Secrets in spider silk “could herald a revolution in manufacturing”
A multidisciplinary team has been awarded a grant to replicate spider silk, which has high strength and potential use in new products.
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Queensland government evaluating possible launch sites
Abbot Point in Mackay is being considered as one of several possible launch facilities for private space businesses, the Queensland government said on Thursday.
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Vaulta to develop products with Canadian battery makers
Brisbane battery casing technology company Battery Graphene Corp, also known as Vaulta, is to develop new battery products with three Canadian companies specialising in high performance lithium ion batteries. Vaulta has signed a memorandum of understanding with Braille Energy Systems, Focus Graphite and Grafoid to conduct market analysis on co-developed projects. Braille produces batteries used…
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Australian Patent Box a bold measure for extraordinary times
By Dr Samih Nabulsi Cook Medical Australia has long been a vocal supporter of a patent box style tax regime for Australia and therefore welcomes the government’s 2021 Budget announcement. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with our industry peers and sector peak bodies, over the last eight years we have highlighted the benefits of such an incentivised tax…
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Australian first: railway sleepers made of recycled plastic get type approval by Victorian operators
Duratrack Railway Sleepers has announced what it says is an Australian first: type approval of its composite recycled railway sleepers by mainline rail operators V/Line and Metro Trains Melbourne.
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Celebrating Australian Made – sustaining and growing Opal Australian Paper
Today @AuManufacturing’s editorial series – Celebrating Australian Made – steps up a gear. With Australian Made week getting underway on Monday, Peter Roberts looks at the benefits an overseas owner can bring to manufacturing, in this case to Opal Australian Paper, makers of Reflex copy paper. Often when an overseas company buys an Australian manufacturer…
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Manufacturing news briefs -stories you might have missed
Pandemic led to poor outcomes for VET students The VET Student Outcomes 2020: impact of COVID-19 on domestic students report compiled by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research, has found the Covid-19 pandemic led to a decrease in the proportion of male qualification VET completers employed full time, down 9.1 percentage points from the…
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Ainsworth profits as gaming recovers from Codid-19 pandemic
Gaming machine manufacturer Ainsworth Game Technology is experiencing improved conditions in its slot machine and online businesses, with the company reporting net profit before tax of $1 million for the second half of the financial year. In line with improved business conditions reported by Aristocrat Leisure, as gaming emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, Ainsworth now…
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James Bradley from Diffuse Energy is our latest 2021 READERS SURVEY PRIZE WINNER
James Bradley is another lucky winner drawn from readers who have replied to our 2021 @AuManufacturing reader survey (see here). James, from Diffuse Energy in Newcastle, wins a beautiful Australian-made A5 journal (pictured) from local designers and manufacturers Corban & Blair. Corban & Blair recently onshored the manufacture of its A5 journals, which are made…
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Australia needs a Chief Technologist: CEDA
The Australian government should appoint a Chief Technologist to drive its digital agenda and provide leadership and guidance in the face of “ministerial musical chairs”, according to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.
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