Mineral processing specialist Gekko Systems and Singaporean “Clean Mining” company Clean Earth Technologies have announced execution of an MoU that will see them join forces on gold processing projects. In a statement on Friday, the Ballarat-based Gekko said it would combine its Inline Leach Reactor (ILR) and associated equipment with CET’s cyanide and acid-free reagents…
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Elexon achieves aerospace QMS cert Contract manufacturer Elexon Electronics has announced that it has attained AS9100D Aerospace Quality Management Certification. “We made it! It was a tough journey we boarded for, but we love a challenge” said the Brisbane company in a Linkedin post on Thursday afternoon, accompanied by the Stars Wars quote, “Do. Or…
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In the third episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations With Brent Balinski, we speak to Jon Bulman, Director of Manufacturing at Finisar.
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Australia’s shipbuilding and marine equipment industries will get a major boost with the announcement of a new ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Biofilm Research and Innovation based at Flinders University in Adelaide. The $5 million centre will attract almost $7.65 million from industry and research partners and explore the microbiological complexities of biofilms commonly…
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By Peter Roberts The big news for defence industry keeps on coming this week with defence minister Richard Marles focusing on elevating the role of Australian industry in Australia’s Anzus and Aukus pacts with our long-time ally, the United States. On Wednesday Marles, who is deputy prime minister, pledged to strengthen Australia’s defence industries and…
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Gone are the days when the federal government would cheer on Australia’s fossil fuel exports to the exclusion of all else, while seemingly doing everything in its power to hold back the switch to renewables.
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The New South Wales government has made available a $1.12 million grant from the NSW Regional Job Creation Fund Round 2 to help Thales Australia grow its advanced manufacturing capability in regional New South Wales. The funding will be matched dollar for dollar by Thales and will be invested in modern manufacturing capability and equipment…
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Boundary Power, a Welshpool, Western Australia-based joint venture between Ampcontrol and Horizon Power, has announced that it contracted or deployed 190 of its stand-alone power systems in the last financial year.
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Bega Cheese is leaving behind some of the cost pressures it faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, but is now facing rising milk prices from robust competition amongst dairy processors for available milk. The company told investors today that disruptions from the war in Ukraine, the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns in Shanghai on deliveries to China…
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South Australia’s charge towards 100 percent renewable energy power got a fillip last year with the state reaching close to 70 percent renewable power on average, according to figures from the OpenNEM (National Energy Market) report. The state, which has transformed its energy system from one per cent renewables in only 15 years, was on…
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