Norsta Maritime of Cairns has been awarded a five-year, $70 million naval maintenance contract delivering the Cairns Regional Maintenance Centre, which will become operational “within the coming months” and initially support the evolved Cape class patrol boats. The contract came with incentives for local SMEs to compete for work, with “local industry set to benefit…
IBISWorld has updated its data on the state of the fabricated metal market in Australia, which has faced increased competition from imported products, particularly from China and the United States.
The University of Queensland and ARM Hub have announced a partnership focussed on lifting cybersecurity among Australian manufacturing businesses.
By Andrew Spence Adelaide confectioner Robern Menz has ditched the original name that has served the family business for almost a century in favour of a rebrand. The Glynde manufacturer of FruChocs, Violet Crumble and Crown Mints will now be known as Menz Confectionery and has adopted the tagline “Making life sweeter”. Menz Confectionery CEO…
An RMIT research team has developed a new method for carbon capture and storage with energy use, environmental and other benefits, and is seeking input from industry on refining the method, which they say is suited to hard-to-abate industries such as cement and steel.
Solar technology company 5B has been awarded $14 million funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, which will assist a $33.4 million project to automate production of the company’s prefabricated solar arrays.
By Steven Percy, Swinburne University of Technology You might remember hearing a lot about green hydrogen last year, as global pressure mounted on Australia to take stronger action on climate change ahead of the COP26 Glasgow summit last November. The government predicts green hydrogen exports and domestic use could be worth up to A$50 billion…
Renewable hydrogen is not yet produced in large volumes, though investigations into its potential are gathering pace, including a new Victorian government-backed study into its potential in the crematorium industry.
Dentroid Technologies is leading a collaborative project to develop a specialised “micromirror” for use in robotic dental surgery, which will remove the need for drills and needles.
Applications have opened today for federal grants of between $1 million and $20 million for manufacturers in the food and beverage, defence, and recycling and clean energy sectors. The grants are for the Translation and Integration streams of the Modern Manufacturing Initiative. They cover up to half of project costs for successful project applications. The…
