Only one day remains left to register your interest to join @AuManufacturing’s latest webinar – Secure Your Business Against Cyber Attack. This webinar will explore why and how to audit your IT system, how to assess the cybersecurity readiness of your organisation and implement practical steps to protect your company from cyber attack The webinar…
Australian made Foodifox thermal food lockers have been installed at the University of NSW where they store hot meals ready for student pick up. The high tech lockers installed last week are allowing the more than 600 students dining at Goldstein Hall each day to access hot and fresh meals outside of core dining hours.…
Fortescue has become the first to demonstrate the use of ammonia, in combination with diesel in the combustion process, as a marine fuel. The demonstration, in the Port of Singapore, was achieved by the Singapore-flagged ammonia-powered vessel, the Fortescue Green Pioneer (pictured). Working with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), government agencies, research…
An industrial site at Penrith acquired by Aon Ari Property in December 2020 for the purpose of housing a collection of manufacturers has officially opened, with its owner pledging “to revolutionise how small manufacturers do business in Sydney”. In a statement from Aon Ari on Thursday, 12 tenants are already operating at the site, which…
BlueScope Steel’s Orrcon Steel subsidiary will manufacture components for Nextracker solar trackers under an agreement announced today which will see the first local steel used in ACCIONA Energia’s 480MWp Aldoga Solar Farm to be built near Gladstone. The components for Nextracker’s smart solar tracker used on distributed generation and utility-scale solar farms will be produced…
Food ingredient company Pectin 360 says it is using homegrown technology to re-establish pectin production in Australia, something that hasn’t been possible in decades. Pectin is a vegan setting or gelling agent made from fruits and essential for products including jams and preserves, yoghurts, nutraceuticals and confectionery. It’s also currently an obstacle for some local…
The federal government has provided debt financing to the massive Nolans rare earths project, 135 kilometres from Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Arafura Rare Earths announced that the federal government would provide conditions debt finance of US$533 million to catalyse the project’s remaining debt raising. As reported in @AuManufacturing, Arafura is advancing enabling works…
Continuing a recent string of modular construction-related announcements by state governments, Western Australia’s premier has visited a facility under construction at Shenton College. According to a statement from the WA government on Thursday, premier Roger Cook and education minister Dr Tony Buti inspected the $15 million double-storey building, manufactured at Kwinana by Ausco Modular workers. …
GPC Electronics expands at Penrith Printed circuit board and electronic systems manufacturer GPC Electronics is expanding its capacity with a new latest technology surface mount technology (SMT) manufacturing line. A team from industrial machinery company Hawker Richardson and GPC engineers have been setting up the new machines (pictured) at its Penrith, Sydney factory since delivery.…
Drone detection and countermeasure company DroneShield has announced a repeat order of $4.3 million from an undisclosed US government customer. According to a statement to the ASX on Thursday, the delivery is expected to be complete “over the next 15 days,” using available stock on hand. It is for a number of handheld counter-unmanned aerial…
