Adelaide defence manufacturer Asension has announced its first-ever export – a Wombat Smart Sensor Suite electronic warfare (EW) system. The Wombat Smart Sensor Suite exported to the United Kingdom is a 19-inch rack version of the company’s sovereign, software-definable, intelligent transceiver. According to the company Wombat is a software-definable intelligent transceiver to support user-configurable RF…
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Perth luxury shipbuilder Silver Yachts has begun construction of two SpaceCat luxury catamaran yachts. With a unique design by naval architect and designer Øino, the 36 metre SilverCat Series offers style, space, performance, and value that is exclusive in the market, according to the company. Best known for its large single-hulled super yacht designs such…
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Energy storage company 1414 Degrees has commissioned its SiBox Demonstration Module (SDM), marking a key funding milestone in the SiBox Development Agreement with Woodside Energy Technologies. The commissioning phase involved extensive trials, demonstrating the SiBox molten silicon energy storage system’s ability to convert electric energy into a controlled very hot air stream suitable for industrial…
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Adelaide-based space and defence technology manufacturer Inovor Technologies has been selected as the next participant in the Lockheed Martin Mentor Protégé Program (MPP), becoming the third Australian small-to-medium enterprise (SME) to do so. The programme willdevelop core SME capabilities, allowing the business to achieve a strategic uplift for their Australian customers and opening the door…
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By Peter Roberts The Sorbent Paper Company has called for staff to nominate for voluntary redundancy in preparation for the closure and offshoring of some operations at its Box Hill, Victoria plant. The company did not say how many of its 400 Australian staff would be affected, however it said voluntary redundancies were the first…
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Winners for the 2023 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards were announced on Thursday night at a gala dinner event at the Palladium at Crown. The awards, in their 21st year, were held across 15 categories, with nine new categories this year, including Manufacturing Apprentice, Regional Manufacturer, and Zero and Low Emissions Technologies. Manufacturer of the…
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Concentrated solar power company (CSP) Vast has announced a partnership with Spanish engineering company CYD to model molten salt tank performance as the VS1 project progresses. VS1 is a 30 megawatt/ 288 megawatt hour CSP project in Port Augusta, South Australia, using Vast’s proprietary, modular tower CSP v3.0 technology and designed to have over…
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Building materials suppliers James Hardie Industries and Boral have both reported bumper results this week, including volume and margin growth, as companies learned to live with uncertain economic times. Hardies, listed in Australia and New York but with executives based in Chicago, Illinois, reported first quarter FY24 results including record global earnings before interest and…
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The federal Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor has announced the establishment of a VET Qualifications Reform Design Group to deliver a more responsive and appropriate vocational educational and training (VET) system To be chaired by the CEO of the Victorian Skills Authority, Craig Robertson the group will aim to develop a simpler system…
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shown just how quickly new defence systems can be developed when they need to be – bypassing long, convoluted and expensive development programmes in peacetime. Well, Australian Defence Force personnel has developed a naval uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in just 14 weeks and on a limited budget, with a…
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