Fabless semiconductor company Optera Solutions, which is commercialising “event-based sensing” (EBS) technology developed at Western Sydney University, was selected to join Thales’s Space Business Catalyst Program in Toulouse. The French-headquartered defence contractor announced this week that Optera began its six-month residency in the September 2024 intake of the SBC, which selects the “most promising global…
Sponsored article By Stéphane Marouani, Country Manager ANZ at MathWorks The automotive manufacturing sector has struggled to balance high product quality while minimising operating expenses. AI-based anomaly detection, an approach that identifies irregular patterns in machine data to predict potential problems before they occur, is an emerging strategy that should be considered by all auto…
By Shane Albances In the competitive landscape of space technology, agility and speed of innovation are paramount. At Space Machines Company, we made a strategic decision to invest in developing our own satellite propulsion system as well as establishing a propulsion test facility — a capability that has already proven instrumental in accelerating our product…
We do not know when the federal election campaign will start officially. I will use this space to share a handful of manufacturing-related thoughts for whoever forms the next federal government. By Dr Jens Goennemann. Over the last decade, there has been bipartisan appreciation for manufacturing – evidenced mostly by lip service rather than bold…
By Melita Jazbec, University of Technology Sydney; Monique Retamal, University of Technology Sydney; Nick Florin, University of Technology Sydney, and Stuart White, University of Technology Sydney Australians largely support transforming the economy to increase recycling, repurpose products and reduce waste, according to a new report from the Productivity Commission, but they are being impeded by…
HII has been awarded an initial $9.6 million by the federal government to deliver a new Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification Pilot
Following Julie Harrison’s advice earlier this week on how Australian companies can deal with expected US trade policy shifts, Walter Adamson argues tariff walls will do little to help American manufacturers. When it comes to jobs, there are more powerful influences than the placebo of protectionism, and smarter policy options at hand. The notion that…
NSW planning minister Paul Scully has announced that the First Building at Bradfield City Centre, housing Stage 1 of the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF), has been officially opened. AMRF announced completed construction of the building in December. The opening is “another example of the genuine momentum building around Australia’s first new city in over…
The NSW government has released its industry policy, linking three missions: Housing, Net Zero & Energy Transition, and Local Manufacturing, with the latter including what it says are “ambitious” targets around growth in value added and local content in rolling transport stock. According to a statement from trade and industry minister Anoulack Chanthivong on Wednesday,…
Researchers discover way to safely destroy PFAS An Australian-led team of international scientists have shown how harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can be safely destroyed, in a world-first study to trace the entire chain of chemical reactions as PFAS break down during incineration. Researchers from CSIRO, the University of Newcastle, Colorado State University and…