Courses at TAFE Queensland have been endorsed by the Naval Shipbuilding College which is developing a national approach to developing skills for this growing industry. So far, TAFE Queensland and TAFE SA have endorsed programmes of study. The college’s David Whetstone said: ““TAFE SA and TAFE Queensland were the first providers in the nation to…
Sienna Cancer Diagnostics (ASX: SDX) has appointed a Brazilian distributor for its breakthrough bladder cancer detection test. The appointment of Inside Diagnosticos as its exclusive agent selling to pathology labs follows the recent appointments of distributors in Korea and Singapore. Sienna has the first ever in vitro diagnostic (IVD) for detection of telomerase as an…
Analysis by Peter Roberts If the ALP is elected at the upcoming national poll, as seems likely, Australia just may see the revival of Australian-owned shipping. Opposition leader, Bill Shorten has promised to re-develop maritime skills training, establish an investigative task force, and develop a core, privately-owned, Australian ‘strategic fleet’. Made up of perhaps a…
The construction industry is in the spotlight over multiple issues to do with compliance and safety, especially of cheap imported substitute products. Industry leaders have responded by launching a new professional body to promote safety and certification standards for balustrades – the supported railings that are found everywhere in our cities and homes. The main…
Forum member, Mike Russell, Chief Operating Officer, Central Innovation discusses how the evolution of manufacturing, is driving engineering 4.0. The manufacturing industry has come a long way starting from the Industrial Age, through the information age up until the digital age. As we steadily approach 2019, we are now in the Automation age popularly known…
Australia has always relied on immigration to satisfy much of its requirement for highly skilled staff. In recent years in Australia, for example, half of all new engineers joining the workforce have come from overseas – we just don’t train enough. But it is not just companies, but nations that are in a global competition…
In a world-first project, researchers and NSW Ports have incorporated waste from coal-fired power stations into low carbon Geopolymer concrete. The concrete has been cast into barricades and installed to protect the coastline at Port Kembla from extreme weather events. Steel furnace slag (SFS) Geopolymer concrete is denser than traditional concrete and emits 50 per…
Supersonic particle deposition (SPD) has been proven as a reliable additive manufacturing repair solution for aircraft and maritime structures. Defence contractor, RUAG Australia, studied SPD as a method of restoring full structural functionality to corroded surfaces. It found that SPD repairs restore the stress field in the structure and ensure that the load carrying capability…
Hydro Tasmania has identified three preferred sites for new pumped hydro storages to take advantage of a new electricity connector being built to the mainland. The sites at Lake Cethana, Lake Rowallan and near the Tribute Power station were identified in a $2.0 million study of potential sites by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and…
Australian shipbuilder, Austal (ASX: ASB) has delivered a 50 metre high-speed catamaran ferry to Taiwan’s Brave Line. The 550 passenger ferry, the first of two being delivered to Brave Line, is the company’s first-ever commercial delivery to a Taiwanese customer. It was built at the company’s Philippines shipyard in Balamban, Cebu. Austal CEO David Singleton…
