The federal government has awarded a $3.3 million contract to a Brisbane robotics and AI company to develop an unmanned combat vehicle. Announcing the grant to Cyborg Dynamics the minister for defence industry Melissa Price said the weapon would be ‘the likes of which has never been made in Australia’. Cyborg Dynamics’ innovation will integrate…
Leading prestige winemaker Treasury Wine Estates has all but moved on from the disruptions caused to its businesses by Covid-19 and punitive Chinese trade attacks against Australia. At the company’s annual general meeting this morning chairman Paul Rayner and CEO Tim Ford paid more attention to progress achieved in their new strategy of premiumisation of…
The Cooperative Research Centres Association will host its Collaborate Innovate 2021 Conference at Parliament House, Canberra next week, examining collaborative innovation and the impact of “covid, climate change, digital transformation and geo-economic volatility.”
Large-scale additive manufacturing business Titomic has raised $9 million and intends to raise a further $2 million, using the funding to support commercialisation via joint ventures, investing in offshore sales and facilities, and working capital.
A new partnership between mining equipment manufacturer Austin Engineering and a Mexican manufacturer is set to strengthen the company’s market position in the United States and central and northern South American markets. The partnership, part of a new ‘hub-and-spoke’ market strategy adopted by Austin after a strategic review, will see Mexico’s Melter manufacture Austin heavy-haul…
By Denham Sadler Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price will take control of the CSIRO and the Australian Space Agency while Energy Minister Angus Taylor will oversee the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative under their new roles following this month’s reshuffle. Last week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that the position of Minister for Industry, Science and…
Fertiliser, chemicals and explosives group Orica today announced its ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, eclipsing its previously announced medium-term target to reduce scope 1 and 2 operational emissions by at least 40 per cent by 2030. The new ambition covers the company’s scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and its…
By Michael Sharpe It truly is a privilege to walk the floors of factories all over Australia, build collaborative partnerships and help companies to go for growth. The talk often turns to the cost of energy. To build a manufacturing business you need to look at all your costs, including energy. In times long passed,…
CSL has confirmed it will continue manufacturing AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine into next year, following reports it would cease production early due to local preferences for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The full contract with the federal government to produce approximately 50 million doses of Vaxzevria will be met, with any unused doses donated to countries…
Engineers from UNSW have helped to discover a cheap new way to capture and convert CO2 greenhouse emissions into a useful, solid carbon form using liquid metal. The process can be done at room temperature and uses liquid gallium to convert the carbon dioxide into oxygen and a solid carbon product that can later be…
