Dear reader, This is a very brief update to thank you for your interest in @AuManufacturing, founded by Peter Roberts and myself in 2018. It has been a huge privilege to connect so many people through our community, based on our news coverage, campaigns such as the annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers initiative, events,…
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.…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Quantum Brilliance opens Melbourne synthetic diamond foundry Australian-German company Quantum Brilliance has opened a new facility at Melbourne’s Notting Hill, where it will make lab-grown diamonds for quantum computing devices. According to a statement on Wednesday from state economic growth…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Tomago Aluminium in consultation with workers as smelter’s future remains in doubt The owners of Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter are in talks with workers at Tomago, with the company “yet to identify a pathway” to commercially sustainable operations beyond 2028. Tomago…
“When I started this I had a perfectly good architecture practice, which has just gone so badly to seed,” recalls Dr Jan Golembiewski, CEO and co-founder of Earthbuilt Technology. Golembiewski has put everything else on hold to focus on his startup, established 2022. The company’s goal is to enable 3D printed houses, using onsite materials…
APAC and applications are big parts to the current additive manufacturing story, attendees at a launch event for the new Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre heard last week. The AM CRC is a seven-year effort expected to invest over $250 million developing “a world-class additive manufacturing ecosystem” in this nation. Keynote Terry Wohlers, founder of…
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…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Australian hive harvesting innovator wins gold at World Beekeeping Awards HiveKeepers, a company that is commercialising a new method of harvesting honey for hobbyists and beekeepers after five years of R&D, has won the top prize for innovation at…