Space to grow global defence
Global defence company Nova Group is maintaining its projections of over $200 million revenue this financial year with longer-term goals to continue expanding its global reach.
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Manufacturers boost hand sanitiser supply chain
Manufacturers have stepped up production of one of the key products needed to stem the spread of the coronavirus – hand sanitiser. Actually a very simple product, sanitiser such as Ego Pharmaceuticals Aquium nonetheless has a long supply chain that begins with a basic raw material, ethanol. Manildra Group is Australia’s leading producer of ethanol…
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Meet The New Bill. Same As The Old Bill. (Or why the R&D incentive is under threat).
Australian Manufacturing Forum member viewpoint by Kris Gale Rock and roll fans might recognise the source material of the headline quote. It is The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” – Roger Daltrey giving voice to the entrenched frustration Pete Townshend utilised to drive that band to greater and greater heights. And so it is with…
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Elsight gears up for new opportunities
While many companies are winding down their operations because of the coronavirus epidemic, wireless video and data transmission technology company group Elsight is gearing up for new opportunities. The maker of equipment for real-time data, video and audio transmission over cellular networks has already augmented its supply chains with new suppliers in Israel and elsewhere.…
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Lynas Corporation shutters Malaysian operation
Rare earths producer Lynas Corporation has shut down production at its Malaysian rare earths processing facility following coronavirus restrictions on business imposed by the national government. The Perth company, which has struggled with on-again, off-again approvals to operate in Malaysia, said the shut down was currently scheduled to end on March 31. Lynas told investors:…
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In the black: startup pushing ahead commercialising waste-to-activated-carbon technology
Environmental technology company Bygen is taking technology out of University of Adelaide labs and using it to give agricultural waste a higher purpose. Brent Balinski spoke to co-founder and CEO Dr Lewis Dunnigan about using almond shells and other ingredients to supply the growing activated carbon market.
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Request for essential products and expression of interest
Is your organisation equipped to supply nasopharyngeal and/or oropharyngeal swabs suitable for COVID-19 sample collection? Plus, is your organisation equipped to supply Hygiene Products for South Australia’s Schools and Preschools?
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Canberra shuts down public places
Only nine days after the Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it was OK to go to the footy and to church he has abruptly reversed course and begun a long-awaited closure of public places. After a first Sunday press conference announcing his second stimulus package in a week, Morrison was at a second conference on…
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Defence to deploy SPEE3D technology in remote areas
Cutting edge 3D printing technology developed in Darwin, Australia, will be deployed by the Australian Army. The Australian Army announced a $1.5 million investment in a 12-month pilot of SPEE3D technology to include soldier training in 3D printing. It will trail SPEE3D’s large-format WarpSPEE3D 3D metal printer, installed on-base and deployed in the field for…
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Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed
Orora wins approval for fibre packaging sale Packaging group Orora has won Foreign Investment Review Board approval for the proposed sale of its Australasian fibre business to Nippon Packaging. The approval clears the way for the packaging giant to move to completion of the sale. LBT Innovations extends analysis reach Medical device manufacturer LBT Innovations…
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