Perth shipbuilder Austal has delivered the first of two 118 metre long car and passenger ferries to shipping line Fred Olsen Express. The Bajamar Express (pictured), part of an order worth $190 million, was handed over at a ceremony held at Austal’s shipyard at Henderson, south of Perth. The aluminium trimaran, capable of transporting more…
Microbiology diagnostic device manufacturer LBT Innovations has signed up leading diagnostics group Beckman Coulter as its distributor for the European Union. The company has been commercialising its APAS Independence laboratory instrument (pictured below), an imaging, interpretation, sorting and reporting machine that automatically examines culture plates for the presence of bacterial colonies. Beckman Coulter has signed…
3D metal printers manufacturer Aurora Labs is switching its strategy away from engineering and manufacturing towards a licensing and royalty business model. The Perth company’s review of its technology charted a new, less costly 12 month pathway to commercial readiness. The maker of S-Titanium Pro printers (pictured), metal powders and digital parts said it would…
Carbon fibre nanotube concrete additive company Eden Innovations has made its first significant sale of its EdenCrete concrete additive in its home market of Australia. EdenCrete, which improves tensile and flexural strength of concrete, has been successful in penetrating US roads and bridges markets but the order from its Australian distributor Parchem Construction Supplies is…
Melbourne’s New Touch Industries is investing in a new laser cutting and warehousing machine which will produce a better quality product. The company, which makes everything metal from the crown signs on Crown Casino to street benches and rubbish bins and fuel tanks for armoured vehicles, received a $100,000 federal grant. Managing director Brad Drury…
Specialist automotive brake manufacturer Advanced Braking Technology has continued to grow during the Covid-19 pandemic on the back of orders from its traditional resources company clients. The Perth company told investors that sales of its fail-safe braking systems for heavy mining equipment were five per cent up in the fourth quarter compared to last year.…
3D printed bone healing implant manufacturer Osteopore has appointed Bioplate Inc as a non-exclusive distributor in the US market.
Australian defence, space and telecommunications business Electro Optic Systems is poised to invest $78 million to research new defence systems for the Mena region. MENA is an acronym which refers to the Middle East and North Africa. According to a report in the Middle East English language newspaper The National: “Abu Dhabi-based EOS Advanced Technologies…
Two large ships barges built by Taylor Bros. in Tasmania have completed a long voyage to Romania where they will serve as tenders to Australia’s new Antarctic science ship now under construction. The barges, Nuyina LB 1 and Nuyina LB 2, will carry 45.5 tonnes of personnel, cargo and research equipment to and from the…
The Defence Industry Quantum Research Consortium is funding two cutting-edge quantum science and technology research projects to the tune of $1.5 million. The consortium, a grouping of universiities brought together by the NSW Defence Innovation Network (DIN), will bring researchers together with industry to pursue the projects. Member universities are Macquarie University, The University of…
