Is there a possibility to develop sovereign design, fabrication and packaging capability for semiconductors through defence projects? Glenn Downey looks at the question, and the implications beyond the defence industry.
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Perth unmanned aerial vehicle engine manufacturer Orbital UAV is heading for a loss of around $7 million for FY22 due to issues with its dominant customer, Boeing subsidiary Insitu. Orbital revealed in February that Insitu had terminated its third engine program under its long term supply agreement with Insitu. Production volumes for the two engine…
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Coal to fertiliser business NeuRizer has successfully contracted the sale of half the initial urea production from its planned Leigh Creek production plant in the northern Flinders ranges area of South Australia. The company announced that it had signed a binding, five year offtake agreement with Daelim Co Ltd for the supply of 500,000 tonnes…
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New federal government procurement rules announced on Friday have doubled the share of $70 billion in annual spending open to Australia’s SMEs. But as Shane West argues here, they also open up the possibility of other benefits to the economy and environment. The revised Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) now requiring that procuring officials consider a…
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A plane from Australia carrying approximately 90,000 tins of Bubs infant formula will arrive in the United States on Wednesday July 6, primarily to stock HEB Grocery Company and Meijer stores, and worth approximately $3 million. It is the fourth plane stocking Bubs products to arrive in the US under Operation Fly Formula. Texas-based chain…
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Composites manufacturer Quickstep and defence researchers will develop new high temperature resistant materials to be used in producing hypersonic aerostructures. The company has begun a jointly funded project with the Department of Defence, through the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) in collaboration with R&D group DMTC Ltd, to identify, analyse and test high materials…
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The Western Australian government has announced $8 million in early-stage funding to help proceed medical and health innovations developed in the state. The first round of the Innovation Seed Fund provided assistance to 17 startups and publicly-funded institutes. According to the website of the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund, through which the funding came,…
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an additional $99.5 million aid package for war-torn Ukraine, including further Australian made military vehicles. The aid was promised on a visit to Ukraine where he saw first-hand some of the devastation caused by Russia’s invasion, and following a request from President Zelenskyy for further support. Australia will…
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@AuManufacturing’s latest editorial series, Frontiers in Additive Manufacturing, begins today. Brent Balinski introduces the one-week series.
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The federal government has dramatically boosted the share of government procurement earmarked for Australia’s small and medium sized businesses. Finance minister Senator Katy Gallagher and small business minister Julie Collins announced revisions to the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) on Friday that will double federal spending available to SMEs. The new CPRs now require that 20…
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