High-speed welding technology developer K-TIG (ASX: KTG) has rejoined the Australian stock exchange after raising $7 million from investors. The company is commercialising a former CSIRO technology known as Keyhole TIG which operates at a fraction of the cost and time of conventional systems. The listing was a backdoor listing, involving the purchase of Serpantine…
The federal government has announced a number of naval defence industry contracts where work flows to SME technology companies and manufacturers. In separate announcements, defence industry minister Melissa Price revealed new contracts for the $50 billion Attack class submarines and a R&D grant to develop naval unmanned systems. Price announced: # Lockheed Martin had signed…
Comment by Peter Roberts Australians have a habit of clutching onto any small breakthrough or new development and labeling our country a global leader or somesuch in a particular field. One of the latest areas where we are supposed to lead is in the industrial internet of things, the linking together of masses of individual…
Specialty chemicals manufacturer Alexium International (ASX: AJX) is to debut new uses for its flame retardants in the bedding industry at an upcoming show in the United States. CEO Bob Brookins said products incorporating the company’s Alexicool fire retardant would be displayed at the upcoming Las Vegas bedding show. He said: “We are actively working…
Perth’s Lithium Australia (ASX: LIT) has announced it has successfully created lithium ion batteries (LIBs) from materials recycled from spent batteries. The company, which operates mines and is developing a recycling technology with nuclear organisation, ANSTO, produced lithium-ferro-phosphate batteries at its VCPC pilot plant in Brisbane. As reported in @AuManufacturing news in August, Lithium successfully…
The Australian Meat Industry Council has announced the signing of a new memorandum of understanding with Chine to guide Australia’s $2 billion export trade. AMIC CEO Patrick Hutchinson signed The China Australia Red Meat Agreement (CARMA) MOU with the China Meat Association on behalf of the Australian Meat Industry Council, Meat & Livestock Australia and…
The Australian and UK government have named hypersonic travel as one area of industrial co-operation likely to come from a ‘space bridge’agreement between the two countries. Industry minister Karen Andrews talked about hypersonics for the first time in an interview with the Channel 7 Sunrise programme. According to a transcript, she said hypersonic travel could…
Carbon nanotube concrete additive developer, Eden Innovations (ASX: EDE) has broken into the New York construction market, announcing its first customer for EdenCretePz. New York readymix supplier United Transit Mix is to use the additive in its standard concrete mix at its Brooklyn plant. Eden is installing a bulk tank dispensing system for storing and…
Metal 3D printing company Titomic (ASX: TTT) has joined forces with Queensland’s Gilmour Space Technologies to develop high-performance rocket and aerospace components. Titomic, which is commercialising its Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) manufacturing process, will co-operate with rocket developer Gilmour ‘across multiple exciting fields within the global space industry’. The areas of cooperation are: • Performing…
Hungry Jack’s fast food chain has surprised the market announcing that it will launch a new plant-based burger on natonal markets tomorrow. Hungry Jack’s CEO Chris Green issued a brief press release on the Labour Day public holiday (today) announcing the new burger, to be known as the Rebel Whopper would be available in all…
