Flinders has announced a proposed $50 million Australian Centre for Innovative Manufacturing – a claimed Australian first as a reconfigurable “Future Factory” and a dedicated 4,000 square metre site for Australian companies to test state-of-the-art production technology.
How many times in the past week do you think your life was affected by a robot? Unless you have a robot vacuum cleaner, you might say that robots had no real impact on your life. But you’re wrong.
The Federal Court has ordered Rush Rich pay Treasury Wine Estates, the owner of Penfolds, $375,000 in compensation for imitation of the famous Australian wine brand.
Bulding products group Brickworks (ASX: BKW) and robotics developer FBR (ASX: FBR) have inaugurated their joint venture ‘wall as a service’ manufacturing business, Fastbrick Australia. Fastbrick will charge customers by the square metre of wall built, and exclusively utilise FBR’s Hadrian X bricklaying robot and Brickworks masonry blocks in its Australian operations. Fastbrick is a…
Australian listed electric motor scooter manufacturer Vmoto (ASX: VMT) is making waves with the announcement of record sales and a breakthrough alliance with the prestigious Ducati motor cycle brand. The company, which makes electric scooters in China and sells globally, sold 3,821 scooters worldwide in the March quarter, 57 per cent up on the December…
Shares on organic baby food and infant powder producer Bubs Australia (ASX: BUB) leapt 12 per cent on Monday to a record $1.45 on news of a new supply agreement with NZ dairy producer, Fonterra. The company announced it will be the first company to offer Australian made certified organic grass-fed infant formula, with Fonterra…
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Electric cars sometimes get described as “batteries on wheels”. A charged 60 kW vehicle could power a home, including its air-conditioning, for four or five days. The possibilities of “bidirectional charging” through vehicles are being taken seriously by Japanese automakers, and widespread adoption of EVs could eventually – and drastically – change the ways people use and buy electricity.
In a sign savvy investors are abandoning fossil fuels, the giant Wesfarmers (ASX: WES) conglomerate has sold out of coal and moved investments into materials used in lithium ion battery production. The company announced a $776 bid for lithium producer Kidman Resources (ASX: KDR) and its downstream operations. Wesfarmers offer is a massive 47 per…
Comment by Peter Roberts Well there is some justice in the world for small Australian manufacturers facing the might, and dubious business practises, of some major multi-national corporations. The Federal Court last week decided in favour of Bega Cheese (ASX: BGA) in its case against Mondelēz International over what can only be described as an…
