Food manufacturer Mars Incorporated has announced that its Wodonga, Victoria pet food manufacturing facility will become the first large-scale steam-based manufacturing site in Australia to be powered 100 percent by renewables. The company will complete by 2026 the $39.3 million Mars Wodonga Solar Thermal Plant, including the installation of an 18-megawatt Parabolic Trough Concentrated Solar…
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Additive manufacturing machinery manufacturer Titomic has broken into the US ship and submarine construction market, making its inaugural sale of a cold spray repair system. The sale to U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), adds to its recent successes with the Royal Dutch Army and French Navy. Titomic told investors that reseller, Anywise America…
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eLumina, which plans to begin production of large-scale lithium batteries and electric vehicle chargers, officially opened its Yatala, Gold Coast factory on Tuesday. According to a statement from the company – which had planned to launch the site in August – the $20 million factory is “set to produce 300 batteries and EV chargers a…
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Prefabricated home system manufacturer AltForm is launching its first Victorian prototype in Ormond, Melbourne, which can reduce construction time by up to 45 percent, according to the company. In collaboration with SRH Architecture and Highline Living, the Bayside project will see dual townhouses installed later this month, starting at $2.5 million each. Executive General Manager…
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ASX-listed surface coating technology company AnteoTech has been awarded a grant of $3.99 million through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), supporting a three-year, $11.1 million project to commercialise a proprietary silicon anode technology. The project for lithium ion battery anodes is supported through the agency’s Advancing Renewables program, and concerns anodes containing AnteoTech’s AnteoX…
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BlueScope Steel today cut guidance for earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for 1H FY2025 on continued record China steel sales in the region and softness in North America in the countdown to the Presidential election. The company told investors it expected underlying EBIT to be in the range of $270 million to $310 million,…
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The NSW and federal governments have announced that they will spend $28.1 million each over five years to establish a Hunter Net Zero Manufacturing Centre of Excellence in Newcastle, aimed at developing workforce skills needed to support the energy transition. According to a release from the state government on Tuesday, the funding will “accelerate the…
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Needle free biotechnology company Vaxxas has announced that the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted the company a licence to a vaccine antigen candidate (DS2), designed for use in prophylactic vaccines against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). RSV is a common contagious virus affecting the lungs and breathing passages which causes an estimated…
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A study by composites manufacturer Quickstep Technologies and RMIT University has concluded that braiding technology offers an opportunity to enhance the production rate of composite structures for eVTOL UAS applications. A collaboration between Quickstep, RMIT and the Defence Science Institute studied the use of advanced composite manufacturing methodology — braiding — to produce the primary…
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Defence engineering services group Babcock Australasia has opened a new cutting-edge facility, that will see its Adelaide maintenance, manufacturing and repair footprint double in support of critical army and navy programmes. The $31 million building will be home to more than 100 Babcock engineers and technical experts working across nationally significant defence programmes including: Collins…
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