Three SME mining technology companies have partnered to develop an Enhanced Machine Retrieval Safety system for recovering underground mining equipment. The Western Australian companies, HARD-LINE, Murray Engineering, and Beltor Engineering combined their expertise in the area of retrieval to develop a quicker, safer, and more productive solution to recover vehicles buried in rubble. Beltor provides…
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A University of Wollongong researcher has been awarded backing from the United States’ National Science Foundation and the CSIRO for a project involving the use of waste plastic for 3D printing home goods on construction sites. Dr Aziz Ahmed, a lecturer in structural engineering, is the project lead on the multi-disciplinary, multi-organisation project, titled “Designing…
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Electric truck and van drive train manufacturer SEA Electric has partnered with US systems integrator MEVCO to electrify 8,500 Hilux and Landcruiser Models for the mining industry. In an order that has a total value of $1 billion, the two companies will see specialist all-electric Hilux and Landcruiser models made available for the mining industry,…
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DC electric vehicle charger manufacturer Tritium DCFC has announced its largest-ever order from a single customer – energy giant bp. The Brisbane company said that that bp will install the chargers for fleets and the general public in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia as it expands its EV charging business which…
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Perth shipbuilder will manufacture novel unmanned drone surveillance vessels developed by California’s Saildrone (pictured) as well as develop new autonomous vessels and build aircraft carrier ship elevators among a number of contracts revealed by the company that are potentially worth $108 million. One of the contracts involves Austal staff learning and developing ways to manufacture…
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Hexagon Energy Materials is to begin preliminary feasibility studies to be completed this year for a proposed hydrogen production facility incorporating carbon capture and storage in Western Australia. As the project is based on the use of natural gas feedstock the company describes it as ‘blue hydrogen’ to distinguish from the low to zero emission…
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Yesterday in the first part of our two part series, John Sheridan identified Australia’s major economic and especially productivity issues. Today he looks at where Australia should focus, and what it means for single businesses. The productivity issue is a minefield at a national and economic level, but for single businesses it is an easier…
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Funding worth $15.9 million has been announced by federal industry and science minister Ed Husic for round four of Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship (WiSE) grants. The grants provide between $500,000 and $1 million each towards expanding “successful projects that have increased awareness of STEM education and improved opportunities for girls or women” related to…
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CRC round 24 applications open Applications for funding under round 24 of the Cooperative Research Centres program were opened on Friday, supporting industry-led collaborative research centres of up to 10 years’ duration. Applications can be made by all industry sectors and research disciplines under the program, which has been running since 1990, with applicants at…
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Brisbane medtech manufacturer Anteris Technologies has announced positive 12-month results from the first-in Human (FIH) study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its DurAVR aortic valve replacement device (pictured) in patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. DurAVR is a new class of aortic valve that utilises the company’s patented ADAPT anti-calcification process and…
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