Analysis by Peter Roberts Defence has signed a multi-million dollar contract to buy new land-based army radars that shows just how much the fortunes of indigenous defence industry really have changed in the past six years. Canberra-based CEA Technologies won a hard-fought battle to win a $137 million contract to supply the army with a…
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From Brisbane to Bunbury, and everywhere in between, Camp King Industries products are loved by campers across Australia. Established in 2016 as a subsidiary of Ausmetal Engineering, an award-winning Australian metal fabrication business, Camp King Industries manufactures a range of high-end Ute Canopies, Ute Trays, and Roof Top Tents in its Brisbane-based factory. Sarah Wilson,…
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Viewpoint by Australian Manufacturing Forum member, Chris Gilbey We have several problems in this country. And manufacturing isn’t one of them. One part of the problem is that people generally assume that manufacturing doesn’t exist in Australia. Since you are reading @AuManufacturing and likely a member of the manufacturing Forum, I think it is fair…
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Powerhouse cashes in Investment company Powerhouse Ventures (ASX: PVL) has completed the sale of Invert Robotics Limited and MARS Bioimaging Ltd for NZ$3.87 million. The sale of invert saw a 585 pewr cent return on investment, while Mars achieved a 167 per cent return. Blockchain company’s European tie-up Singapore-Australian company Fatfish Blockchain (ASX: FFG) is…
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Chemicals and explosives group Orica (ASX: ORI) and equipment manufacturer Epiroc Rock Drills AB will jointly develop a semi-automated explosives delivery system, enabling safer and more productive blasting operations in underground mines. The Australian company, a world-leader in blasting technology and commercial explosives, is pursuing automation which is necessary as mines go deeper and ore…
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Electric truck drivetrain manufacturer SEA Electric has won a massive order for 100 electric trucks from US company Zeem Solutions. The Melbourne manufacturer will make the SEA-Drive 120a drivetrains locally and have them assembled onto their Hino 195 chassis by Fontaine Modifications for use in California. The drive is an 80kW continuous power system, with…
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The Foreign Investment Review Board has informed dairy manufacturer Bellamy’s Australia that it has no objection to the company being sold to a Chinese group. The FIRB green light brings closer the sale of Tasmania based Bellamy’s which has made huge inroads into Chinese infant formula markets with its certified organic, Made in Australia product…
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Composite manufacturer Matrix Composites & Engineering (ASX: MCE) has doubled in turnover in a year as investment recovers in its traditional markets and on moves into new product areas. The company reported revenue of $38.2 million in FY2019, up from $19.5 million the year before as oil and gas sector investment recovered, North American sales…
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By Peter Roberts Steelmaking has always been the one area where even in the most carbon constrained industrial future imaginable, the world might just need to use Australian coking coal. But now, thanks to an industrial breakthrough of truly massive proportions, the world may be left with very few critically important uses for coal. German…
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Industrial and safety glove manufacturer Ansell (ASX: ANN) has responded to concerns about the employment of forced labour in its supply chain. Chairman Glenn Barnes told the company’s annual general meeting the company had conducted an audit and tightened up monitoring in its own and its contractors factories. The rubber goods company also terminated one…
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