Geelong to get a ManuFutures sequel
The Waurn Ponds startup hub, Manufutures, will get an expansion, with construction on a second building scheduled to begin in September.
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Holden – the hero that once was
Comment by Peter Roberts Oh what could have been! General Motors and the National Motor Museum at Birdwood in the Adelaide Hills have partnered on a must-see exhibition of automotive metal that makes you just think how different things could have been. The partnership is with GM because Holden ceased to exist from January 1…
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Amaero sources specialised 3D printing alloys
Metal additive manufacturing specialist Amaero International is to source an aluminium-scandium alloy for 3D printing from mining giant Rio Tinto. The alloy, the first commercial batch of the high performance alloy sold by Rio, will be processed by Amaero into powder for 3D printing and offered to the market for high temperature applications. The alloy…
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UNSW researcher awarded for environmentally-friendly solar cell work
A University of NSW solar energy researcher has received an Australian Academy of Science honorific award for her world record-setting work in environmentally-friendly semiconductor cells.
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Qld: $5m grants for renewable hydrogen projects
By Joseph Brookes The Queensland government has opened a second round of its Hydrogen Industry Development Fund, offering up to $5 million in financial assistance for renewable hydrogen projects. “We have an opportunity to position Queensland as a world leading exporter of renewable hydrogen in the future. That’s what this initiative is all about,” Premier Annastacia…
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$30 million in grants to be available for manufacturing commercialisation projects
The federal government has announced $30 million in funding to help manufacturers commercialise their ideas. The new $30 million commercialisation fund will provide grants smaller than and complementary to the Modern Manufacturing Initiative program, with applications for the latter opening weekly and by “manufacturing priority” sectors. Grant applications for three MMI sectors have been opened…
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A global semiconductor shortage highlights a troubling trend
It might not seem important that 88% of the semiconductor chips used by U.S. industries, including the automotive and defense industries, are fabricated outside the U.S. However, three issues make where they are made critical to the U.S. as the global leader in electronics: lower capability, high global demand and limited investment.
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Treasury begins switch to premium US wine portfolio
Treasury Wine Estates, the maker of Penfolds wines, has moved towards a premium brand model for its extensive American multi-brand wine portfolio. The company, which is wrestling with the fallout of China’s punitive tariffs against Australian wine imports, has reached a long-term licensing agreement with The Wine Group to take over several of TWE’s commercial…
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Thales completes first Medivac Bushmaster
the first of five Medivac variants of the Bushmaster armoured vehicle (pictured) has rolled out of Thales’ factory in Bendigo, Victoria. Destined for the Netherlands, the Medivac is a hospital on wheels built for the battlefield and is is distinguishable as the first Bushmaster with front doors. The $14 million order brings to 100 the…
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Prohelion to manufacture Tritium’s solar racing products
Prohelion will make solar racing products from fast charger company Tritium under the Prohelion brand.
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