just an affordability issue. It damages mental health over the long term. But building more houses contributes substantially to carbon emissions. There’s…
Weld Australia held its annual Victoria & Tasmania Welding Excellence Awards on Wednesday night, recognising high achievers in the welding and fabrication sector. According to a statement from the industry body on Thursday, the awards celebrate people and projects that set “new benchmarks for quality and capability in manufacturing” and range from automation and safety…
The Victorian government is accepting applications for workplace safety-related grants of up to $300,000, with the funding round focussed on “initiatives to prevent or minimise risks from hazards in manufacturing workplaces.” According to a statement from state WorkSafe minister Ben Carroll on Tuesday, the grants are for projects improving safety, skills and awareness around risks,…
ASC selects Siemens’ industrial software Collins sub fleet Australia’s submarine company, ASC, has selected Siemens’ software to help it sustain the Collins Class submarine fleet. The Collins Class sustainment program (CCSM) – which will extend into the 2040s – will use Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. Peter Halliday, CEO of…
South Korean steelmaker POSCO has joined the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT) a development the CRC cited as “an important milestone” in its global collaboration efforts, “particularly in developing low-carbon ironmaking technologies.” According to a statement from HILT on Wednesday, it reflects both the benefits of collaboration with international companies and the…
By Peter Layton, Griffith University In the past five years, uncrewed aerial vehicles (drones) have become indispensable in modern warfare. The Russia–Ukraine war has accelerated their ascent: on any given day, there may be hundreds or even thousands of drones operating across the frontlines and behind them. Cheap, mass-produced consumer technology is the foundation for…