A satellite imagery tool developed by RMIT University scientists and able to spot plastic rubbish beaches has been successfully field tested on a remote stretch of coastline, according to the university. In a statement on Thursday, RMIT said the satellite imagery tool “picks up differences in how sand, water and plastics reflect light,” and is…
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Cold spray additive manufacturing company SPEE3D has shared that shipbuilder Austal USA has purchased a WarpSPEE3D AM unit for application development purposes. In a statement on Wednesday (Melbourne time), SPEE3D said Austal USA’s Advanced Technologies division is “a leader in cutting-edge technology implementation for defense and maritime applications” and heads a team of industry partners…
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Federal funding bodies supporting energy and industrial transformation should direct more funds towards early stage R&D to support innovation according to a new report from the Centre for Policy Development. The report – Ideas to industries: How to get the most out of public money for industrial development – said most of the funds from…
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The federal government is studying ways of building on investments in new energy infrastructure to use more Australian content, looking first at structural steel and local manufacturing opportunities. The government said in a statement that it wanted to make sure that more good jobs flow from renewable infrastructure projects, and that households and businesses pay…
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By Peter Roberts It has been a long while coming, but after 29 months in office the federal government has released a Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Plan. A recommendation of the Defence Strategic Review, the government has been meanwhile buying new weapons overseas and supporting local manufacture of some missiles and munitions. It has…
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The federal government today committed to two new Australian defence factories – one to manufacture Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS, pictured), and the second a new 155mm artillery ammunition forging plant. The government did not reveal the cost of the new plants, except to say they were part of the Guided Weapons and Explosive…
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Industrial technology company Calix and Pilbara Minerals have deferred any construction works not under contract at their $105 million Mid-Stream Demonstration Plant at Pilbara’s Pilgangoora Project in Western Australia. The project, supported by $20 million through the federal government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative, is 60 percent complete but will be paused until lithium markets return to…
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Melbourne-based engineering company MEMKO has expanded into Singapore, launching its second international subsidiary. The company said the Singaporean presence will “broaden its market reach… in the region for its portfolio of products and services” and follows it establishing a presence in Bangalore, India. MEMKO said in a statement on Tuesday that its “collective businesses in…
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Five companies in the state have been awarded $1.25 million in total under the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA) METS Innovation Program. According to a statement from WA mines minister David Michael, the funding of $250,000 per grant is matched by each mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector company, aiding projects that…
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The Western Australian government has awarded a $340,000 grant to Gemco Rail through the Local Manufacturing Investment Fund, which will support upgrades to the company’s Forrestfield factory. According to a statement from Stephen Dawson, WA assisting minister for industry development, the modernisation investments will help the company deliver 40 iron ore rail wagons to BHP.…
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