Semiconductor company BluGlass has appointed an Industry Advisory Board, led by University of California, Santa Barbara Professor Steven DenBaars and laser semiconductor executive Dr Richard Craig, as the company seeks to progress its gallium nitride (GaN) laser products commercially. Following an announcement last week of a world record result for power produced by a single-mode…
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As we prepare to hand nominations for Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers 2025 over to our judges, we look at an ASX-listed battery recycling company commercialising “deep eutectic solvent” research from the University of Adelaide. Brent Balinski speaks to IonDrive CEO Dr Ebbe Dommisse. There are a lot of ways to not make it when…
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A University of New South Wales team has developed a novel polymer technology that could revolutionise how next-generation solar cells are manufactured, according to research announced on Monday. Dr Ziheng Liu and his tandem solar cell team created a method to transform insulating polymers into conductive ones, potentially solving a key manufacturing challenge for the…
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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) BluGlass achieves gallium nitride laser world record result ASX-listed compound semiconductor developer and maker BluGlass has announced what it says is a world record for power produced by a single-mode gallium nitride (GaN) laser. In a statement on Tuesday, the company…
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The Australian Made Campaign (AMCL) has welcomed the prime minister’s encouragement for the nation to buy local, as well as reports that the next budget will have an “Australian made” focus. Prime minister Albanese has not supported retaliatory tariffs or boycotts after this week’s news that the US will not exempt Australia from 25 per…
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As we mentioned this week (and a couple of times before that), we are wrapping up the nomination period for this year’s Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. A last reminder that if you entered last year or in 2023 you are still absolutely welcome to nominate a second (or third) time. And a last…
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An RMIT University spinout business, established in 2013 and producing early fault detection (EFD) systems, has opened a new factory in Richmond. According to a statement from RMIT on Thursday, IND Technology is expected to generate millions in exports from Victoria, with its EFD system comprising “parts made almost entirely in Melbourne.” IND was founded…
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Androck gets Ampcontrol brand Ampcontrol announced on Wednesday that, following its May 2023 acquisition of Androck Engineering & Mining, Androck has been rebranded as Ampcontrol. In a statement, Ampcontrol said Andirock’s workforce has more than doubled in size to 106 employees and 33 apprentices since the acquisition, and its physical presence has grown to six…
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The Tech Council of Australia has announced that Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar (pictured) will replace Tesla Chair and inaugural TCA Chair Robyn Denholm as head of the technology lobby group. In a statement on Thursday, the TCA said Denholm will remain on its board after “after 3.5 years of significant growth and impact” under her…
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Radio frequency communications specialist GME has announced its acquisition of defence electronics company Eylex. In a statement on Wednesday, GME said the acquisition represented “full ownership and management control” of Eylex, and will boost its “innovation opportunities and assist in its ongoing diversification efforts” within the “defence, security and resilience sectors”. The value of the…
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