Australia needs to secure battery value chains out of China, according to new national security research which warns the superpower controls a “strategic choke point” in global supply chains which could be weaponised for political and economic gain.
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation today have partnered to study the construction of a hydrogen pilot plant at the Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone and explore the potential use of hydrogen at the refinery. The two have signed a letter of intent that focuses on Yarwun as the location for a Gladstone hydrogen plant to…
Ballarat based Bartlett Manufacturing is to supply its hand-sewn canvas tarps to the Australian Defence Force. The company, a manufacturer of woven synthetic fabrics including tarps and blinds, has been awarded ‘a significant contract’ – highlighting the company’s industry leading capabilities and quality workmanship according to a statement. The final contract was executed recently via…
The textile, clothing and footwear sector is widely seen as all but extinct in Australia, but this is far from true. Here @AuManufacturing’s editorial series – the digital path to growth – looks at Sleep Corp, a company which is deploying advanced technology to prosper making top-of-bed products. Considered threatened in the 1980s and 1990s,…
Gold Coast-based rocket manufacturer and launch company Gilmour Space and Germany’s Exolaunch announced a partnership on Tuesday covering small satellite launch missions.
Perth international shipbuilder Austal delivered 19 ships in the year to June 30- and achieved its second-highest ever earnings. The company reported a fall in revenue of 24.6 per cent for the year to $1.57 billion from its shipyards in Perth, Vietnam (pictured), the Philippines and Mobile, Alabama. CEO Paddy Gregg said: “Austal has delivered…
The Tasmanian government has announced it will provide a $600,000 loan to PFG Group to assist in a prototype boat for defence. PFG will build an 11-metre ultra-durable vessel, said minister for state growth, Roger Jaensch. This would help the company demonstrate its boat-building skills to the defence sector which it had sought to enter…
Today @AuManufacturing’s editorial series – the digital path to growth – looks at the role of robotic process automation in the manufacturing value chain. Here Sebastian Seutter explains how the nature of automation has changed with robotic process automation. The drive towards automation in the manufacturing industry is very simple. Automation emulates human work, meaning…
Carbon fibre road wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution’s results for the 2021 financial year were negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, however armed with a $95 million capital raising the company is investing heavily to expand production for new orders for wheel programs already in hand. The Geelong company reported revenue down 10 per cent to…
The CSIRO has announced Dr Jim Rabeau as the head of its new Quantum Technologies Future Science platform. Rabeau will begin as Director on September 6, following a role as Deputy Director at Sydney University’s Nano Institute. He said in a statement that the new CSIRO Platform aimed to further a quantum technology ecosystem at…
