Military, law enforcement and corporate uniform manufacturer Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) and engineering services and technology solutions company Nova Systems have announced a partnership to deliver high-tech innovative clothing systems solutions for uniform requirements. The partnership between ADA and Nova will allow for the implementation of comprehensive clothing programs to meet the unique demands of…
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Printable electronics developer Australian Advanced Materials, a company owned by investment house Strategic Elements, has reported increasing power output from its printed devices that generate electricity from moisture in the air (pictured). The company said it has shown a further 225 percent increase in power output and for the first time had demonstrated an ‘ultra-stable…
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The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training will begin holding public hearings this week for its inquiry into the perceptions and status of vocational education and training (VET.) The inquiry – which accepted written public submissions from February 9 until the beginning of this month – is chaired by Labor Bendigo…
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By Thara Philip, The University of Queensland; Andrea La Nauze, The University of Queensland, and Kai Li Lim, The University of Queensland The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Australia doubled in 2022 and Tesla’s Model 3 emerged as the best-selling mid-size car, the first time an EV has held this title. Despite these headlines,…
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Explosives and fertiliser group Incitec Pivot has sold its trouble-plagued Waggaman, Louisiana ammonia plant, securing a long term US supply of ammonia in the process. The company has been forced to close the plant on numerous occasions due to equipment failures and hurricane damage – though it did not mention its demonstrable unreliability as an…
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Commissioning underway for state-of-the-art $2 million web coater at Newcastle Institute for Energy A new tool at the Newcastle Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) Materials Hub will support sovereign manufacturing, according to Tobias Schappeler, the Managing Director of Scitek. Scitek is finalising the installation and commissioning of the Intellivation Roll-to-Roll Web Coater this week ,…
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Relectrify, which uses a collection of second-life electric vehicle battery cells and its own inverter and battery management system (BMS) technology for energy storage, has announced the achievement of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) certification for its ReVolve product. Revolve uses nine Nissan Leaf EV batteries in its battery packs, as well as the Relectrify’s BMS+Inverter…
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Full-scale production has begun on the first locally made Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRVs) to be wholly built at Rheinmetall Defence Australia’s Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) in Redbank, Ipswich, Queensland. Premier Annastacia Palaszczukand other state leaders visited the advanced military vehicle manufacturing facility to mark start of production. Rheinmetall, with the support of…
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@AuManufacturing’s social media discussion and networking group, the Australian Manufacturing Forum on Linkedin, has passed an important membership milestone. The Forum, Australia’s largest professional social media group of Australian manufacturers, has raced past the 13,000 member mark last night with the admission of 30 new members, bringing membership to 13,015. New members in past days…
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Our series – Celebrating Australian sovereign capability – has touched on the needs of the industries of tomorrow. Today Dr Ronald Grill warns us not to overlook enabling industry sectors such as electronics in our pursuit of glamour industries such as space. Here, he looks at the issue through the prism of Adelaide’s electronics sector.…
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