Wohlers Report 2020 released: “users of AM are in the driver’s seat”
The 2020 version of the annual Wohlers Report, tracking the evolution of the global 3D printing industry, has been released.
Government releases defence sales catalogue
The federal government’s efforts to boost defence exports seems to be working to increase the pool of local defence exporters. Defence industry minister, Melissa Price released the fourth edition of the government’s Australian Military Sales Catalogue, which lists a growing number of exporters. The 2020 Catalogue showcases 170 Australian businesses – a 49 per cent…
Orbital wins new UAV customer in Singapore
Perth’s Orbital Corporation had broken into the Singapore defence market, signing a memorandum of understanding with one of that country’s largest defence companies. The agreement with the company, which has not been named, is for the design, development and initial low-rate production of multi-fuel engines for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A week ago Orbital deepened…
Aristocrat weathers virus thanks to digital gaming
Digital gaming is underpinning confidence by gaming machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure that it can weather the coronavirus storm. The Sydney company moved into the fast-growing digital and online space some years ago, and now gets 40 per cent of revenue from those sources. Sales of gaming machines and land-based gaming contribute 30 per cent each.…
Xtek makes first commercial sale of armour produced through proprietary curing tech
Composites technology company Xtek (ASX:XTE) has achieved what it says is a small but important first commercial order for armour parts produced using its XTclave curing system. The buyer is named as Tote Systems Australia, which will use Xtek’s lightweight ballistic armour plates in a soft armour and tactical vest system. The end product will…
Desperately seeking toilet paper, pasta or hand sanitiser? Some relief is just weeks away
By Flavio Romero Macau, Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics, Edith Cowan University Panic buying, shop shelves emptied of toilet paper, hand sanitiser, pasta and other household supplies, supermarkets policing limits on buying products, Amazon and eBay stopping opportunists from selling items at exorbitant prices. When will things get back to normal?…
Valiant Space successfully tests new rocket engine
Australian rocket company, Valiant Space, has successfully fired its ‘Momentum’ liquid fueled rocket engine, claimed to be the first commercially developed such engine in Australian history. The engine was ignited on 15 March at Beyond the Blue Aerospace’s launch and test facility, Funny Farm Space, north of Goondiwindi, Queensland. Black Sky Aerospace, known for their…
Carbon Revolution rushes to raise $25 million in virus response
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Only a few months after listing carbon fibre composite automotive wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution has completed a rushed $25 million capital raising. The company completed a non-underwritten institutional share placement ‘to position the company as strongly as possible to deal with the impacts on the business…
Getting junk out of space
A crack Australian team is tackling the threat of space junk wrecking new satellites using machine learning
$131 million CRC pursuing “advanced manufacture of buildings” gets the go-ahead
The Building 4.0 Cooperative Research Centre has been awarded $28 million in federal funding, and will apply technologies from the world of manufacturing to help modernise the building sector.