The Western Australian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Babcock Australasia to further develop its defence activities as well as workforce training and upskilling in the state. Babcock International sustains the entire UK submarine fleet, and Perth’s HMAS Stirling on Garden Island is the base for the current Collins class fleet, as…
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BAE Systems Australia has conducted successful trials at the Osborne Naval Shipyard and Henderson shipyard utilising laser scanning technology to create 3D models of pipes to be installed on the Hunter class frigates now under construction. The weeklong trials, which followed initial testing at the Line Zero – Factory of the Future facility in Adelaide’s…
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Evolve Group expands production Brisbane-based product developer and manufacturer Evolve Group has announced “a major phase of growth” and an increase in capacity with three new machines. “Our production area is scaling up impressively with the addition of… a Yizumi UN260 A5 260 Ton and two Yizumi PAC350K 350 Ton machines, each featuring high-tech robotic…
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The federal government has extended its partnership with Thales Australia to operate and maintain the Captain Cook Graving Dock in Sydney. The continued operation of the graving dock at Garden Island Defence Precinct is vital to the sustainment of the Royal Australian Navy fleet. Thales CEO Jeff Connolly welcomed the move. He said: “The Captain…
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Two Cooperative Research Centre bids, for the CRC for Zero Net Emissions from Agriculture and the Solving Plastic Waste CRC, have been awarded $87 million and $40 million in federal funding. In a statement on Tuesday, federal industry minister Ed Husic announced the funding through Round 24 of the CRC program. The program has been…
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Luxury chocolate maker Haigh’s has announced plans to invest $130 million in a new factory at Salisbury in Adelaide’s norther suburbs, its single biggest ever investment, doubling production to 2,000 tonnes a year including new European influenced varieties. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas let the cat out of the bag on Facebook when he said:…
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Two leading Australian manufacturers with complementary technologies and client lists have entered into a manufacturing partnership – metal additive manufacturing company Titomic and diverse, vertically integrated company Stärke Advanced Manufacturing Group. Titomic is a leader in producing cold spray metal 3D printers, while Adelaide’s Stärke is involved with tooling production locally and in the United…
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Following a sweep of questionable product claims and releasing draft guidance in July, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has published final guidance on avoiding misleading environmental marketing and advertising claims. The set of eight principles convey “ACCC’s view of good practice when making environmental claims”, and tell businesses of their obligations under consumer law,…
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The Precision Engineering Centre, a $10 million research hub at University of South Australia dedicated to fabricating optics devices, will hold an official opening on Wednesday. According to a statement from UniSA, the centre at its Mawson Lakes campus is unique in the Southern Hemisphere, and “will transform a range of industries”, including medical technology,…
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Australian quantum students will participate in five cutting-edge research projects as part of the Next Generation Quantum Graduates Program, a new scheme to be administered by CSIRO. These projects could help us understand the sub-atomic make up of life, as well as develop an understanding of algorithms and software on a future quantum internet. An…
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