Sydney composites manufacturer Quickstep has announce that it has secured a new order for components for F-35 fighter jets worth $11.3 million. The company announced its aerostructures business had secured the order for the construction of Lot 17-F vertical tail fin components from Melbourne company Marand Precision Engineering. Quickstep, Marand, Axiom Precision Manufacturing and BAE…
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A material first grown in 1949 is seeing renewed interest for its usefulness in photonics, an Australian-led team of researchers have noted in a review of lithium niobate published in Science. “Lithium niobate photonics: Unlocking the electromagnetic spectrum” is a recently-published article led by University of Adelaide’s Dr Andy Boes and RMIT University’s Distinguished Professor…
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Bega launches new Bega Cream Cheese The Bega Cheese has launched its all-Australian Bega Cream Cheese range (pictured) which includes Spreadable and Block variants. The range is being produced at Bega’s iconic Port Melbourne site, the home of Vegemite, and at Strathmerton. The products can be found in Woolworths and independent stores immediately and in…
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Monash University experts have made progress related to the lifespan of nuclear fuel cladding, ahead of an announcement by the Australian government on its nuclear submarine acquisition. The researchers, led by Professor of materials science and engineering Michael Preuss, “critical corrosion mechanism of nuclear fuel cladding material that is affected by how the material is…
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Israeli company Plasan and NSW manufacturer Bisalloy Steel will provide armour protection for the first three Hunter class frigates being built by BAE Systems Australia for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Plasan signed a contract with BAE Systems Australia which will see Bisalloy produce the ballistic steel for the advanced anti-submarine warfare frigates, replacing the…
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Australian innovative manufacturer Planet Innovation and Japan’s Olympus Corporation have signed a long-term strategic partnership to develop and manufacture innovative digital workflow solutions for life science markets. Healthtech contract design and manufacturing company Planet Innovation will work with Olympus subsidiary, the Evident Corporation which is the Japanese company’s former Scientific Solutions business and a leader…
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Flinders University’s Professor John Spoehr asks the question – what does it take to create a world-class innovation ecosystem in Australia? Our capability to manufacture the products we need when we need them has been elevated to a national policy priority following the impact of the pandemic on key supply chains, which restricted our access…
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Magnesium production company Latrobe Magnesium will sell the majority of its production in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean following the execution of an upgraded distribution contract with Metal Exchange Corporation of Missouri. The company, which is preparing a facility (pictured) in Victoria for its production plant, anticipates ‘excellent prices’ due to a…
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University of NSW Sydney researchers have developed a new way to grow nanoscale materials, opening up the possibility for cheaper and more sustainable fuel cells. Their paper in Science Advances details a way to create “interconnected hierarchical structures in 3D at the nanoscale”, the university said in a statement on Wednesday. These structures were described…
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The government and Lockheed Martin Australia have emphasised Australian industry opportunities in Australia’s latest acquisition of 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the Australian Army The Head, Land Capability Major General Jeremy King, CSM, said this was an important acquisition which will meet the strategic needs of the Australian Army. Major General King said:…
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