CDU offers new Diploma of Advanced Manufacturing

Charles Darwin University and others have developed a new Diploma of Advanced Manufacturing, designed to increase the availability of Industry 4.0 skills for the Northern Territory’s manufacturers. The new course was developed by CDU’s North Australia Centre for Autonomous Systems (NACAS) in partnership with RMIT University, the federal department of education, and the territory’s government.…

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An Australian-made quantum chip in every home? (podcast)

This week Quantum Brilliance announced a $26 million funding round, a significant boost to its lofty ambitions. Brent Balinski spoke to co-founder Dr Andrew Horsley about bringing Australian-made room-temperature quantum accelerators to the masses. Among people who care about such things, Intel’s examination of Australia as a possible home for a fabrication site in the…

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Calix to develop zero carbon shipping

Industrial technology company Calix has been awarded a grant of $8.73 million (UK 5 million pounds) by government funder Innovate UK to demonstrate a low-cost route to decarbonise. Calix subsidiary Leilac, which is commercialising Calix’s novel kiln technology to decarbonise cement and lime production, won the grant in a project led by Windship Technology Ltd.…

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Australian carbon capture company gets first commercial customer

Austrian-headquartered refractory materials maker RHI Magnesita will become both a shareholder in and the first commercial customer of Canberra-based carbon capture and storage startup MCi Carbon. RHI leads the world in manufacture of refractory materials, used in high-temperature industrial processes. The size of their investment was not given. According to a statement from MCi, RHI will…

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Codan buys US communications business, reveals Africa sales challenges

Communication and metal detection company Codan has acquired US communication integrator GeoConex LLC as part of the company’s strategy to add technology and capability through bolt-on acquisitions to accelerate growth. At the same time the Adelaide company reported group revenue for the first half of $211.8 million, down 18 percent on the previous corresponding period…

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Round four of Tasmanian manufacturing grant program open

The Tasmanian government is inviting applications for grants worth up to $100,000 under the fourth round of the Advanced Manufacturing Accelerating Growth Grant program. The program supports investment by the state’s manufacturers “to purchase capital equipment, linked to an off island market driven expansion opportunity with resulting increased employment.”  The first three rounds have awarded…

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