By Walid Hejazi, University of Toronto and Bernardo Blum, University of Toronto With the current geopolitical challenges between China and the United States, as well as the ongoing supply chain issues affecting manufacturers and consumers, there’s been much talk about moving global manufacturing out of China. But despite the talk, U.S.-China trade reached a record…
Former federal industry minister Greg Combet has been announced as Chair of the Net Zero Economy Agency, with prime minister Anthony Albanese also naming the agency’s advisory board on Wednesday. Combet will begin in the role on July 10. He was described in a statement by Albanese on Wednesday as “uniquely qualified”, with a background…
The Queensland government extended its support of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub by $7.2 million over four years in this week’s state budget. The ARM Hub is a not-for-profit innovation initiative launched in 2020, helping link companies with researchers for robotics and software-related projects. The funding would help it “continue its vital work…
Cold spray additive manufacturing business Titomic has unveiled a new mobile repair unit at the European Defense Agency’s Additive Manufacturing Village 2023 event this week in the Netherlands. The unit is described as being housed in a 20-foot shipping container, incorporating “two cold spray units, a D523, and a robotised integrated spray booth” and as…
Brain imaging company EMVision Medical Devices has announced receipt of a $1.75 million payment under the Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) grant. EMVision was awarded a grant worth $5 million in non-dilutive funding in May 2022 from the previous federal government’s MMI. The funding under the initiative’s Translation stream is to assist establishing commercial production of…
CSIRO has released Reshaping Australia’s Food System, which it describes as a new roadmap for “a more sustainable, productive, and resilient future for [Australia’s] food, environment, and people.” It defines food systems as “the entire food pipeline from production to consumption and waste management” plus the societal, cultural and governance systems related to these. The…
Following what it called a “comprehensive strategic review” of its underperforming aftermarket division initiated in February, Quickstep Group has said it will retain the business as a core part of its company. The aftermarket division was established in late-2020, following the purchase of Boeing Australia’s MRO operation in Tullamarine, Melbourne. In a statement on Friday,…
A list of finalists for the 2023 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards has been shared ahead of the announcement of winners at an August 10 gala dinner. The awards are in their 21st year, and are being held across 15 categories in 2023. There were nine new categories this year, including Manufacturing Apprentice, Regional…
Archer Materials, an ASX-listed company developing CMOS-based quantum processors, has announced what it says is a “significant milestone”, increasing the quantum coherence times of its qubit material at room temperature. Archer said it had recently “engineered the quantum properties of” the material to achieve electron spin coherence times greater than 230 nanoseconds while maintaining its…
Hypersonic vehicle developer Hypersonix Launch Systems says it is one step closer to a goal of reusability after taking delivery of a technology demonstrator version of its scramjet engine (pictured) made of high-temperature ceramic matrix composites (HTCMC.) In a statement on Thursday, the company said the HTCMC scramjet was made by by an unnamed European…
