A Hydrus autonomous underwater vehicle made by Advanced Navigation was recently sent on a mission to the Indian Ocean’s Rottnest ship graveyard, sharing data with the Western Australian Museum and Curtin University to rebuild a model of a shipwreck dating back over a century. In a statement from the company this week, it said the…
Gold Coast-based cooling solutions company PWR Advanced Cooling Technology has been awarded “up to $8.78 million” through the state government’s Invested in Queensland program to assist in an expansion. According to a statement from trade and investment minister Cameron Dick on Friday, PWR will invest $21.9 million in a new facility at Stapylton and in…
Automotive, aerospace and defence manufacturer PWR Holdings has reported record sales and profits in FY23 as it continued its expansions internationally and into new market segments. The manufacturer of specialist radiators for F1 cars reported EBITDA operating profit up 9.2 percent on the previous year to $39.1 million, on revenue up 17.1 percent to $118.3…
Drones are one of the hottest technologies gaining traction in defence globally. Today, as part of @AuManufacturing’s sponsored series reporting on BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event, we look at the locally designed STRIX drone, and the role played by PWR Advanced Cooling Technology in its success. By Peter Roberts. The…
PWR Advanced Cooling Technology has announced a partnership with Constellium, aimed at developing 3D printed heat exchangers and other aluminium components. PWR, an ASX-listed, Gold Coast-based company specialising in design and manufacture of automotive cooling solutions, said the partnership would make use of Constellium’s metallurgical expertise and proprietary Aheadd aluminium alloys for additive manufacturing. Mark…
@AuManufacturing is very happy to announce our keynote speaker for the Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers awards breakfast this week. Our guest presenter on April 18 is Xavier Orr (pictured), CEO and co-founder of Advanced Navigation. Orr’s breakthrough in neural network research at university has turned into a manufacturing business supplying digital fibre optic gyroscopes…
Titomic sells 3D print system to Volvo Machinery manufacturer Titomic has sold a D523 low-pressure cold spray additive manufacturing system to the Volvo Group of Sweden for a contract price of $90,865. The unit will be used in the company’s repair and remanufacture operations and ‘is a testament to the company’s growing recognition and credibility…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) VISY ACQUIRES ZENEXUS FOR UNDISCLOSED SUM Packaging and recycling company Visy announced on Monday that it has acquired privately-owned hardware and storage products supplier Zenexus. The amount paid for Zenexus was not given, but Visy said it…
A new specialised training academy has been established at the epicentre of the booming superyacht industry on the Gold Coast to support record growth and demand for workers as local and international buyers continue to splash out on luxury marine craft. With a flood of new boats of all sizes being delivered to buyers in…
Shipbuilder Austal with the support of seven Queensland businesses has completed a package of repair work on the USS Ashland (LSD-48, pictured) for the US Navy. The work is the first undertaken by Austal, which does similar work in the United States on the vessels it built for the US Navy, was carried out by…
