The Australian Made Campaign (AMCL) has welcomed the Australian Cabinet and Furniture Association (ACFA) as an associate to support the continued growth of Australia’s local furnishings and furniture manufacturing sector. NSW-based ACFA is one of Australia’s primary industry associations for furnishing, cabinetmaking and joinery manufacturers, along with the semi-national Australasian Furnishing Association, which is also…
Traffic signal and road management technology company Redflex has reported strong sales growth in the fourth quarter of FY2020, with $8.7 million in new contracts let, up 15 per cent on the previous year. The company wrote new equipment sales contracts and recurring annual revenue management contracts as it continued to build sales throughout the…
Microscopic imaging technology company OptiScan Imaging is to undertake a study to screen, diagnose and treat oral cancer at the Melbourne Dental School. The company has received $ 1 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund operated by MTPConnect to trial its endomicroscopic technology for real time imaging of human tissue. The hand-held…
Nanotube emitter X-Ray company Micro-X has received US Food and Drug Administration approval for its Rover lightweight X-Ray equipment (pictured) which is being marketed in the United States for use in field medical hospitals. Originally developed under contract to Australia’s defence department, the Rover is a ruggedised, military version of its Nano machine which generates…
Semiconductor technology developer Bluglass has completed the installation of its largest-ever remote plasma vapour deposition (RPCVD) manufacturing system (main picture) at its Silverwater plant in Sydney. The commercial-scale system, known as BLG-500, is capable of creating 6×6 semiconductor wafers or 42 two inch wafers for the production of laser diodes, LED and microLED industries. It…
Comment by Peter Roberts The federal government appears likely to make no effort to support the establishment of electric vehicle manufacturing in Australia following the release of a new report. The report, funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s Advancing Renewables Programme, looked at the very low level of EV sales in Australia and decided…
BlueScope Steel has revealed a strong result for the 2020 financial year with its results in the 18 countries where it operates reflecting local fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. Business was disrupted by compulsory industry closures in some markets such as Malaysia and the United States, China is recovering strongly and the company is reviewing…
Respiri secures global sales and distribution agreement Asthma management system developer Respiri has signed an exclusive agreement with pharmaceutical firm Cipla to sell its Wheezo asthma management device. Cipla will initially market Wheezo in Australia and New Zealand, with further territories including the United States, Europe and India also on Cipla’s radar. Initial minimum sales…
Defence minister Linda Reynolds has signaled support for Australian involvement in future purchases of unmanned aerial vehicles for the army with a surprise visit to Orbital UAV in Perth. Coming so soon after the release of an updated Force Structure Plan which foreshadowed new spending on unmanned military systems, the visit to UAV engine manufacturer…
Recce Pharmaceuticals will trial its anti-infective agents RECCE 327 and RECCE 529 against SARS- CoV-2. The company has teamed with North Carolina’s Path BioAnalytics to trial its broad-spectrum synthetic antibiotics which the company is commercialising to defeat resistant superbugs, Researchers at PBA will evaluate the company’s drug candidates in an ‘ex vivo respiratory organoid model…
