Natural hydrogen developer Gold Hydrogen has received interpretations from recent airborne geophysical surveys of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia which may point to the sites for the company’s first exploration wells. Green Hydrogen is considered a leader in a new hydrogen gold rush in South Australia where 18 exploration licenses have been applied for…
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@AuManufacturing’s Australian Manufacturing Forum Linkedin networking and discussion group will go public in one week’s time, on August 16. We hope this move will mean greater reach for member posts and ideas, as well as community growth. There are no significant chances that will occur for members. Anyone on or off LinkedIn will be able…
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A new partnership between remote operations consortium AROSE and the Robotics Australia Group will help connect and grow Australia’s maturing robotics ecosystem, developing opportunities for growth, collaboration and advocacy of remote operations technology. AROSE is an industry-led organisation focused on remote operations science, technology and services on Earth and in Space, while Robotics Australia Group…
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Siemens and its national distribution partner APS Industrial (APS) today announced the opening of a new facility in Adelaide to manufacture and assemble a range of critical technology, including Siemens’ air circuit breakers (ACBs). The new development will inject over 150 technology jobs into the local industry over the next 10 years, as well as…
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ADVERTISING FEATURE By Stéphane Marouani The automotive field has historically been a rich area of innovation, with increasing vehicle complexity and tight production schedules requiring the adoption of new tools and techniques to build a differentiated product. More recently, automotive engineers are faced with new obstacles as they are tasked with integrating AI into vehicle…
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University of Southern Queensland has shared an update on its collaboration with rail sleeper manufacturer Austrak, with a team of engineering experts recently travelling to Adelaide to install their first composite railway transoms. The Queensland State Government and Austrak have funded the project through an Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship to USQ Chief Investigator Dr…
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A new RMIT University-led project will see new roads at ten sites contain recycled material, including hard-to-recycle soft plastics, demonstrating “a viable circular-economy solution to the nation” according to the university. The project – which is supported by the Australian Research Council, Austroads and ten Victorian councils – will use post-consumer and industrial waste plastic…
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Following last week’s 2023 National Manufacturing Summit in Canberra, Weld Australia has issued a call for transformative national policy that delivers secure supply chains and a diverse renewables and clean energy economy, sustained by the manufacturing industry. Here Geoff Crittenden writes that Australia must take inspiration from the United States, and their Inflation Reduction Act…
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Like most Australian manufacturers in post-Covid Australia in 2023, Richard Simpson, Managing Director at Notting Hill, Victoria manufacturer Furnace Engineering, is having trouble hiring staff. Labour and skills shortages have become an everyday refrain, but for Simpson it is not just a matter of taking on anyone – he has learned that can be a…
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By Peter Roberts Queensland, a state only a few years seemingly totally committed to coal fired electricity generation as well as fossil fuel export, is putting on a greener front as investments in green energy reap quick results. According to the government the state is halfway to achieving its 2030 renewable energy target with a…
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