Perth international shipbuilder Austal appears poised to expand into building steel ships at its Mobile, Alabama yard following revelations the company has received a big loan from the US Department of Defence. Austal currently builds two classes of aluminium multi-hulled vessels for the US Navy at Mobile, and only recently began building steel naval vessels…
The founder of Sydney audio technology manufacturer Rode Microphones has bought the world’s most expensive guitar at an auction, paying nearly $A9 million for an instrument owned by musician Kurt Cobain.
As we map out how SME CEOs can benefit from a resurgence in manufacturing, Colin Thomas offers this guide to help to identify opportunities and advantages of automation.
Comment by Peter Roberts On a day when the federal government announced some bad news for university students the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison called a press conference to denounce cyber attacks on Australia. Manufacturers have been hit in recently weeks by crippling attacks that cut production. First BlueScope Steel was forced to shut down some…
South Australia is to speed up construction of a $1.5 billion electricity connector linking the renewable energy generation centre in the state’s mid north with the eastern states. The 800 MW, 900km long Project EnergyConnect between Wagga Wagga in NSW and Robertstown in SA, will allow the export of solar and wind power as the…
Stealth Technologies has released an udate on its continuing development of a fully autonomous security vehicle (pictured) for the Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison in Western Australia. The company, owned by listed business Strategic Elements, is developing the vehicle to inspect, test and confirm the integrity of the security perimeter of the jail. The technology will…
Perth marine manufacturer VEEM Ltd has released photographs of staff putting the final touches on the world’s most powerful gyrostabiliser, the model VG1000SD. The unit was completed earlier this year and shipped to European shipbuilder, Damen, to be integrated in the company’s new Fast Crew Supplier, FCS 7011. To be launched later this year, the…
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation’s (ANSTO) Lucas Heights campus in western Sydney has been earmarked in a new strategy as Sydney’s newest nexus where industry connects with science and advanced technologies. Under the ANSTO Collaboration Area Place Strategy launched by Greater Sydney Commission the campus will be developed as a precinct devoted to…
Berg Engineering has earned a $161,719 grant under the Queensland government’s Manufacturing Hubs Grant Program. The funds would help Berg – which has manufacturing sites at Brendale and Gladstone – purchase advanced line boring equipment, it said. According to the company, it would assist in creating five new jobs and entering the defence, energy and…
PPK Group has invested in novel lithium sulphur battery technologies through its Li-S Energy subsidiary. PPK announced that Li-S had invested US$1.7 million into Texas-based Zeta Energy which is commercialising energy packs using graphene carbon nanotubes and lithium sulphur. At the same time Zeta Energy is investing US$1.4 million into Li-S, meaning the companies will…
