Shipbuilder Austal and additive manufacturing technology company AML3D have teamed up to develop additive manufacturing components for naval vessels. Signalling a move to additive components, Austal has signed a $20,000 contract for AML3D to optimise the design of an existing naval personnel lifting device. The project, likely to lead to other design and production contracts,…
Engineer John Blakemore believes now is the time for politicians to accept that manufacturing policy has failed, plus his priorities for change. The covid-19 pandemic has exposed Australian supply chains and our lack of independent manufacturing capability to a significant extent and clearly demonstrated that the policies of the past need to change. We have…
Trust in the iconic Australian Made kangaroo logo is at a high, with new Roy Morgan research finding 92 per cent of Australians are confident products displaying the logo are made in Australia, up from 88 per cent in 2019. The research also found that 97 per cent of people understand the link with associating…
Ballarat manufacturer Gekko Medical has received an order from the Victorian State Government for 170 of its GeVentor invasive ventilators designed and made in Australia. The GeVentors are expected to be available within five weeks and will be used in health services across the state. The order follows permission for the GeVentor to progress into…
Australian semiconductor manufacturer BluGlass Limited has been awarded a grant from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) to help develop its core technology. The $250,000 matched funding grant will assist the development and commercialisation of BluGlass’ breakthrough deposition technology called Remote Plasma Chemical Vapour Deposition (RPCVD). In July @AuManufacturing reported that Bluglass had developed and…
In this sponsored article in @AuManufacturing’s Australia’s niche champions series, William Lebihan of SMC Corporation looks at the trend towards reshoring, and some of the support available from global technology leaders. One of the many learnings over the past few months is that of self-sufficiency. In the past, Australia, like many other countries, gradually outsourced a large…
Industrial composites systems manufacturer Matrix Composites & Engineering plunged to a $64.5 million loss after tax in the 2020 financial year with delays, deferrals and reduced capital expenditure in the oil and gas sector. Underlying EBITDA loss is $3.7 million, the difference made up by asset write downs as its markets were challenged by the…
Drone counter-measure company DroneShield Ltd has received orders from government agencies of two separate European countries for its products. The first order is for the Company’s DroneSentinel multi-sensor detection system, controlled by the DroneShieldComplete Command-and-Control (“C2”) engine. The order also includes its DroneGun Tactical portable counterdrone equipment. The second order is from the Ministry of…
Infant formula and goat milk company Bubs Australia maintained strong growth in the 2020 financial year despite the Covid-19 pandemic disrupting supply chains in Australia and China. Bubs CEO Kristy Carr said: “Thanks to the foundations laid by the Company over the last two years, Bubs has enjoyed a year of solid revenue trajectory across…
Space, communications and defence manufacturer Electro Optic Systems experienced a horror last Covid-19 seven days to the second half of 2020. The Canberra company reported major disruptions to its supply chain in the last week of June interrupted product delivery and delayed revenues until later this year. The half year result was a loss after…
