By Peter Roberts You hear comments like this all the time: ‘but we don’t manufacture any major appliances in Australia, do we?’ Well actually we do – in fact many of Australia’s most loved appliances in areas from cooking, to air conditioning are still made locally. A stand-out is Seeley International, which has just revealed…
Reach Robotics and the University of Sydney’s School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering (AMME) are to develop space manufacturing and service capabilities under a new collaboration. They have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop solutions to complex space control challenges in the field of on-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing (OSAM). Reach Robotics…
The Technology Council of Australia has mapped out a pathway to help the federal government reach its target of 1.2 million tech-related jobs by 2030 in a new report released today. Getting to 1.2 million is a roadmap to create a thriving Australian tech workforce is the product of a collaboration between tech industry groups…
Robotics developer Lyro Robotics will fund the manufacture of 20 of its robots that are optimised for handling delicate produce, replacing repetitive, labour intensive tasks. The Brisbane company has raised $1.5 million in early stage funding to increase production of its robot systems which neatly integrate computer vision, machine learning and robotic grasping algorithms. The…
Airbus is to locate at the Australian Space Park in Adelaide, South Australia, the site of a dedicated space industry manufacturing hub. The company will join other companies locating manufacturing at the park which is adjacent to Adelaide airport – Fleet Space Technologies, Alauda Aeronautics, ATSpace and Q-CTRL. The first major prime contractor at the…
The natural disasters hitting Australia – Covid-19, absenteeism and sickness, and troubled international supply chains have hit aerospace composites manufacturer Quickstep, forcing it into a loss. The Bankstown, Sydney company said absenteeism and sickness were continuing and continues to average 12 percent, while the recent Sydney floods – worsened by the granddaddy of all disasters,…
X-ray equipment manufacturer Micro-X is poised to launch a major extension to its product offerings – a lightweight, rugged X-ray imager to detect improvised explosives devices (IEDs) The company told investors that pre-production prototypes of its Argus IED X-ray camera (pictured) were close to completion, following delays in commissioning manufacturing equipment at its Adelaide plant.…
Staff and stakeholders in carbon capture and reuse technology company Mineral Carbonation International (MCi) have gathered in Newcastle, NSW to mark the opening of the company’s new local industrial headquarters office. The Canberra-based company is constructing a mobile demonstration plant on Kooragang Island that captures and uses CO2 to produce manufacturing and construction materials, such…
Barrett Communications delivers HF radios Barrett Communications – in collaboration with Royal Communications Inc. – has delivered High Frequency (HF) high power radio communications systems to assist in comprehensive communications coverage across the US. An undisclosed United States Federal Agency has recently installed high power HF radio systems into all states and territories of the…
Advanced welding technology company K-TIG is expanding its horizons in the nuclear waste disposal sector, moving to take over fabrication of the critical vessels in the United Kingdom and the EU. K-TIG has signed a MoU with nuclear engineering firm Darchem Engineering to novate a contract for producing three cubic metre intermediate level waste (ILW)…
