The federal government will contribute up to $850 million in partnership with Kongsberg Defence Australia to manufacture and service missiles at Williamtown near Newcastle. The project, which involves construction of a factory in the Newcastle Airport precinct employing 100, is expected to generate almost $100 million in economic benefits to the local area. The factory…
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Marine manufacturer VEEM has seen revenue jump by a third as defence contracts and exclusive global agreements boost its bottom line.
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Metal additive manufacturing quality assurance company Additive Assurance has partnered with Dutch machinery manufacturer Additive Industries to enhance laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) monitoring and quality control. The companies will partner to offer the Australian company’s AMiRIS in situ process monitoring with Additive Industries’ MetalFab portfolio of machines. The collaboration leverages the strengths of both…
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A graphite manufacturing facility in Adelaide has taken a leap forward following successful testing of its processes to make lithium-ion battery grade materials.
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It turns out that GFG Alliance’s decision to halt shipments of coal to fuel the Whyalla steelworks blast furnace as it moves towards green iron and steel production was premature. In September last year GFG heralded the arrival of the last shipment of coal used to produce coke used in a traditional blast furnace, with…
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Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat programme has achieved another milestone with the first Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot taking the controls of the unmanned aircraft. Experienced remote systems pilot WGCDR Phil Parsons (pictured) completed Boeing’s training on June 13, becoming the first non-Boeing pilot on the programme. As a launch and recovery operator, Parsons would…
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Three Australian companies have signed contracts worth a total of $6.6 million to develop and produce 100 drones for Defence as part of an innovation challenge. The contracts are the latest stage of the Sovereign Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) Challenge being managed by Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA). AMSL Aero, Boresight and Grabba Technologies were…
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Alpha HPA begins work on second stage battery metals plant Aluminium chemicals company Alpha HPA has begun site construction activities for Stage 2 of its $500 million high purity alumina battery metals precursor plant at Gladstone, Queensland with with earthworks activities now underway (pictured). The plant is capable of producing 10,000 tonnes of HPA equivalent…
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By Charlie Huang, RMIT University Australia is at the forefront of efforts to turn steelmaking green. Earlier this year Australian iron ore producers Rio Tinto teamed up with Australian steelmaker BlueScope to develop “near-zero emission-intensity” pathways for making steel from Pilbara iron ore. Renewable electricity and hydrogen would replace coking coal. Iron ore miner Fortescue…
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Bioxyne has announced that it has made and supplied the nation’s first pharmaceutical-grade cannabis gummies, in what it calls “a significant milestone for Australian pharmaceutical manufacturing”. The gummies (or pastilles) were made under Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification from the Therapeutic Goods Administration by Bioxyne’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Breathe Life Sciences. BLS received deposits on purchase…
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