Today @AuManufacturing launches our newest two-week editorial series, examining Australia’s participation in perhaps the most advanced manufacturing sector of them all. By Brent Balinski. I heard it said recently that as Covid forced everybody to learn a little about virology, supply shortages and world politics are forcing everybody to learn a little about semiconductors. From…
What were the five biggest stories this week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. AUKUS SUBMARINES: TIME, COST & JOBS BY SCOTT ELAURANT Since AUKUS was announced the UK has advised that Astute Class SSNs are not available. This leaves the choice of SSN between the US Virginia Class and the UK SSN(R)…
Like countless other items, spiral separators (or concentrators) could be called deceptively simple, both in their function and form. A slurry goes in the top, and the different densities of minerals and sands see each separate on the way to the bottom. “It’s a dead simple shape – it’s really a helical shape with a…
Heat exchanger specialist Conflux is among a small collection of promising Australian metal additive manufacturing startups to emerge in recent years. In September they announced new fuel oil heat exchanger development for two variants of General Atomics’s remote piloted MQ-9B drone, extending a partnership with the US defence contractor dating back to 2018. News of…
Applications open for 2023 Venture Catalyst Space programme Applications for the University of South Australia’s Innovation & Collaboration Centre’s (ICC) Venture Catalyst Space are now open. Supported by the South Australian government the programme connects founders with industry experts including from NASA, the Australian Space Agency, Defence SA, Airbus and the Smart SatCRC. Since its…
Kite Magnetics recently completed an $1.85 million seed round and hopes to be the Rolls-Royce of e-aviation. Brent Balinski spoke to co-founder Dr Richard Parsons. Occasionally you have a conversation that reminds you that things are an awful lot better than they used to be. For me I had such a conversation a few weeks…
What were the five biggest stories this week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. CARBON REVOLUTION LOOKS TO MERGE, LIST IN THE US Carbon Fibre road wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution has outlined an ambitious plan to merge with a US fund, list on a US stock exchange and emerge with a warchest to…
Recycling technology company Samsara Eco has announced completion of a $54 million Series A round, ahead of plans to begin volume production next year. The Australian National University spinout officially launched in September 2021, and is commercialising an “enzymatic depolymerisation” approach to recycling. This uses engineered enzymes to break plastics into monomers which can be…
Senior engineering and management professional Dr Sanjay Mazumdar has been announced as Executive Director of the four-year Defence Trailblazer for Concept to Sovereign Capability (CSC), a program allocated $50 million by the previous federal government. University of NSW – which leads the Trailblazer with University of Adelaide – described Mazumdar as a “proven chief executive…
In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from Lee Stanley, Business Development Manager at systems integrator Daronmont Technologies. The episode was recorded at this month’s Land Forces expo. 0:20 – Career path and introduction to Daronmont and its work. 2:50 – Overview of some projects, including as tier one subcontractor to…