The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $341,990 in funding to startup Diffuse Energy, which will support installation of micro wind turbines at ten off-grid telecommunications towers to demonstrate the company’s technology. Diffuse was founded by University of Newcastle engineering researchers in 2018. One of its potential markets is remote telecommunications centres. These are…
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Engineering plastics manufacturer McNeall Plastics has onshored key capabilities and is now the only company in Australia with capacity to pour large and complex Nylon products up to a size of 3000mm x 3000mm. McNeall’s Sydney and Brisbane plants produce Nylons, Acetals, Polyethylene UHMW, Polypropylene, and Polycarbonate. Managing director Josh Budd said: “The COVID-19 pandemic,…
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In the second-last day of @AuManufacturing‘s ‘Working smarter with data’ editorial series, Qian Zhang and Jie Lu explain recommender systems and their usefulness to small and medium businesses.
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Comment by Peter Roberts The federal government continues to impress with its continuing rollout of policies and plans to support the creation of defence industry that can help secure Australia in times of trouble. There is already a suite of policies supporting building industry capabilities, identifying critical sovereign capabilities, assisting SMEs into global supply chains,…
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Sydney appliance manufacturer Zip Water has launched a new, smaller version of its flagship HydroTap which delivers cold and boiling water on demand in homes and offices. The Zip Micro (pictured) is designed to fit under almost any bench, and is suited for small workplaces with up to 10 people. Zip Micro is 37 per…
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Eden Innovations awarded R&D grant to develop nanotube composites Materials technology company Eden Innovations and the University of Queensland have been awarded a $376,518 grant to help fund the development of new production methods for carbon nanotube (CNT) enriched thermoplastic composites. The grant, the fifth Australian Research Council linkage grant received by Eden, will help…
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Manufacturing industry in South Australis will close from midnight tonight other than for essential services as the state heads into an initial 6-day total shutdown to halt the spread of Covid-19. Health officials and Premier Steven Marshall, worried about a sudden outbreak of an apparently virulent strain of Covid-19, announced the circuit-breaker lockdown shortly after…
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The Tasmanian government has announced $2.6 million in support for three feasibility studies on large-scale hydrogen projects.
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The Covid-19 pandemic hit sales and profits of Australia’s largest gaming machine manufacturer, Aristocrat Leisure during the 2020 financial year. The Sydney company saw revenue from physical gaming venues drop by a third as the pandemic halted some operations, while its digital gaming sales rose by 29 per cent. However Aristocrat Digital, which has been…
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By backing the team, not the project, a business can recover from a project failure, move on to another project and ultimately be successful. And then repeat the success on further projects.
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