Ribbon to be cut at construction composites centre on Friday
A new factory for fibre reinforced polymer bridges will open on Friday morning in Wingfield, north of Adelaide, with up to 15 hires to be made in the first 12 months of operation.
Manufacturing growth ends with ‘further slowing increasingly likely’: Ai Group
After expanding for almost all of 2022, manufacturing fell into slight contraction in August, according to Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Manufacturing Index. The monthly survey has shown results indicating growth every month since January, which was impacted by an outbreak of the Omicron Covid-19 variant over the summer. August’s 49.3 represented a fall of…
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RAN nuclear submarine training announced Defence minister Richard Marles has been hosted by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace at the commissioning of HMS Anson at BAE Systems at Barrow. The event included an announcement that Royal Australian Navy submariners would train aboard the nuclear-powered Anson, an Astute-Class…
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Production delays build inventories at Quickstep Production delays related to absenteeism, supply chain issues and equipment reliability issues were exacerbated by global labour and spare parts shortages in the fourth quarter of FY22 at Quickstep. The resulting lower aerostructure production volumes caused a build in inventory of $5.2 million in the quarter for the composites…
New Industry Fellowships program launched
The Industry Fellowships program, which will support as many as 83 Industry Fellows a year and was a part of the previous federal government’s University Research Commercialisation Action Plan, has been launched. According to a statement from the Australian Research Council on Wednesday, the four-year program “will support researchers moving between industry and academic research…
Titomic releases FY22 results, puts revenue diversification up front
Cold spray additive manufacturing business Titomic has released its full-year results, emphasising its progress in diversifying revenues over the year and reporting a net loss after tax of $17.1 million. The company told investors that revenues from customer sales were up seven times on the previous financial year to $3.4 million, as it added offerings…
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Manufacturing Industry Showcase event held at Toowoomba Almost 100 people attended the inaugural Manufacturing Industry Showcase event held at Burke and Wills Hotel in Toowoomba on Friday, according to the host, the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise. The event sponsored by JRS Manufacturing Group gave students from Wilsonton State High School, Toowoomba Grammar School, St…
Victorian government releases new Advanced Air Mobility statement
The Victorian government has released its Advanced Air Mobility Industry Vision Statement, outlining the potential of the electric aviation sector and its plans to consult with businesses, community and the federal government on legislation. AAM concerns emerging aviation technologies, including electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL) and other automated aircraft. The statement considers opportunities…
IoT leak detector company among two SPRINTS AI Accelerator winners
A company using acoustic signals to detect underground water leaks and another designing digital inspection systems for high-rise buildings are the first to be awarded support under the ARM Hub’s SPRINTS Artificial Intelligence Accelerator Program. SPRINTS, announced in December last year, provides $25,000 in-kind support to successful applicants, which must also invest a minimum of…
Not like udder milk: ‘synthetic milk’ made without cows may be coming to supermarket shelves near you
By Milena Bojovic, Macquarie University The global dairy industry is changing. Among the disruptions is competition from food alternatives not produced using animals – including potential challenges posed by synthetic milk. Synthetic milk does not require cows or other animals. It can have the same biochemical make up as animal milk, but is grown using…