Brent is a co-founder and editor of @AuManufacturing.
Sponsored With just under three weeks until Waste Expo Australia 2025, exhibition spaces are sold out and final registrations are being taken for the nation’s largest gathering of waste management professionals. The two-day event on 29-30 October at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is shaping up to be exceptional, with over 3,000 attendees expected…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) New report estimates $220 million in economic activity, $4.8 billion in potential “pandemic preparedness benefit” generated through from Moderna factory Oxford Economics modelling commissioned by Moderna has predicted that the US biotech company’s Melbourne mRNA facility will add $220 million…
Last month Space Machines Company, which plans to one day offer “roadside assistance in space”, completed what it says is an important milestone. The company successfully completed its 3D printed Scintilla engine, which passed a critical design review as well as more than 1,200 seconds of testing time at a private farm somewhere in Queensland.…
One of the fundamental challenges manufacturers face is disconnected systems, with data silos impacting all aspects of a business. Smarter manufacturing is about a few things, but underneath it all is breaking down these barriers, removing the need to duplicate data and shift it unnecessarily across tasks and roles. The solution starts with integrating ERP…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Conflux Joins Honeywell-led hybrid-powered aircraft R&D consortium Additively manufactured heat exchanger specialist Conflux Technology has joined the Honeywell-led TheMa4HERA consortium, a project focussing on thermal management for hybrid-electric regional aircraft. According to a statement from Conflux, the clean aviation project TheMa4HERA…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Gilmour Space says satellite operating successfully following June SpaceX launch Following the maiden test flight of the company’s Eris rocket in late-July, Gilmour Space Technologies has announced the successful in-orbit operation of its 100-kilogram satellite platform, ElaraSat MMS-1 (Multi-Mission Satellite-1.)…
Sponsored The 2025 Waste Expo Australia Summit is set to deliver unparalleled insights and drive meaningful change across Australia’s waste management and resource recovery sectors. With just under two months until the event kicks off at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 29-30 October, the comprehensive summit program is now live, featuring over 100…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) NSW food and beverage makers get gov funding boost NSW Riverina food and beverage makers have had a funding injection from the Minns state government to upgrade their facilities. Australian Juice Processing and Bottling has received $2.5 million for a…
Since first being created in 2004 and a resulting rush of excitement involving its conductive, strength and other properties, assessments on the rate of progress for nanomaterial graphene have varied. Those who follow the adoption of new materials will tell you that these things always take time, and if you look properly, you’ll see that…
Australia’s manufacturing landscape has vast acknowledged potential. Unlocking it requires more companies making the jump from small-sized enterprise to medium (or beyond.)