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Overcoming three common obstacles to predictive maintenance with MATLAB and Simulink

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter August 29, 2024

(Sponsored) By Stephane Marouani Predictive maintenance promises many benefits, from reducing machine downtime and eliminating unnecessary maintenance to adding revenue streams for equipment vendors with aftermarket services. These benefits are achievable if engineering and business challenges are kept from getting in the way. This article discusses three common obstacles that prevent businesses from successfully implementing…

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BCAL Diagnostics opens for business in the US

Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter August 29, 2024

Medical screening and diagnostic company BCAL Diagnostics has announced the establishment of a US subsidiary BCAL Diagnostics, Inc. to speed the development of the company’s non invasive tests for breast cancer. The company has purchased equipment from its development partner Precion Inc. required for the functioning of a US laboratory. It has leased offices and…

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Australia – the country that can barely make a can of beans

Analysis and Commentary, Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Peter Roberts August 29, 2024

By Peter Roberts Well, it has finally come to this. Manufacturing in Australia really has sunk to a low ebb when this nation blessed with rich agriculture regions can barely make even the most humble of products. I confess to being an occasional eater of baked beans – they must have been something my dear…

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Fortescue has a focus on green energy, despite appearances

Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Peter Roberts August 29, 2024

Mining and energy company Fortescue continues to try to reverse a widely held impression that it has gone soft on green energy and hydrogen in particular. Only two months ago the company reorganised its energy business deprioritising a number of green hydrogen projects and, according to some reports, ‘pivoting downstream along the conveyor belt to…

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EOS’s turnaround half year sees sales up 98 percent

Defence, Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter August 29, 2024

Defence and communications manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has executed a recovery reporting an underlying EBITDA profit of $11.5 million for the half ended 30 June, compared to an Underlying EBITDA loss of $14.8 million in the previous corresponding period. The manufacturer of remote weapons systems used in Ukraine reported group revenue of $142.6 million for…

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New manufacturing centre of excellence launched in QLD

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter August 28, 2024

A new $7.1 million Manufacturing Centre of Excellence has been launched in Maryborough, QLD, with train manufacturing a key focus.

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Defence digital strategy and roadmap launched

Defence, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter August 28, 2024

The federal government has released a 2024 Defence Digital Strategy and Roadmap, which sets out Defence’s approach to delivering information and communications technologies (ICT) . The Defence Strategic Review said that ICT is critical to Defence and modern warfighting capability, and underpins Australia’s preparedness to meet strategic circumstances. The eight page Strategy and Roadmap outlines…

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Explosives maker opens new detonator plant

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter August 28, 2024

Global explosives maker Dyno Nobel has opened a new automated electronic detonator plant.

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Pull Future Made In Australia funding for failures, thinktanks say

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter August 28, 2024

Labor’s major plan to reinvigorate Australian manufacturing needs the ability to pull taxpayer funding from underperforming projects, industry think tanks say.

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Delorean Corp secures funding for bioenergy project

Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Staff Reporter August 28, 2024

Bioenergy developer Delorean Corporation has secured for its first build, own, operate bioenergy infrastructure projects at Salisbury north of Adelaide. The company executed a binding Term Sheet with Tanarra Restructuring Partners for the provision of a 3-year term corporate finance facility package of up to $30 million. $5 million will go towards working capital while…

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