Mars factory at Ballarat celebrates 40th anniversary
Mars Wrigley has celebrated 40 years of manufacturing at its Ballarat factory.
Civmec recovers to post strong profit
Western Australian construction and engineering group Civmec (ASX: CVL) has recovered from project cost over-runs that plagued the company to post a strong profit for the September quarter. The civil, defence and shipbuilding engineer posted revenue of $82 million and NPAT of $3.8 million, a sharp contrast to the year before. The company has a…
Environmental Clean Technologies raises cash to expand
A rights issue is underway in which industrial technology group Environmental Clean Technologies (ASX:ECT) is seeking to raise between $2.75 million and $7.45 million for expansion. The company is developing a number of technologies to upgrade low-grade materials such as brown coal as well as recover waste resources and turn them into new materials. Its…
WestStar buys Alltype Engineering to boost fabrication capabilities
Engineering and industrial services group WestStar Industrial (ASX: WSI) has extended its manufacturing capabilities with the purchase of Alltype Engineering in an all-scrip deal. No cash is changing hands. Alltype operates a 7,000 square metre fabrication shop (pictured) employing 120 at Naval Base, Western Australia and services customers in the Oil & Gas, Water, Power…
Cyber security training centre to fuel growing industry
A cyber security training centre has opened in Adelaide, South Australia, to help provide the next generation of professionals to the growing industry.
ARENA to develop new bioenergy roadmap, identify opportunities
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will begin development of a Bioenergy Roadmap at the request of federal energy minister Angus Taylor.
K-TIG opens to the public as shortage of welders looms
High speed welding technology group K-TIG will open its Adelaide operations to investors at the same time as it is advancing arguments that new technologies such as its own are needed to soften a coming shortage of qualified welders. The company’s Mile End operation will be open on November 26, and will include a demonstration…
Queensland continues focus on hypersonic research
Queensland is continuing its focus on the development of hypersonic aircraft engines in the form of work being undertaken by Dr Fabian Zander. The University of Southern Queensland’s Zander, a recipient of an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, is taking supersonics in a new direction, developing an airbreathing propulsion concept for engines that greatly…
Motherson Innovations to make ground communications modules
By Stuart Corner of IoT Australia South Australian company Motherson Innovations is to manufacture the modules that will transmit user data to the IoT nanosatellites being deployed by Adelaide based Myriota. The Myriota Module is a credit card sized device that accepts input from sensors and communicates direct to Myriota satellites. According to Myriota’s web…
Another COAG meeting, another limp swing at the waste problem
By Trevor Thornton, Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University A meeting on Friday between state and federal environment ministers to discuss Australia’s recycling and waste crisis has been disappointingly inconclusive. Some targets were set for banning the export of various used materials: glass exports will be banned by July 2020 and mixed…