Lockheed Martin Australia has furthered its preparedness for Australia’s future Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise, linking with French group Thales Australia and infrastructure consultancy Conscia. LMA announced it will open a new facility in partnership with Thales in Mulwala, NSW for ‘the development and production of various manufacturing activities’. At the same time,…
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Fortescue Metals Group has told the ASX that its Fortescue Future Industries subsidiary has entered a global strategic collaboration with energy infrastructure developer Tree Energy Solutions (TES), aiming to accelerate development of a green hydrogen and green energy import facility in Germany and with a €130 million ($200 million) investment funded from FFI’s unutilised capital…
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The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub is seeking $12 million in funding to establish a pilot Defence Technology Accelerator program, which it says could address “key gaps in the defence manufacturing ecosystem”. In a statement on Wednesday morning, coinciding with day two of the Land Forces 2022 expo, ARM Hub CEO Dr Cori Stewart said…
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Today @AuManufacturing’s special editorial series Land Forces 2022 looks at a model for collaboration between defence industry companies and public sector researchers. Peter Roberts reports on work underway at Thales Australia’s Lithgow Arms business in NSW. The statistics show that Australian manufacturers and business leaders are among the worst in the developed world at collaborating…
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Defence, space and communications manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has had a financial lifeline extended for a second time, even as it displays its world-leading products at the Land Forces 2022 Expo in Brisbane. The Canberra company has had the maturity date of a $35 million term loan facility provided by investment group Washington H. Soul…
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Leading Australian quantum computing business Q-CTRL has announced the release of its Black Opal Enterprise interactive education platform designed to help businesses adopt quantum computing. The Sydney company’s Black Opal, which aims to make businesses ‘quantum ready’, has already been sold to quantum computing provider IonQ, as well as soon-to-be-announced Big Four consultancies, a Fortune…
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EMVision gets clinical study ethics approval, $1.2 million milestone payment ASX-listed imaging technology business EMVision Medical Devices announced on Tuesday the receipt of Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approval for a multi-centre clinical study at Liverpool Hospital, Royal Melbourne, and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. Near-term activation of the first site at Liverpool Hospital would proceed under…
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Pentarch has won both the National Innovation and SME Innovation categories at the Land Forces Innovation Awards, in what the organiser has said was a first in the history of the awards. Pentarch was recognised for its Project Damocles, which is described as a safe and purpose-designed system using “robotic handling and creative use of…
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Leading water appliance manufacturer Zip Water has launched new models of its HydroTap hot, cold and sparkling water kitchen taps. The Sydney company announced HydroTap Arc Plus and Cube Plus models, as well as a new to market cleaning process for all Zip HydroTap systems at the point of installation. Zip Water optimised the currently…
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The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index has continued its generally positive run, rising 0.9 points to 50.2 points in September 2022. Readings above 50 points indicate expansion in activity, with higher results indicating a faster rate of expansion. While activity contracted in all sectors but chemicals and machinery & equipment, new orders…
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