South Australian rocket launch company Southern Launch has signed a Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Sharing Agreement with the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) – the first announced with Australia. Under the arrangement, Southern Launch will notify USSPACECOM ahead of launches to identify launch windows that ensure the trajectory of launch vehicles avoids space objects already…
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Infant formula manufacturer Bubs Australia is to have a Chinese-label version of its goat milk infant formula products manufactured in China to take advantage of increasing ‘buy China’ sentiment among consumers. The company, which made cross-border sales in the past year of Australian made infant formula in China worth $42 million, will continue to sell…
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Days taken off work by employees for mental health reasons have jumped 19 per cent in the past three years as the covid pandemic continues to take its toll on workplaces, according to a new study. The research by leading Workers’ Compensation insurer, Allianz Australia also found that 42 per cent of surveyed employees and…
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Fast electric vehicle charger company Tritium has announced that its chargers are available for purchase by government entities through the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) on EV-related equipment. The USA’s federal agencies can now purchase the company’s chargers through company partners that are current Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) holders with…
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SafeWork NSW inspectors have begun visiting Sydney manufacturing companies to ensure machine safety, the government agency said on Wednesday. Inspectors were undertaking visits in the Sydney metropolitan area, and SafeWork issued a reminder for businesses to think of safety when operating, maintaining, and cleaning machinery. Machinery operation is a high-risk activity, said Executive Director Compliance…
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Bombardier has opened its new Melbourne Service Centre at Essendon Fields, which it says will create 65 new jobs and partner with schools and universities in Victoria on skills development. The company has approximately 80 business customers in Australia, plus others that fly in and out of the country for servicing. Bombardier says its aircraft…
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The product stewardship organisation for tyres in Australia has said that industry wants to make greater use of tyre-derived materials in the Northern Territory – where only 12 per cent of used tyres are recovered – but the government needed to address barriers to this. According to Tyre Stewardship Australia-commissioned research, 72 per cent of…
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In episode 21 of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from Philip Crealy, founder and Director at Equinox Medical. The episode was recorded on the second day of last week’s Modern Manufacturing Expo, which @AuManufacturing is a media partner of. Crealy presented on the topic of “Custom medical device manufacture through machine learning and generative design” at…
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The Defence Innovation Hub has awarded contracts worth $27 million to ten Australian businesses, including a Tasmanian research organisation. Defence industry minister Pat Conroy said: “Investing in Australian innovation is critical to building our national defence capability. “The contracts being announced reflect the ingenuity of Australia’s defence industry, and the Albanese Government’s commitment to building…
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By Peter Roberts The latest report from the same mob whose policies brought you today’s fragile and narrowly based economy – the Productivity Commission – gives us more of the same faith in markets as suitable drivers of an economy that has so patently hobbled productivity growth. The PC, and its ally the Treasury have…
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