Sydney manufacturer Zip Water has snared a major award in the United States for its Zip Hydrotap boiling, chilled and sparkling drinking water appliances just months after entering the north American market. The company was awarded the 2019 Kitchen Product of the Year in the Kitchen & Bath Business Product Innovator Awards, recognising it as…
Geelong-based one-piece carbon fibre wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution has announced a contract with an unnamed global maker of sport utility vehicles (SUVs). CEO Jake Dingle said the deal meant there were now five global automotive manufacturers using his company’s high-performance wheels. “SUVs represent a very important new segment of the market for Carbon…
The plastics business of packaging giant Visy, including plastics recycling, is reportedly up for sale through investment bank Morgan Stanley, according to a report this morning.
Cardiovascular device manufacturer Admedus (ASX: AHZ) has sold the distribution rights to its CardioCel and VascuCel product range for $A36.2 million to LeMaitre Vascular Inc. The company, whose ADAPT engineering process produces implantable tissue bio-scaffolds for a range of cardiovascular and vascular applications, will receive $22.8 million in an upfront payment. the remainder will flow…
French cyber tech company Squad will establish a presence in South Australia’s new space, innovation, defence and cybersecurity precinct.
Perth marine engineering group VEEM has grown profits in the latest financial year despite the cyclical nature of some of its big ticket defence contracts. The company, which manufacturers ships propellers, drive shafts and stabilising gyro systems, recorded net profit after tax of $2.76 million in 2019, up $500,000, on turnover of $40.7 million. EBITDA…
Tyre recycling business Green Distillation Technologies has announced a partnership with New Zealand’s CarbonScape to create graphite.
Last week Chamberlain Group won the Manufacturer of the Year prize at the Hunter Manufacturing Awards. Brent Balinski speaks to its operations head in Oceania, Graeme Sheekey, about a recent robot roll-out.
Analysis by Peter Roberts It is now official. Australia now has the economic diversity and export profile of a typical third world nation. Our antipathy to value-adding activities such as manufacturing in favour of industries that require little more than digging it up and shipping it out, has left us dangerously dependent on quarrying. According…
Robotic technology venture Fastbrick is to build its first new homes using the Hadrian X bricklaying robot under a commercial deal with Summit Homes Group. Fastbrick, a joint venture between technology developer FBR (ASX: FBR) and brick manufacturer Brickworks (ASX: BKW), will commence a three-stage pilot building programme for the builder. It is the first…
