While many companies are winding down their operations because of the coronavirus epidemic, wireless video and data transmission technology company group Elsight is gearing up for new opportunities. The maker of equipment for real-time data, video and audio transmission over cellular networks has already augmented its supply chains with new suppliers in Israel and elsewhere.…
Rare earths producer Lynas Corporation has shut down production at its Malaysian rare earths processing facility following coronavirus restrictions on business imposed by the national government. The Perth company, which has struggled with on-again, off-again approvals to operate in Malaysia, said the shut down was currently scheduled to end on March 31. Lynas told investors:…
Environmental technology company Bygen is taking technology out of University of Adelaide labs and using it to give agricultural waste a higher purpose. Brent Balinski spoke to co-founder and CEO Dr Lewis Dunnigan about using almond shells and other ingredients to supply the growing activated carbon market.
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Only nine days after the Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it was OK to go to the footy and to church he has abruptly reversed course and begun a long-awaited closure of public places. After a first Sunday press conference announcing his second stimulus package in a week, Morrison was at a second conference on…
Cutting edge 3D printing technology developed in Darwin, Australia, will be deployed by the Australian Army. The Australian Army announced a $1.5 million investment in a 12-month pilot of SPEE3D technology to include soldier training in 3D printing. It will trail SPEE3D’s large-format WarpSPEE3D 3D metal printer, installed on-base and deployed in the field for…
Orora wins approval for fibre packaging sale Packaging group Orora has won Foreign Investment Review Board approval for the proposed sale of its Australasian fibre business to Nippon Packaging. The approval clears the way for the packaging giant to move to completion of the sale. LBT Innovations extends analysis reach Medical device manufacturer LBT Innovations…
By Peter Roberts Only days after offering up a stimulus package widely condemned as not large enough to impact Australia’s coronavirus affected economy, Canberra has followed up with a second much larger package of measures. The first business-focused package increased the instant asset write-off, provided accelerated depreciation deductions and supported apprentices and trainees. Manufacturers can…
The promise of direct digital manufacturing using 3D printers is coming alive in Toowoomba, Queensland as a local start-up prepares to produce a low-cost robotic arm under licence from Las Vegas-based Haddington Dynamics. DCISIV Technologies (pronounced Decisive) is putting the finishing touches to a micro-factory (below) of 3D printers to manufacture Haddington’s DexterHDI robotic arm…
Comment by Peter Roberts With coronavirus wrecking its havoc on the Australian economy, I can’t help thinking that there is no cloud without a silver lining. This might just be the time when the general public wakes up to the importance of a healthy, capable and broad-based manufacturing sector. A few of us diehards have…
