Marine propulsion and stabilisation specialist Veem has shared details of two projects awarded funding on Friday through the Defence Industry Development Grants Program, with the company to invest in a new sand 3D printer and multi-axis CNC machine. In a statement on Monday, Perth-based Veem told the ASX that each grant provides $1 million in…
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has said it is offering extra support to “new small business owners” to help them understand tax, super and registry obligations through a new “ready for business” campaign. In a statement on Monday, the ATO said that approximately half of all businesses fail in their first three years, often due…
For the final profile in our Celebrating Australian Made series, we look at Ballarat’s Alevo. It doesn’t just believe Australian made products developed at home can complete on the world stage; it’s showing how it can be done. From massages to medical, one Australian Made business, Alevo, is helping Australia’s healthcare industry raise the bar…
In the final day of our Celebrating Australian Made editorial series, sponsored by Australian Made, we hear from Western Metalworx. It’s been said that it takes an Australian made design to stand up to Australian conditions. Especially when it comes to the mining industry. For West Australian, Malaga, West Australian-based steel fabricator Western Metalworx, it’s…
A newly-completed $75 million canning line at Richlands is the biggest in its network, according to beverage company Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia (CCEP), and is set to “significantly increase production” of the highly-caffeinated Monster Energy Company drinks. According to a statement from CCEP on Friday, the new line was built over an 18-month period, supported…
WA sealing itself off during the pandemic pushed Australian Winders towards inhouse production. Nicholas Way speaks to the company’s Director, Tony O’Brien, in the latest feature from our Celebrating Australian Made series. Like many businesses, Perth-based Australian Winders was transformed by the COVID pandemic, morphing from a global maintenance and field service specialist in industrial…
Nanomaterial applications developer and manufacturer Graphene Manufacturing Group has announced that it will invest $900,000 ahead of commissioning a planned 10 tonne per annum graphene plant, supported by a recent capital raise. According to a statement from GMG on Wednesday, the board’s approval for the investment will support early works for the expected plant, to…
Every component that comes off the line at the Nissan Casting Australia Plant at Dandenong South – which makes 1.2-million-parts annually – will be certified Australian Made, with the company announcing the accreditation to coincide with Australian Made Week (May 19 – 25.) In a statement on Tuesday, the company said the factory produces high-pressure…
HILT CRC team wins innovation award for green iron project A Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) research team led by Professor Jacques Eksteen and Dr Lina Hockaday from Curtin University has won and award for Excellence in Innovation – Research Institution Leadership in Industry Research Collaboration. The award, received on Tuesday…
Counter-drone company DroneShield has been selected by an unnamed Australian law enforcement agency to deliver a contract worth “over $1 million”, which it said is part of “a broader initiative to moderni[s]e law enforcement tools” and address the growing risks posed by unauthorised drone activity. DroneShield makes products involved in spotting and disabling unnamed aerial…