We have an ability to see into the future equal to anyone else’s; in short, nonexistent. That said, here is a random handful of issues we predict will be meaningful to the industry in 2022, and which we will therefore be keeping tabs on. By Brent Balinski.
On the final Friday of @AuManufacturing’s Leadership in factory automation series, we speak to Ray Taylor, founder and owner of cutting wheel startup OzCut Abrasives. He reminds us that while there’s been a rise in support for local manufacturing lately, you still need be advanced in both products and processes to be viable. By Brent Balinski.
Fast-growing modular solar energy system provider 5B will acquire its manufacturing partner, Adelaide-based IXL Solar.
Leadership in factory automation today looks at 3RT, a company that turns wood waste into a product that looks and performs like 100-year-old hardwood. Founder and managing director Peter Torreele says that advanced automation is essential to goals of an affordable product that performs like naturally-grown timber, and can be made and sold locally anywhere in the world. By Brent Balinski.
Wire arc-based additive manufacturing goes back to the 1990s, but is only starting to realise some of its commercial potential. Adelaide-based AML3D is one of the global leaders in commercialising this technique, which uses a combination of software, robotics and wire arc welding as a heat source, melting wire and depositing it, layer by layer,…
Winners of the 59th Australian Export Awards have been named, with Northern Territory-based aquarium products specialist Monsoon Aquatics the overall winner in 2021. The 13 category winners and overall winner — selected from among the winners in each category — were named on Thursday. Precision metal engineering company A.W. Bell and luxury motor yacht builder…
University of NSW recycling expert Professor Veena Sahajwalla was named NSW Australian of the Year at a ceremony on Monday night.
Yarra Ranges Council has announced the purchase of a biochar plant from Earth Systems, which the council says will help it meet its net zero by 2040 and 100 per cent renewable power by 2030 targets.
From lighter, longer-lasting road tankers to restorative dental materials to intelligent propeller blades, Professor Ganga Prusty has built teams that have built impressive new products out of composites.
A Monash University team has been awarded $US 250,000 in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal Student Competition, which is part of the global, four-year $US 100 million carbon removal competition. The Monash Carbon Capture and Conversion (MC3) team was one of 23 winners in the $US 5 million round, said Xprize, with 18 teams awarded $US…