By Sarah Wilson, University of Technology Sydney and Rachael Wakefield-Rann, University of Technology Sydney There’s growing global concern about potential risks to human health and the environment from a group of industrial chemicals commonly known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals”. While the full extent of harm from PFAS is still emerging, the fact these chemicals…
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We know that increasing manufacturing production in Australia would bolster employment and GDP growth. But as Trent Bagnall argues, this won’t change when most venture and development funding is directed to areas other than hardware. Historically, Australia’s manufacturing sector has struggled to secure key funding necessary for growth. This is despite many of our core…
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Gold Coast modular housing manufacturer ModnPods is to boost production following the opening of a new 6,200 square metre Arundel factory. The uplift in manufacturing capacity was made possible by an investment in ModnPods from the Queensland government through the $100 million Business Investment Fund, managed by Queensland Investment Corporation. In just one year, ModnPods…
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Pegasus International Group which claims to make the world’s only true roadable flying car capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) has set its eyes on the Dubai market after a successful capital raising. The Mt Waverley, Victoria company showed off a prototype at the Avalon air show (pictured), claiming it was capable of ‘fitting…
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Family owned confectioner and food manufacturer Ferndale Foods Australia has inaugurated its $20 million state-of-the-art food manufacturing facility in Ballarat, Victoria to produce ‘better for you’ bars and snacks. Once fully operational, the new facility – the company’s third – to be known as FoodLine Australia will have the capacity to manufacture 180 million bars…
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Microbiology diagnostic equipment manufacturer LBT Innovations has fully written down the value of its major business centred on its APAS technology. The company has recognised a non-cash impairment of $13.4 million which is the full carrying value of the company’s intangible assets related to APAS, as well as a non cash write off of around…
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Seventeen companies have been selected over five categories for the WA Innovator of the Year Awards 2023, with winners to be announced in November and share in a prize pool worth over $200,000. In the running (a full list of finalists is reproduced below) are makers of the first prosthetic eardrum, a same-day antimicrobial susceptibility…
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Water filtration and sanitisation company Waterco has announced that it will acquire Davey Water Products from GUD Holdings for $64.9 million, with the sale expected to be complete on August 31. In a statement on Monday, Waterco cited benefits including expansion of its international reach, gaining a complementary product and customer base, strengthened R&D, and…
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Lithium production technology developer Lithium Australia and miner Mineral Resources will jointly develop Lithium’s LieNA extraction technology. The two companies signed a joint development agreement which will see MinRes solely fund the development and operation of a pilot plant to cost up to $4.5 million and provide raw materials to test the novel technology. Following…
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Melbourne cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) machinery manufacturer SPEE3D has successfully participated in Annual US Marines Corps Integrated Training Exercise 4-23 (ITX), printing on-demand parts in the field to support critical defense operations. The event was a live-fire exercise combining infantry, artillery, aircraft, combat logistics, and all the supporting elements to train battalion and squadron-sized…
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