University of Southern Queensland has shared an update on its collaboration with rail sleeper manufacturer Austrak, with a team of engineering experts recently travelling to Adelaide to install their first composite railway transoms. The Queensland State Government and Austrak have funded the project through an Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship to USQ Chief Investigator Dr…
A new RMIT University-led project will see new roads at ten sites contain recycled material, including hard-to-recycle soft plastics, demonstrating “a viable circular-economy solution to the nation” according to the university. The project – which is supported by the Australian Research Council, Austroads and ten Victorian councils – will use post-consumer and industrial waste plastic…
Like most Australian manufacturers in post-Covid Australia in 2023, Richard Simpson, Managing Director at Notting Hill, Victoria manufacturer Furnace Engineering, is having trouble hiring staff. Labour and skills shortages have become an everyday refrain, but for Simpson it is not just a matter of taking on anyone – he has learned that can be a…
Leading egg and poultry meat producer Baiada Poultry is going automated as it increases its presence in the Riverina region of New South Wales. The company, which includes the well known Lilydale Free Range and Steggles brands, is set to grow with the construction of two fully automated new breeding farms in the region underway…
In-space electric propulsion developer Neumann Space and SmallSat pioneer Surrey Satellite Technology have agreed to work together to test an Australian designed and manufactured in-space propulsion system as part of the CarbSAR In Orbit Demonstration Mission. SSTL and Adelaide’s Neumann Space will begin work this year to integrate the next generation Neumann Drive as an…
Austal meets Philippines President Marcos Shipbuilder Austal CEO Paddy Gregg, COO Ian McMillan and Deputy President Austal Philippines Gianni Johannes met with Philippines President, His Excellency Ferdinand ‘Bong Bong’ Marcos Jr in Cebu, to promote the capabilities of the Austal Philippines shipyard. Supported by Australia’s Ambassador to the Philippines, HK Yu PSM and Australian Department…
Details of the fourth annual Inside Advanced Manufacturing showcase in Queensland have been released, with the September 4 – 15 series to feature 21 manufacturing businesses and ten manufacturing support organisations across six regions. Manufacturers “will host guests on a behind-the-scenes, expert-guided tour” of facilities, according to a statement from the Queensland government on Tuesday,…
A battery electric vehicle by Ampcontrol in collaboration with ResTech, Solitech and The University of Newcastle and specifically designed for underground mining applications has won a Health Excellence award at the NSW Mining HSEC Awards. The award was accepted by Ampcontrol CTO Tim Wylie (pictured below) on Monday at an event at Rydges Resort Hunter…
The Australian Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) and Cotton Australia have been awarded a $890,000 Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) grant. According to a statement from agriculture minister Murray Watt, the “Taking Australian Cotton to the World – Realising the Opportunity” project will deliver “targeted engagement, education, and communication activities” and help “enable cotton…
By Sarah Wilson, University of Technology Sydney and Rachael Wakefield-Rann, University of Technology Sydney There’s growing global concern about potential risks to human health and the environment from a group of industrial chemicals commonly known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals”. While the full extent of harm from PFAS is still emerging, the fact these chemicals…