Bega Cheese has executed a smooth CEO transition with CEO of six years Paul van Heerwaarden standing down to be replaced by COO Pete Findlay (pictured). Van Heerwaarden has presided over an extraordinary period of growth of the Australian-owned manufacturer, doubling turnover as he executed takeovers of the Mondalez Grocery business, various Reckitt businesses, the…
Solving sustainability problems, protecting healthcare providers from Covid-19, and using technology to train next-gen pilots are among the achievements of award-winning STEM innovators recognised at the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering’s (ATSE’s) annual Awards, held tonight in Sydney. Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) President Hugh Bradlow said the award winners…
Western Australian workshop products manufacturer Tradesales has begun moving production equipment into a new manufacturing plant in the Avon Valley Industrial Park, located just outside Northam in regional WA. The new plant (pictured) is 12 times the size of the company’s current factory in Cunderdin, with the expansion coming on the heels of healthy demand…
Rare earths producer Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) has produced its first metals at its subsidiary metals manufacturing plant in Korea. Writing in the company annual report, chairman Ian Gandel said Phase 1 commissioning was now complete of new buildings and production equipment installed in the past year. Gandel said: “Installation and commissioning of Phase 1…
Wine industry still suffering from China tariffs The Australian wine industry is still suffering from China’s punitive tariffs, with Wine Australia reporting a 92 per cent fall in exports to China in the year to September 30 to just $21 million. Exports in the corresponding period to China were $1.3 billion. Wine producers have been…
By Peter Roberts The federal treasurer Jim Chalmers tonight delivered a prudent budget that better targets the needs of industry and manufacturing. In a budget speech laden with words such as sensible and responsible, Chalmers said: “The budget implements our commitments to the Australian people to deliver cheaper child care, fee-free TAFE, cleaner and cheaper…
Passive radar manufacturer Silentium Defence has launched a new, world-first ‘observatory-in-a-box’ capability for improved Space Domain Awareness and Space Traffic Management. Designed and built in Australia, the deployable observatories combine Silentium’s MAVERICK S passive radar for detection and tracking of objects in Low-Earth-Orbit, with custom built, off-grid cabins for rapid, covert surveillance of space, at…
IoT satellite developer Myriota has announced an agreement with ISILAUNCH to send South Australian government satellite Kanyini into orbit on board a SpaceX Transporter rocket mission in 2023. Under the Launch Services Agreement, Kanyini, the first satellite developed by an Australian state government, will be sent into low Earth orbit. The home-grown satellite, named after…
Perth marine engineering firm VEEM is to manufacture two giant propeller blades and a propeller hub for the prototyping phase of the construction of nine Hunter class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy in Adelaide. BAE Systems Australia has awarded a $1.7 million contract to VEEM to manufacture the components under the supervision of the…
Microbiology diagnostic equipment manufacturer LBT Innovations has been awarded $1.5 million in federal government funding to support further development of the company’s APAS Independence laboratory instrument (pictured). The funding from the Medical Future Fund through MTPConnect’s clinical translation and commercialisation medtech programme will support development of a new, smaller benchtop version of the APAS instrument,…
