Two businesses begin new year with listings in @AuManufacturing’s business directory
@AuManufacturing welcomes its two newest business directory listings, MPE Contractors and Canrock Advisory.
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Is now the time to cut local content requirements?
Analysis by Peter Roberts As we enter 2019 we are seeing a a gradual slowing of the Australian economy, with manufacturing’s contraction in the most recent month just one of the early warning signs things are off the boil. A combination of a tapering off of infrastructure spending, soft consumer confidence linked to falling real…
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Titomic makes waves in titanium process and product markets
Additive manufacturing technology company Titomic (ASX: TTT) has inked three agreements with Chinese entities that further its development of 3D printing machines and products based on titanium metal powders. The Melbourne company released three statements to investors over Christmas that secure its supply of titanium metal powders, deepen its R&D relationships and provide a path…
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Energy metals boom challenges Australia to add value
Today’s inforgarphic, from Visual Capitalist, throws down the challenge to Australia for the 21st Century. Will we ride this new bull wave for metals needed in the new economy simply by digging the stuff up and shipping it out? Or will we use our natural advantages, skills and wealth as a nation to go up…
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Rio completes deployment of world’s biggest robot and ‘factory’
Analysis by Peter Roberts Iron ore miner Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has completed the deployment phase of its $900 million Pilbara AutoHaul automated heavy-haul, long distance rail network. After a build up from running its first autonomous train in July, the company has announced the system is now fully operational. The company operates more than…
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Moly-Cop – another super success that got away
Comment by Peter Roberts Moly-Cop, the world’s largest manufacturer of ball and rod grinding media used in minerals processing, is along with the Whyalla steel works another global opportunity that went unseen and unfulfilled by Australian investors. Just as the steel works is being doubled in size by new owners Liberty Primary Steel, Moly-Cop under…
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Growing juice company squeezes more out of premium market
A juice company that began a decade ago with fruit, dreams and no customers has become a national premium beverage brand and is eyeing export markets. By Andrew Spence.
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Queensland electric motor start-up aims for first test flight by year’s end
Arundel, Gold Coast-based electric propulsion company MagniX aims to have its first test flight by 2019, and to have its motors powering commercial flights within three years.
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Leigh Creek raises $5 million to develop chemicals potential
Leigh Creek Energy (ASX: LCK) company will raise $5.1 million through a rights issue and placement to fund development of chemicals processing opportunities in South Australia. The company said in a statement that its in situ coal gasification demonstration plant at the former Leigh Creek coal fields has notched up 13 days continuous production of…
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LiDAR systems manufacturer raises $45 million
Sydney autonomous vehicle technology business, Baraja, has secured $45 million in Series A venture capital to fund development of its LiDAR navigation systems for driverless vehicles. Raised from Sequoia China, Blackbird Ventures, and Main Sequence Ventures, this adds to seed funding raised in 2016 which also included Blackbird among its investors. Baraja launched its Spectrum-Scan…
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