BAE Systems subsidiary ASC Shipbuilding today signed a contract with BlueScope Steel AIS for the supply of steel for the prototyping phase of the Hunter class frigate construction programme. Under the $2.6 million contract, BlueScope will deliver more than 1,500 tonnes of steel plate to ASC Shipbuilding’s Osborne shipyard (pictured) in Adelaide. This is the…
Leigh Creek Energy has responded to federal government policy changes and widened the scope of its investigations into developing the Leigh Creek coalfield in South Australia to include the production of hydrogen. The company has demonstrated in a pilot plant (pictured) the potential for in situ gasification (ISG) of coal, formerly used to generate electricity,…
New Zealand has revealed a programme which makes apprenticeships in construction, manufacturing and electrical engineering free for the next two and a half years. Radio New Zealand reported the decision was taken by Cabinet and announced by the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. She told RNZ: “Supporting New Zealanders who lose their job because of the…
Researchers from CSIRO have made it possible to 3D print tailor-made aortic stents, an implantable biomedical device used to treat narrow or blocked arteries. The development in partnership with Wollongong-based Medical Innovation Hub is a paradigm shift in the production of self-expanding metallic nitinol stents for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), which afflicts more than 10…
Comment by Peter Roberts Australia is in a recession and there is no point in a blame game – the only thing that matters is how do we get out of it? Our crowd-sourced new deal plan for manufacturing has been received by those tasked by the Prime Minister with charting a way forward post…
Additive manufacturing machinery producer AML3D has announce the successful delivery of its first Arcemy 3D printing module (pictured) to ST Engineering in Singapore under a ‘rent to buy’ agreement. The Arcemy 3D printing module begin commercial production later this month. Once commissioned, the stand-alone module will provide ST Engineering with enhanced manufacturing capabilities capable of…
Production equipment supplier and manufacturer Suba Engineering has launched a new 360 degree vision version of its SubaScope visual inspection device. The SubaScope 2020 360 deg vision product, the latest in a range of locally made tools including optical microscopes and laser markers for electronics production, allows visual inspection of a product from all angles.…
Townsville City Council has formally adopted amendments to its planning scheme, clearing the way for the mega lithium-ion battery cell factory being developed by Magnis Energy Technologies. The amendment clears the way for the Imperium3 consortium which will build the 18 GWh plant, known as iM3TSV, to lodge a development application, expected within months. Engineer…
Graphene products supplier First Graphene will supply its pureGRAPH powders for incorporation into fibreglass laminates used to manufacture swimming pools. The Perth company has signed a two-year agreement with Aquatic Leisure Technologies to provide the material to be used in a new range of pools planned by the company. The two companies have worked together…
Our campaign to crowd source a new deal plan for manufacturing highlighted the vital role to be played by onshoring manufacturing operations. In this three-part series, we look at how the re-shoring trend is developing. By Peter Roberts. In a small factory at Gillman in the heart of a traditional Adelaide industrial precinct, a quiet…
