Australian defence contractor Nova Systems led a meeting of defence SMEs at the recent Indo Pacific Maritime exposition, to discuss defence industry policy. Here, Rebecca Humble argues that policy settings are not succeeding in growing small SMEs into larger ones, and larger ones to the scale where they can compete against foreign companies and bid…
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@AuManufacturing’s Celebrating Australian Made editorial series turns today to a revival of local wool processing and spinning. Peter Roberts talks with Nick Renters of GOR Woollen Mill. It is hard to remember the days when Australia had a vigorous fibre processing, spinning, weaving and apparel industry – an entire value chain that all but disappeared…
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as users and the incoming government are describing Australia’s sudden east coast energy crisis as “apocalyptic” and “a perfect storm”. Four events have led to the immediate crisis.
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University of Adelaide researchers and medical technology company Fertilis have developed a new micro-device (main picture) to streamline the only fertility treatment procedure available for men with low sperm counts. The first-of-its-kind device will allow more IVF clinics to offer Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), which involves the injection of a single sperm into an egg…
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Queensland-based Line Hydrogen has launched a crowd sourcing campaign via Birchal to allow the public to participate in backing its plans for green hydrogen production, including its first facility announced for Tasmania. Following a successful expression of interest phase that saw more than 1,000 sign up, the clean energy startup is aiming to raise $2…
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To close the first week of our fortnight-long Celebrating Australian Made editorial series, @AuManufacturing profiles Hallam, Victoria-based industrial lighting specialist Coolon. By Brent Balinski.
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The founders of a new place to keep tabs on the Australian semiconductor industry, titled AUS-Semiconductor-Community, are inviting anybody curious to join the discussion.
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Advanced composites manufacturer Quickstep and low emissions transport developer Nexport have been revealed as key backers of the recently announced Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites Cooperative Research Centre (SoMAC CRC) The University of New South Wales led collaboration with other universities and research organisations, together with industry was confirmed in the dying days of the…
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Additive manufacturing technology group AML3D has announced the successful supply of three of its large-scale metal 3D printers and continuing supply of additively manufactured components to industry. The company said it had installed its Arcemy additive manufacturing centres at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, University of Queensland and the British Aerospace Australia, the latter being…
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@AuManufacturing’s Celebrating Australian Made editorial series turns today to starting up as a manufacturer. Peter Roberts talks with Tom Brown of Origin K9. Not every start up manufacturer that begins life in a garage can hope to end up the size of an Apple or an iPhone. But every time an Australian sells their car…
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