MEMKO moves into Singapore

Melbourne-based engineering company MEMKO has expanded into Singapore, launching its second international subsidiary. The company said the Singaporean presence will “broaden its market reach… in the region for its portfolio of products and services” and follows it establishing a presence in Bangalore, India. MEMKO said in a statement on Tuesday that its “collective businesses in…

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WA government contributes $340,000 to Gemco’s Forrestfield railcar factory upgrade

The Western Australian government has awarded a $340,000 grant to Gemco Rail through the Local Manufacturing Investment Fund, which will support upgrades to the company’s Forrestfield factory. According to a statement from Stephen Dawson, WA assisting minister for industry development, the modernisation investments will help the company deliver 40 iron ore rail wagons to BHP.…

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UNSW and Diraq quest for scalable hole-spin qubits

UNSW Sydney in association with start up Diraq have reached a milestone in the hunt for the perfect quantum computing storage qubit to allow faster and more efficient quantum computing applications. The team demonstrated hole-spin qubits – positively charged particles in semiconductors – using industry standard silicon manufacturing processes. Hole-spins qubits have the potential to…

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Mars petfood to be powered with solar thermal steam

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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