Drone manufacturer Simbiant Pty Ltd is recruiting to expand its development of a range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and camouflaged drones. CEO Steve Auch-Schwelk said the company was using ‘active and adaptive technologies’ to hide UAVs in plain sight. Recruiting is underway to ramp up its aeronautics division to enter Phase-1 test flights of…
By Peter Roberts Manufacturers were again largely absent from this year’s Australia Day honours with none being named in the top two groups of awards as Companions and Officers of the order. Professor Mark Dodgson, Professor of Innovation Studies at the University of Queensland Business School, was one of two linked to manufacturing named as…
Perth based global shipbuilder, Austal (ASX: ASB) is building up a lucrative business of long term sustainment for the ships its builds. The company’s latest contract, worth US$16.3 (Aud$23 million) is for post delivery sustainment of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 20, the future USS Cincinnati. This is on top of a recently announced US$21.1…
Analysis by Peter Roberts Australia has always relied on foreign direct investment to drive its growing economy, as do other nations according to today’s graphic from Visual Capitalist. Whether it is Chevron’s investment in Australia’s north-west shelf, or Incitec Pivot’s $1 billion ammonia plant in New Orleans, companies often find the best payback in foreign…
South Australia is the home of fine Australian wine with one company capitalising on the location of its bottling plant at Osborne near Adelaide’s container port. Harbour Bottling, owned by AWTE Enterprise, began exporting only last year to India, the UK and Canada adding to its usual China market. Company director Wayne Chao said: “So…
Big news for chocolate lovers from Adelaide today with news Robern Menz, who recently bought back the Violet Crumble bar from Nestle, also plans to make the iconic Polly Waffle. While chocolate bars are melting city-wide as temperatures reached a new all-time record of 46.4 degrees at 3.00 pm, news hit that Menz, the maker…
The big question over Australia’s response to China’s rise has broken ground – will Australia move to have its own aircraft carriers? The question gained new potency with news Japan would upgrade its fleet of fleet of amphibious warfare Izumo class vessels. By replacing existing helicopters with the F-35-B short take-off, vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft,…
Australian and Chinese business groups have joined with Sydney entrepreneurial space Haymarket HQ (HHQ) to help businesses sell into Chinese consumer markets. HHQ, a co-working space for entrepreneurs exporting to Asia, has teamed up with Australia Post, Alibaba Cloud and the Australia-China Council for its China Canvas Challenge. The challenge involves a seven week online…
Sydney’s Tramanco has received approval from Transport Certification Australia (TCA) for its CHEK-WAY on-board mass (OBM) measurement system for heavy vehicles. The independent assessment and type-approval means two Tramanco OBM products could now be utilised in Australia. TCA’s CEO, Chris Koniditsiotis said: “Type-approval involves an assessment (of) OBM Systems is based on…performance-based requirements. “The Specification…
Australian wine exports hit all time highs in 2018 with both volumes and value rising as Asian consumers take to the local product. According to new figures from Wine Australia, exports rose 10 per cent in value to $2.82 billion free on board (FOB) and five per cent in volume to 850 million litres. Most…
