Brent is a co-founder and editor of @AuManufacturing.
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) DroneShield awarded $4.3 million order from unnamed US government customer Drone detection and countermeasure company DroneShield has announced a repeat order of $4.3 million from an undisclosed US government customer. According to a statement to the ASX…
We have been accepting nominations for 2024’s iteration of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers since November. After a slight extension to the March 8 deadline, nominations will close at COB (AEDT) today (March 12.) A handful of nominees requested a little more time to finish up, but there will be no further extensions. Our panel…
It’s the final day to nominate for this title’s Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers list. As we prepare to pass things along to our panel of expert judges, we take a look at Contactile. Brent Balinski speaks to the sensor specialist’s co-founder Dr Heba Khamis. Maybe it was palletising, machine tending or lifting heavy workpieces.…
As we head to the Friday nomination deadline for our Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign, we learn about a company which has been able to “build a hypersonic testing platform at probably a fraction” of the cost required by a major defence contractor, according to its CEO. Brent Balinski speaks to Matt Hill from…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) Toyota Australia assembles first hydrogen-powered generator at Altona Toyota Australia has announced that mining services company Thiess will take delivery of the first locally-assembled EODev GEH2 hydrogen fuel cell stationary power generator. The announcement was made on…
There is only a week left to nominate for Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers, @AuManufacturing’s prestigious annual awards program and merit list, proudly sponsored by MYOB, the CSIRO, the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility, and the Commonwealth Bank. The window to join the superstars of 2024 is rapidly closing, with no nominations to be accepted…
As we near the March 8 closing date for nominations, Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers looks at Australia’s only bona fide maker of pots and pans. Brent Balinski speaks to Mark Henry, founder of Solidteknics, about a career innovating for those who are serious about what they do in the kitchen. If he’s not challenging…
Next up in our quest to seek out Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers, we speak to a startup that’s found a way to simultaneously add value to farming waste, address the environmental stain of PFAS, and sequester carbon dioxide. Brent Balinski speaks to Bygen founder Dr Lewis Dunnigan. A few years back, activated carbon/charcoal seemed…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) Gilmour Space raises $55m, Eris rocket heads for space The historic launch of an Australian developed and manufactured rocket is closer with Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space Technologies closing a $55 million Series D capital raise ahead of…
There are only two weeks left to nominate for Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers, this title’s prestigious annual awards program and merit list. We have had the privilege of profiling a clutch of super-impressive nominees so far — from EMVision, Scimita Ventures, Transmutation, BlockTexx and Adarsh Australia — with many more to come as the…