Communications, space and defence group Electro Optic systems (ASX: EOS) will supply remotely operated weapons systems for Australia’s Boxer CRV armoured reconnaissance vehicles following the execution of a $49 million contact. The contract, announced in August, was signed by the defence department two days ago. It allows for the development, integration and testing of the…
Materials company Neometals (ASX: NMT), the Innovative Manufacturing CRC (“IMCRC”) and Queensland University of Technology (“QUT”) are to collaborate to build a synthetic zeolite manufacturing plant. IMCRC will provide $2.57 million for the collaborative research project which will produce zeolites from lithium refining waste. Zeolites are microporous, aluminosilicate minerals commonly used as molecular sieves, commercial…
The federal government has released the first of its Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Implementation Plans.
Semiconductor technology developer BluGlass (ASX: BLG) will collaborate with California-based LED lighting innovator Luminus to develop cascade LEDs for the entertainment, projector and display sectors. Luminus is a leader in industrial, medical, horticultural and entertainment lighting, while BluGlass is commercialising its remote plasma chemical vapour deposition (RPCVD) technology. PRCVD technology can be used for the…
By Shay Chalmers, Director, Strategic Engineering Australia We have an abundance of high-quality, affordable, consumer-ready products made right here in Queensland, but we hear little about them. I’ve decided to list nine of my favourite manufacturers and retailers who make buying local even easier. Each of these Queensland businesses are manufacturing their products locally, enabling…
Advanced materials group Talga Resources (ASX: TLG) has begun a second commercial trial of the company’s Talcoat graphene additive for coating ships’ hulls. The same ship owner will apply the graphene coating to enhance the primer over a large area of a second container ship, M/V Arica. The coating utilises Talga’s graphene functionalisation technology in…
Recycling technology developed at University of NSW and turning waste into boutique building products has received a boost to its commercialisation, sharing in $5 million awarded to the first round of winners in the NSW Physical Sciences Fund. The five winners were announced on Tuesday November 10, and included a manufacturer of 25 kilogram long-range…
Australian-listed, New Zealand-based Keytone Dairy (ASX:KTD) has announced a completed integration, ahead of schedule, of two powder manufacturing sites into one major site in Melbourne.
A full set of Penfolds Grange spanning 65 vintages from 1951 to 2015 has set a new world record for the iconic Australian red wine selling for $AU372,000.
Having already stepped in to prevent the Whyalla steel works from closing, British businessman Sanjeev Gupta is eyeing off Alcoa’s Portland aluminium smelter in Victoria, according to reports. Gupta, who is investing $2 billion in Whyalla to boost primary steel output and develop solar and pumped hydro renewables projects, is considering a move on the…