Defence industry consultancy Nova Systems will invest an initial $2 million to establish an Australian-first Test and Evaluation Centre of Excellence to support sovereign defence capability assurance and research, digital technologies, training and ideas. CEO Jim McDowell announced the hub which will bring together Defence, industry and academia at the 2022 Systems Engineering Test and…
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Technology development company Sparc Technologies and the Queensland University of Technology have agreed to jointly develop a process for producing hard carbon using low cost green bio-waste. The Adelaide company, which is developing graphene technologies and uses, aims to produce the material for next generation sodium ion batteries which are seen as having potential in…
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Research published on Tuesday and led by Monash University might lead to the production of novel, ultra-hard diamonds with usefulness in industrial applications. The team – made up of researchers from Monash University, CSIRO, RMIT University, the Australian Synchrotron, and Plymouth University – has had its work published in Proceedings of the National Academy of…
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Australian drone logistics company Swoop Aero has been named a global innovator by the World Economic Forum. The Brisbane company manufactures its Kite drone and utilises them to deliver urgent supplies such as medicines and vaccines in remote areas of developing nations, mainly in Africa. It joins a Global Innovators community whuich is an invitation-only…
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a2 Milk China manufacturing licence renewed The a2 Milk Company has had its current registration to manufacture China label infant formula renewed by the China Administration for Market Registration. This will allow China’s Synlait milk to continue to manufacture the product until 21 February, 2023 – registration had been dur to run out in September…
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Technology development company Stealth Technologies has signed an agreement with industrial software company Honeywell to commercialise its Autonomous Security Vehicle (ASV) for the facility perimeter security market. The robotic system (pictured), which Stealth developed in association with Honeywell and the Western Australian Department of Justice, will be further developed for sale to customers in the…
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In episode 15 of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we speak to Associate Professor Cori Stewart, CEO of the Brisbane-based Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub. Stewart is founder of the not-for-profit organisation, which officially launched in March 2020 and aims to accelerate the uptake of robotics and AI in manufacturing and other industries within Australia. It…
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@AuManufacturing has partnered with International Exhibition & Conference Group for this month’s Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney. Here we hear from exhibitor Universal Robots. Universal Robots will be showcasing its latest thinking in collaborative automation at the first edition of the Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney this month. The company has cemented a name for…
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As part of @AuManufacturing’s and International Exhibition & Conference Group’s editorial partnership, we look at what’s on at this month’s Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney. The Modern Manufacturing Expo which takes place at the Sydney Showground in September, will feature a one-day conference as part of an exciting education programme. The Expo’s Smart Manufacturing Conference…
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By Peter Roberts How many more years are we going to waste before we get serious about building competitive advantage in solar cell manufacturing on the basis of our abundant natural and human resources. I bring this up in the light of news that Sydney’s SunDrive has again claimed a new world record for a…
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