Microscopic imaging technology company Optiscan Imaging has revealed an innovative new medical imaging device, InVue, which is designed to enable precision surgery through real-time digital pathology. Manufactured in Melbourne in partnership with industrial design firm Design + Industry, InVue is a significant milestone for the company, traditionally known for its confocal microscope devices. Optiscan CEO…
Defence industry minister Pat Conroy has openly called the government’s move from innovation policies of the previous government to one of picking winners. Answering questions after a speech top the ASPI defence conference, Conroy said moves to link innovation grants more directly to purchasing decisions by Defence was picking winnners. Conroy said: “We have to…
Miner and maufacturer Rio Tinto will invest $215 million (US$143 million) to develop a research and development facility in Western Australia to assess the effectiveness of its low-carbon ironmaking process, BioIron, to support decarbonising the global steel value chain. The development of the BioIron Research and Development Facility in the Rockingham Strategic Industrial Area south…
Wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D has been awarded a $1.12 million grant from South Australia’s Economic Recovery Fund, which will support half the cost of an R&D project to increase the deposition rates of the company’s printers. The project is named “ARCEMY Increase Deposition Rates” (AIDR) project, is scheduled to begin in August and…
By Paul Gover Seconds count in motorsport and anything that can help to beat the clock – even a humble 3D printer – can provide a winning edge. That’s why engineering expertise forms the foundation for the most successful team in Australia’s homegrown Supercars racing over the past decade and why it has a growing…
DroneShield has officially opened a new headquarters at Pyrmont, in Sydney’s inner-city, where the drone countermeasures company says it has tripled its R&D and manufacturing capacity. In a statement on Tuesday, DroneShield said the facility hosts its team of 120 and has headroom to produce “$400 million in hardware and software per year”. The new…
More rocket launches planned for Koonibba Test Range German rocket manufacturer Hyimpulse is negotiating further space launches from Southern Launch’s South Australian launch facilities following the successful launch its SL1 sub-orbital vehicle from the Koonibba Test Range near Ceduna, SA (pictured). The launch tested Hyimpulse’s novel propulsion technology. The company now plans further launches from…
By Paul Gover A new world of 3D printing is being shaped by TAFE educators across Queensland. The trainers are working to future-proof the next generation of engineers and workshop technicians in Australia while introducing them to some of the world’s newest manufacturing machines. To do the job, they are building a battery of 3D…
The minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has raised the issue of changes to the corporate tax system or investment allowances as a way of boosting flasgging investment in manufacturing. Speaking at The Australian Financial Review AI Summit said the government had a challenge to confront. Husic said: “We have got to urgently review…
The Australian Army is to purchase a loitering drone munition or bomb by the end of the year with media reports suggesting that it will buy Perth-based Innovaero’s One-Way Loitering (OWL) munition being developed in association with Boeing subsidiary Insitu Pacific (IPL). ABC reports that an electrically powered drone able to travel almost 200 kilometres…
