The Australian Made Campaign Ltd (AMCL), the organisation responsible for the famous Australian Made log, has urged all Australians to buy Australian made goods and Australian grown foods. Australian Made Chief Executive, Ben Lazzaro made the call when announcing a new buy local campaign tag lined ‘It’s never been more important to buy Australian than…
Strong business performance and the high US$ have enabled Perth international shipbuilder to substantially increase both sales and prfoit expectations for the year. The company expects group EBIT of $125 million for the year, up $15 million on previous estimates. This is likely to be struck on revenue up $100,000 to $2 billion for FY2020.…
The New South Wales government has announced the area around Williamtown air force base will be the state’s fifth special business activation precinct. Deputy premier John Barilaro said the area will turbocharge the region’s growth as a national and international defence and aerospace hub. The NSW Government will define 10,000 hectares around the Port Stephens…
Three University of Wollongong-led research projects have been awarded close to $1 million funding to develop blockchain and electric powertrain technologies. The grants, through the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects scheme, are designed to bring university researchers together with industry partners. Professor Willy Susilo of UOW’s School of Computing and Information Technology received $199,857 for…
By James Riley Michael Biercuk sits at the centre of a bunch of areas of strategic national interest as a quantum physicist at the University of Sydney, and as the founder/CEO at the VC-funded quantum startup Q-CTRL. Professor Biercuk has a view on many things, but probably none more so than on the government policies…
New materials developer Archer Materials is to raise up to $3 million from investors through a share purchase plan. The company, which is developing a quantum computer chip, will use the funds to increase the pace of its work programmes and hire additional staff. The company last raised capital in 2019 at 13 cents a…
Manufacturers are slowly adjusting to another new normal as global business ramps up as Covid-19 restrictions are gradually eased. Geelong wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution today reported its global customers were resuming production and were calling for normal wheel supply to resume. The company told investors that Ferrari restarted production early this month and had now…
The future USS Oakland (pictured) the 12th littoral combat ship built for the US Navy by international shipbuilder Austal has completed its acceptance trials. Austal chief executive David Singleton said the completion of the trials during the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated the company’s capability and reliability under challenging conditions. He said: “Austal USA has clearly answered…
We are on the countdown to the launch of the Australian Manufacturing Forum and @AuManufacturing new deal plan for manufacturing. The plan, crowd sourced from readers and Forum members, will be released on Monday and available for download through @AuManufacturing news. We received close to 50 substantial submissions, numerous emails and phone calls, and hundreds…
RUAG Australia has been awarded a Defence grant to grow its capacity and supply chain resilience to support Defence and sustainment of aircraft. The Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority (SICP) grant will enhance efficiency and competitiveness of the company through modernising and automating capital equipment. It will also go towards aid capabilities in the manufacturing and…
