AMGC launches Ten Ways to Succeed in Australian Manufacturing report
The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre has released a new research report including a list of ten ways manufacturers can position themselves for future success.
DetailsThe Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre has released a new research report including a list of ten ways manufacturers can position themselves for future success.
DetailsElectrical, engineering and mining technology company Ampcontrol has unveiled its Australian developed and made emergency ventilator, the ‘Ventasys’. The Tomago company developed the Ventasys in partnership with the NSW Government as part of the COVID-19 response, and will now progress to full manufacturing with components ordered for up to 100 units. Ampcontrol developed the machine…
DetailsThe government is seeking to have the $200 million grants for new storage matched by state governments or industry. Its focus will be on projects in strategic regional locations, connected to refineries and with connections to existing fuel infrastructure.
DetailsCompost Revolution’s beginner-level worm farm, made in Australia and entirely out of recycled plastics, won gold at last week’s Good Design Awards. Brent Balinski spoke to the company’s David Gravina about the project.
DetailsComment by Peter Roberts I have been receiving a number of phone calls from colleagues asking me: “what has happened with manufacturing policy?” Covid-19 has been with us since the beginning of the year, exposing the fragility of our international supply chains and our own inability to cater for our own, even very basic needs.…
DetailsUTS, Sydney is partnering with the federal government to launch a new associate degree programme to help accelerate the implementation of industry 4.0 principles in Australian business. The new two-year associate degree, part of the government’s Covid-19 response in its Job-Ready Graduate Package, aims to strengthen university/industry collaboration through collaborative partnerships. The associate degree will…
DetailsMetal additive manufacturing producer Aurora Labs is raising up to $3.5 million to speed uptake of its 3D metal printers and powders. The Perth company has received firm commitments to raise $2 million in a share placement with investors, and now plans to raise up to $1.5 million through a share purchase plan for existing…
DetailsLithium ion battery materials group Lithium Australia has filed two patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications seeking protection for its lithium ion battery recycling technologies. PCT protection is a way of gaining coverage in multiple overseas jurisdictions in one step. The first of its applications involves the recovery of electrode materials and electrolyte from spent lithium…
DetailsThe federal government has announced $32 million in additional funding for investment through the Defence Innovation Hub over the next two years. Billed as part of COVID-19 investment initiatives, the cash will flow to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) that have the potential to enhance defence capability. Since 2016, the Defence Innovation Hub has awarded…
DetailsThe keel has been laid for the first of ten Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) to be built by Civmec at Henderson in Western Australia. The first two vessels, based on the Lürssen PV80 design, are under construction at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia, with a further 10 ships to be built at Henderson.…
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