Australian Cyber Week kicks off
The fifth annual Australian Cyber Week launches today, focussing on awareness of the sector in Australia and showcasing local innovators.
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Building a marketing funnel that drives valuable action
A marketing funnel is commonly known as the process of converting a visitor or browser into a paying, loyal customer – easy, right? Not so much. The marketing funnel is a widely used and respected gold-standard inclusion in any thorough marketing strategy. It’s a sophisticated resource that requires persistent effort and close attention to achieve successful return on investment and profit. Let us explain.
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First Australian SEA Electric truck rolls out
The first Australian-made SEA 300-85 electric truck has rolled off the production line in south-eastern Melbourne. The truck – complete with the Australian developed and manufactured SEA Electric drive train – has been delivered to leading Western Australian mining company Mineral Resources. Rated to 8.5-tonnes, the truck is specified with a 138kWh battery driving a…
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Hunter frigates to get ‘ Capability Life Cycle Manager’
The federal government is to appoint a Capability Life Cycle Manager for the nine Hunter class frigates which are to be built at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide. The role, which defence industry minister Melissa Price dubbed the sustainment ‘steward’ of the vessels, will manage an expected $5.1 billion in contracts through the service…
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Quickstep Aerospace Services expands at Tullamarine
Composites and aerospace manufacturer Quickstep is to invest $4 million expanding its Quickstep Aerospace Services maintenance business at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport. The company, which bought the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation from Boeing Australia, is to invest $4 million with the support of the Victorian government. Sixty three full-time jobs, including 51 jobs in…
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K-Tig positioned in global markets, looks to disrupt Australian welding
By Peter Roberts In the past the model for Australian industrial technology companies was to first establish themselves in the local market before venturing overseas which ultimately represents 95 per cent of the potential market. Few Australian companies manage that jump without being taken over or swamped by international competition, partly because an initial technological…
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Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed
Cochlear implant company Hemideina raises $10 million. A second Australian cochlear implant player Hemideina has emerged to compete with Cochlear Ltd, with the technology company closing a $10 million capital raising, managed by Henslow. Founded in 2017 by research scientists Dr Kate Lomas and Dr Elizabeth Williams, the company has designed a new type of…
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EM Solutions new Antenna Diversity System
Brisbane communications manufacturer EM Solutions has launched a new satellite communications Antenna Diversity System (ADS) which it claims offers a step change in the resilience of naval communications for ships at sea. The company, a subsidiary of Electro Optic Systems, has completed development of its new system by achieving Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) certification, allowing…
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Bid to build Aussie Space Radar announced
Ampcontrol and LeoLabs Australia have announced a consortium that aims to build surveillance radars “to catapult Australia into a space surveillance superpower.”
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We need fast freight rail, fast
High Speed Freight Rail (HSFR) can help to transform Australia and to build our strengths and resilience. We need a strategy.
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