Sydney technology developer Barry Westlake has developed and tested a prototype electric vehicle which overcomes many of the problems first faced more than a century ago by motoring pioneer Ferdinand Porsche. Westlake, director of BAAD Concepts Pty Limited, has developed a fully electric, light weight medium compact vehicle capable of driving over all terrain from…
Adelaide’s Fleet Space Technologies has selected California-based Tyvak International to mass-produce satellites for Fleet’s Low Earth Orbit nanosatellite constellation. The selection was revealed on social media by South Australia’s Department for Trade and Investment. The Department said: “It’s onwards and upwards for these two companies who are rocketing into space and proving that South Australia’s…
Modular data centre specialist DXN has signed a contract to supply its tenth pre-fabricated modular data cable landing station to the Pacific islands. The latest agreement, for $714,000, will see three terrestrial cable landing stations constructed, delivering high-speed broadband communications to Tokelau. DXN announced the contract with Telecommunication Tokelau Corporation which supplies services to the…
Perth shipbuilder Austal has unveiled its latest ship – the 83 metre long passenger ferry Queen Beetle. The launch is coming soon but the magnificent vessel has been unveiled after more than eighteen months of expert design and engineering, procurement, construction, project management, logistics and fitout works. Skilfully completed by more than 200 Austal Australia…
Reduced milk supply and soft demand for infant formula in China have hit dairy and food spreads group Bega’s profits in the first half of the financial year. The company which has been diversifying operations into the wider food arena reported an EBIT down 30 per cent of $26.9 million in the December half on…
The Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Manufacturing Index has found manufacturing contracted for the fourth straight month.
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By Peter Roberts We all know that we need to supercharge our factories and businesses if we are to remain competitive in the era of Industry 4.0. But for many time-poor SME leaders there is just too little time and too many buzz-words and mis-information to know where to start. The Australian Manufacturing Forum and…
Business uncertainty and interest from industrialists and financiers has led to 1414 Degrees Limited deciding not to proceed with an offer of discounted shares to shareholders to raise new capital. The raising was to have funded the next phase of the company’s technology roll-out centred on solar generation and storage at the giant Aurora Project…
Materials technology company Silex Systems recorded a $5.3 million loss in the first half of the year as it continued development of two major new technologies. The company recorded revenues of $262,573 but is in a strong financial position, with total assets of $32.9 million including 22.4 million in term deposits. During the half the…
