RMIT student wins James Dyson Award for new electric motor retrofit solution 

RMIT University Sustainable Systems Engineering and Industrial Design student Alexander Burton has been named national winner of the James Dyson Award competition for his REVR invention, a retrofit allowing the simplified conversion of an internal combustion engine car into hybrid-electric. According to a statement from the James Dyson Foundation on Wednesday, REVR (Rapid Electric Vehicle…

AROSE lunar rover to test Australian technology capabilities

The AROSE consortium and the EPE and Lunar Outpost Oceania consortium are each designing early-stage prototypes of a semi-autonomous Moon rover to be transported to the Moon via NASA. In this contributed article, AROSE outlines the challenges and industry opportunities. When Australia’s Trailblazer lunar rover arrives on the Moon, the remotely operated vehicle will confront…

Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed

Boeing Defence sees biggest trades intake Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has welcomed eight apprentices in the largest single intake to the company’s trades workforce. The apprentices, who have graduated from Aviation Australia’s (AA) 80-day Certificate II in Aircraft Line Maintenance, will join BDA’s F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler maintenance program at RAAF Base Amberley.…

Waste Expo Australia 2023: Advancing Towards Sustainable Resource Recovery Management Solutions

Advertising feature With a growing focus on waste management, the circular economy and sustainable resource consumption, Waste Expo Australia 2023 comes at an opportune time for leaders to discuss trends, challenges, and opportunities for the sector.  With a core theme of “Advancing Towards Sustainable Resource Recovery”, Waste Expo Australia features a multi-stream conference and exhibition…

Shortlist released for Indo Pacific 2023 awards

AMDA Foundation, the organiser of the Indo Pacific 2023 Expo in November, has announced a shortlist for the event’s Innovation Awards, including Hypersonix Launch Systems, Advanced Navigation and Steber International. In a statement on Tuesday, AMDA named the finalists in three categories: the Indo Pacific 2023 National Innovation Award, the Indo Pacific 2023 SME Innovation…

GMG moves novel graphene/aluminium batteries to “BTRL 4”

Brisbane-based, Toronto-listed Graphene Manufacturing Group has given an update on the Graphene Aluminium-Ion Battery technology being developed with the University of Queensland, sharing that it has made “significant” developments in maturing the electro-chemistry and assembly of prototype pouch cells. In a statement on Monday (Brisbane time), GMG said it has made initial graphene aluminium-ion (G+AI)…

Kadego-Cadgile to operate as Ekium

Adelaide-based engineering services firm Kadego-Cadgile has announced a global rebrand as Ekium, now operating under the brand of its parent company. Cadgile and Kadego Engineering were acquired by Groupe-FIVA in November 2018 and July 2019, respectively. Kadego and Cadgile merged operations in 2020. Groupe FIVA’s subsidiaries were acquired by industrial and building engineering and automation company…

KBR and DEWC collaborate on spectrum security

Defence technology and engineering solutions provider KBR today announced a partnership to work with Australian electronic Warfare and surveillance technology manufacturer DEWC Services. Together, the companies will collaborate on activities related to spectrum security technology in support of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Under the agreement, KBR and DEWC will share skills and experiences to…