Germany’s Cyber Agency has awarded Australian company Quantum Brilliance and Germany’s ParityQC one of three contracts valued at €35 million aimed at developing the world’s first mobile quantum computer by 2027. The companies announced they have jointly been awarded a contract by Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH ‘Innovation in Cybersecurity’ to develop the…
Additive manufacturing technology business Conflux Technology has won the Manufacturing and Advanced Materials award at the 2024 Governor of Victoria Export Awards, held on Tuesday night. “We are proud to share that we won the 2024 GOVEA award in the Manufacturing and Advanced Materials category!” the Waurn Ponds, Victoria-headquartered company said on Wednesday. “Congratulations to…
Industry body Weld Australia has cited the damage caused by Super Typhoon Yagi earlier this month in China in its push for quality control and local sourcing for Australian wind farms. Yagi hit the Philippines, then China, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. Weld Australia said that the more than 300 kilometre-per-hour winds after making Yagi made…
BlueScope Steel’s venture subsidiary BlueScopeX has signed a MoU with low emissions steel production technology developer Helios Project to demonstrate the use of its Helios Green Iron (HGI) technology in parts of BlueScope’s steelmaking operations. Helios has developed the Helios Cycle process to produce iron and other metals using sodium as a reducing agent with…
Metal additive manufacturing company SPEE3D has successfully participated in the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) advanced manufacturing demonstration at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. The goal of the exercise was to train a soldier with no previous additive manufacturing training or experience to print a crucial part that can…
The Department of Defence has released an Innovation, Science and Technology (IS&T) strategy, aimed at leveraging Australia’s scientific capability in defence. Accelerating Asymmetric Advantage – Delivering More, Together is Defence’s 10-year vision for the Defence IS&T ecosystem. Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro said: “This vision integrates and aligns the Defence IS&T ecosystem to meet…
Suspension component manufacturer Lovells Automotive Systems has opened a $1 million Research and Development (R&D) Facility in Edwardstown, Adelaide which will underpin the company’s vehicle dynamic stability testing capabilities. The company, which manufactures suspension components, original equipment (OEM) parts and aftermarket coil, and leaf springs, will use the facility to develop and test products through…
Transport company Knorr-Bremse has been awarded a contract worth approximately $30 million to build 520 climate control systems that will be aboard the upcoming fleet of trains built by Downer. According to a statement from Queensland manufacturing minister Glenn Butcher and others on Tuesday, the contract under the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program (QTMP) will see…
A new report from market intelligence firm IBISWorld has found the sector representing manufacture of women’s and girl’s wear in Australia is worth $556 million and made up of 502 businesses. In a summary of the results, IBISWorld said the sector had declined at a compound annual growth rate of 2.7 per cent over the…
Additive manufacturer Amaero International has completed an upsized institutional placement to raise $25 million following strong support from existing institutional shareholders as well as from new Australian and international institutions. The company will use funds raised primarily to fund the purchase of capital equipment including a second atomizer and improvements to the company’s headquarters in…
