Large-format, wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D has announced Ryan Millar as its new CEO, effective immediately, with founder and Managing Director Andy Sales to focus his attention on technology development as CTO. In a statement on Monday morning, AML3D – which sells AM machines, equipment and software and operates a bureau service – said…
Defence sales catalogue applications open Defence industry suppliers have been invited to apply for listings in the 2023 edition of the Australian Defence Sales Catalogue. Defence industry minister Pat Conroy said on Monday that the publication connects Australian businesses with potential customers around the world. 226 companies are in the current edition, which is available…
Curious about what people were most interested in during the week just finished? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 1) A YEAR ON, THE SHAPE OF SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION TAKING SHAPE A year on from the cancellation of contracts with French Naval Group to build conventionally powered submarines in Adelaide, and the announcement of…
Michigan, US-based medtech company Stryker has officially opened a new R&D lab in Brisbane’s Herston Health Precinct. The lab was announced in October last year, and follows a five-year, $18 million partnership between the Fortune 500 company and various Australian partners on additively manufactured just-in-time patient-specific bone tumour implants (pictured.) “Stryker’s project with IMCRC demonstrated…
An Adelaide engineering company has further plans to tackle the global market with an export-friendly line of smart furniture and modular buildings.
The nation’s dearth of semiconductor manufacturing creates a strategic vulnerability and it should build up manufacturing capability in areas matched to research strengths, according to an Australian Strategic Policy Institute report published today. “Opting out of semiconductor manufacturing will severely constrain Australia’s growth as a technological nation and consign it to second-tier status,” write authors…
Australia has an “alarming” shortfall in hydrogen skills and training available needed to meet its decarbonisation goals, according to new research by Swinburne University of Technology’s Victorian Hydrogen Hub (VH2.) Implementing hydrogen is a key part of Victoria’s goal of being emissions-neutral by 2050. The report – with input from 37 industry representatives – urgently…
By Gregory Michael McCarthy, The University of Western Australia and Kanishka Jayasuriya, Murdoch University Education Minister Jason Clare has just announced an independent review of the Australian Research Council (ARC). This is the body that oversees funding for non-medical research in Australian universities and plays a critical role in the careers of academics. After years…
Monash researchers show new way to ultra-strong titanium alloys Monash University engineers have led a world-first study, which the university says has demonstrated how 3D-printing techniques can be used to produce an ultra-strong commercial titanium alloy and provided a significant leap forward for aerospace and other industries. Australian researchers, led by Professor Aijun Huang and Dr Yuman Zhu of…
Gilmour Space Technologies has announced a rideshare launch mission into low earth orbit (LEO), planned for early 2024 and dubbed “Australia’s first caravan to space.” In a statement on Monday, the rocket builder said that the Caravan-1 mission would provide affordable access to launch into a mid-inclination orbit, and the option to customers of a…
