Record Australian delegation headed to one of the world’s biggest defence expos
Sixty-one Australian defence businesses, under the banner of Team Defence Australia, will be part of a major defence expo this week.
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BAE Systems installs new mast on HMAS Anzac
HMAS Anzac’s new taller and wider mast has been installed in a major milestone in the ship’s modernisation and technology upgrade. Installed at BAE System Australia’s Henderson facility in Western Australia, the mast incorporates the new Australian developed and made CEA L-Band high power active phase array radar. Incorporating an integrated ‘Friend and Foe’ capability,…
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Blast-off a bottleneck for Australian smallsat startups
Adelaide’s Fleet Space Technologies is one of the success stories in Australia’s burgeoning space startup industry. Brent Balinski spoke to CEO and co-founder Flavia Tata Nardini about its recent $10.8 million funding round, and the current shortage of available launches.
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Recycling vineyard plastics makes circular economy real
By Peter Roberts There is no doubt the idea of a circular economy, where manufacturers reclaim used materials to make products that can themselves be recycled again and again, is a great idea. But getting from the dream to the reality requires such enormous goodwill and co-ordinated effort from manufacturers and end-users, that it very…
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ZIP Water doubles production capacity
Sydney appliance manufacturing icon Zip Industries has opened its new production line at its Condell Park, Sydney factory. Built at a cost of $6 million, the new line will double production of its range of under bench hot and chilled water dispensers. It also honours the determination of the company’s long-term owner, Michael Crouch to…
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Aquabotix in big order for military submersibles
Sydney underwater robotics company UUV Aquabotix (ASX: UUV) has won its largest ever order for its swarming, military, underwater unmanned vehicle. The $520,000 order is destined for the military in a ‘major Asian country’ – unnamed by the company – allied with the US and Australia. The submersibles will be utilised for harbour management and…
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Fleet Space raises millions to launch 10 satellites
Adelaide nanosatellite manufacturer Fleet Space Technologies has raised fresh capital, said to be as much as $11 million, to fund an extension to its satellite IoT services. The company, which in February offered manufacturers low-cost IoT connectivity from its first four satellites, has attracted wealthy Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-shing and the Australian Kennard family…
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Bickfords expands with new aseptic bottling line
Iconic Adelaide cordials manufacturer, Bickfords has expanded their capabilities with the opening yesterday of a new aseptic bottling line by the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison. Morrison joined South Australian Premier, Steven Marshall for the opening at the 175 year old family-owned company factory at Salisbury north of Adelaide. Marshall said: “Bickford’s is now one of…
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Imagine Intelligent Materials announces real time graphene sensing
Geelong’s Imagine Intelligent Materials has developed a system using graphene coatings and edge-based signal processing devices to collect data from objects with large surface areas. Proven over areas as large as 4,000 square metres, the system gathers data such as pressure, moisture, stress and temperature and is aimed at industrial and consumer applications in the…
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Canberra launches manufacturing modernisation fund
The federal government has announced details of its $160 million Manufacturing Modernisation Fund. The fund, revealed in the federal budget, would help manufacturers become more competitive by co‑funding investments in new technologies, said industry minister, Karen Andrews. Andrews said: “The fund will provide grants to small and medium manufacturing businesses so they can invest in…
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