Mining equipment manufacturer NextOre is to dispatch its first commercial magnetic resonance (MR) truck analyser. The CSIRO backed company has completed assembly and factory testing of what is claimed to be a world first MR truck analyser which build’s on the company’s on-conveyor analysis equipment. The unit (pictured), measuring seven metres in diameter and designed…
Near record first half sales and tailwinds from continuing international instability could lead to the expansion of Xtek’s specialised manufacturing footprint to the US in FY24. This follows global attention for its ‘AK47 stopping level 3 rifle combat helmet’. The company told investors that growth had seen the company developing plans for organic expansion of…
Analytical science and device company Trajan Group has reported strong revenue growth in its half year results for the 2023 financial year. The company reported revenue of $80.1 million for 1H FY23, an increase of 83.2 percent on the previous corresponding period (PCP), delivering a normalised EBITDA of $10.3 million, an increase of 115.9 percent…
Carbon fibre nanotube X-ray emitter manufacturer Micro-X has formally offered its lightweight, rugged X-ray imager to detect improvised explosives devices (IEDs) to the Australian Defence Force. The company told investors that it had submitted a formal tender to supply its Argus IED X-ray camera (pictured) under Defence’s JP154 porcurement programme. The equipment incorporates a new-generation…
Industrial technology company Silex Systems has completed a $120 million institutional placement to further its move into the nuclear fuel industry. Earlier this month Silex said it was accelerating the commercialisation of its Silex laser uranium enrichment technology to take advantage of an emerging global nuclear fuel supply chain. Silex is also developing the production…
Adelaide’s Flinders University will be the official partner of the Tonsley Technical College in a collaborative innovation partnership which furthers the development of the university’s Catapult centre-related Factory of the Future. The Tonsley Technical College will be built in tandem with the Factory of the Future, backed by federal and state governments and BAE Systems…
Economists at SGS Economics & Planning have gone public with a call for the development of a ‘new spatial industry strategy’. In a newly published policy paper, SGS principal and partner Jeremy Gill said Australia had emerged from three years of the Covid-19 pandemic into a period of global disruption. Within this, however, lay opportunity,…
The Australian Hydrogen Council has welcomed a review of the National Hydrogen Strategy as well as state strategies The new strategy will respond to the local and global changes since 2019 and guide Australia on its path to be a global hydrogen leader. CEO of the Australian Hydrogen Council Fiona Simon said: “Globally, competition for…
Federal, State and Territory Skills and Training Ministers met in Brisbane last week to progress key skills sector reforms and vocational education workforce challenges, aimed at strengthening the quality of vocational education and training and tackling the nations skills shortages now and over the longer term. This an edited version of their communique. National Skills…
Engineering group Marand has won a contract from Kongsberg Defence Australia (KDAu) for the production of launch ramp systems for the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile. The project will involve large scale fabrication of the launch ramps that will be fitted to Royal Australian Navy ships and support the Launcher Missile Module (LMM). The federal government…
