By Peter Roberts There is no doubt the idea of a circular economy, where manufacturers reclaim used materials to make products that can themselves be recycled again and again, is a great idea. But getting from the dream to the reality requires such enormous goodwill and co-ordinated effort from manufacturers and end-users, that it very…
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Sydney appliance manufacturing icon Zip Industries has opened its new production line at its Condell Park, Sydney factory. Built at a cost of $6 million, the new line will double production of its range of under bench hot and chilled water dispensers. It also honours the determination of the company’s long-term owner, Michael Crouch to…
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Sydney underwater robotics company UUV Aquabotix (ASX: UUV) has won its largest ever order for its swarming, military, underwater unmanned vehicle. The $520,000 order is destined for the military in a ‘major Asian country’ – unnamed by the company – allied with the US and Australia. The submersibles will be utilised for harbour management and…
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Adelaide nanosatellite manufacturer Fleet Space Technologies has raised fresh capital, said to be as much as $11 million, to fund an extension to its satellite IoT services. The company, which in February offered manufacturers low-cost IoT connectivity from its first four satellites, has attracted wealthy Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-shing and the Australian Kennard family…
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Iconic Adelaide cordials manufacturer, Bickfords has expanded their capabilities with the opening yesterday of a new aseptic bottling line by the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison. Morrison joined South Australian Premier, Steven Marshall for the opening at the 175 year old family-owned company factory at Salisbury north of Adelaide. Marshall said: “Bickford’s is now one of…
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Geelong’s Imagine Intelligent Materials has developed a system using graphene coatings and edge-based signal processing devices to collect data from objects with large surface areas. Proven over areas as large as 4,000 square metres, the system gathers data such as pressure, moisture, stress and temperature and is aimed at industrial and consumer applications in the…
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The federal government has announced details of its $160 million Manufacturing Modernisation Fund. The fund, revealed in the federal budget, would help manufacturers become more competitive by co‑funding investments in new technologies, said industry minister, Karen Andrews. Andrews said: “The fund will provide grants to small and medium manufacturing businesses so they can invest in…
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Adelaide X-ray equipment manufacturer Micro-X (ASX: MX1) has been awarded a follow on contract by the UK Department for Transport to further develop its carbon nanotube x-ray imaging system. The contract of 100,000 pounds is relatively small, but is a validation of its high technology solution to producing more effective, small, mobile x-ray systems. The…
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A demonstration gasifier project in Loganholme, Queensland has attracted $6.2 million in Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funding, and will turn sewage sludge into energy and agricultural products.
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By Katherine Wynn, CSIRO Growing interest in healthy and sustainable lifestyles could be worth about A$25 billion and make up about 10% of the value of Australia’s food and agribusiness sector by the end of next decade. These projections are made by Australia’s industrial research agency, CSIRO, in an economic analysis published today. The high…
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