A new report from Standards Australia finds that the nation is losing out on the potential economic and performance benefits of using recycled content in roads, presenting a roadmap to address barriers to adoption. According to a statement from Standards Australia on Tuesday, the report identifies ways to advance the use of recycled materials in…
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By Peter Roberts Cold cathode X-ray machine manufacturer Micro-X has announced the appointment of Kingsley Hall (main picture) as Chief Executive Officer following the retirement of company founder Peter Rowland (pictured, below). Hall’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer comes at a time when the company has identified the need for a shift of emphasis from…
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UNSW Founders has announced the launch of a new accelerator program it says will fast-track six clean technology startups. The new Climate 10x program is being backed by the UNSW-headquartered Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) program and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation-launched venture fund manager Virescent Ventures. The program begins on August 2…
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Social enterprise company Bedford is to build a $45 million advanced manufacturing hub in Adelaide’s northern suburbs in association with Leyton Property and Leyton Funds. The joint venture partners have unveiled plans for what is believed will be Australia’s largest social enterprise site, offering employment opportunities in new manufacturing sectors to people of all abilities.…
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Lark boosts whiskey sales and stocks Tasmanian whiskey distiller Lark Distilling continues to build its stock of whiskey, reporting it has 2.35 million litres in stock at the end of the March quarter, up six percent from the December quarter. At the same time it continues to build the age profile of stocks to ‘meet…
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Today as @AuManufacturing continues its sponsored series reporting on BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event, Peter Roberts profiles HF antenna manufacturer Lencom. Lencom Antennas had its origin back in the days of long HF radio antennas that used to sprout from the bonnets of four wheel drive vehicles and that kept…
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Today we continue our sponsored series reporting on BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event, with the big picture of opportunities open to SMEs in global defence supply chains. Here Ann Ackerson talks with Peter Roberts. As Chief Procurement Officer for the global BAE Systems company Ann Ackerson (pictured) believes the uncertainties…
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Packaging and recycling company Visy has announced that it has acquired privately-owned hardware and storage products supplier Zenexus. The amount paid for Zenexus was not given, but Visy said it would add approximately $170 million to annual revenues, with the business and all 160 staff at Zenexus to be migrated into the Visy Retail Services…
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By Sean O’Byrne, UNSW Sydney “God mode”, for those who aren’t gamers, is a mode of operation (or cheat) built into some types of games based around shooting things. In God mode you are invulnerable to damage and you never run out of ammunition. There’s no God mode in real life, of course, but the…
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The event program and speakers list for the Advanced Manufacturing Showcase 2023, held by Deakin University’s Manufutures on May 5, has been released. The day-long event at Waurn Ponds will begin with a welcome session, then hold four streams across sessions running 10 am – 11:30 am and another at 1:30 pm – 2:50 pm.…
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