The term supercar is often used loosely, but when applied to the Brabham BT62 even that superlative seems an understatement. The car, built by Brabham Automotive in Adelaide, is a limited edition, mid-engined track car powered by a 5.4 litre Brabham engine. Capable of producing 700bhp or 522kW of power and 667 Nm of torque,…
Imports are better seems to be an Aussie tradition among some. But Robyn Sefiani, a successful PR and marketing guru, found this was not the case this Xmas. Robyn, the Chairman of Sefiani Communications Group just posted: “This is a story of slick marketing not matching product promise. My brand new Miele ANZ oven has…
Last week a home for Australia’s new Space Agency was announced, with the headquarters to open mid-next year at the former Royal Adelaide Hospital site. Brent Balinski spoke to Fleet Space Technologies founder and CEO Flavia Tata Nardini about why she believes SA is the place for space business, what it offers for manufacturers, and what to expect in 2019.
Merry Australian Made Christmas to all at the Australian Manufacturing Forum and @AuManufacturing news. It has been a hectic seven weeks since we launched the @AuManufacturing news site so we are taking a break. See you in January with more good news stories, Forum member profiles and member viewpoints, and analysis and commentary by our…
Leigh Creek Energy (ASX: LCK) is increasingly confident it can move from producing synthetic gas to fertiliser manufacture based on its operations at the former Leigh Creek coal fields in northern South Australia. Leigh Creek Energy succeeded in October in producing its first synthetic gas utilising in situ gasification (ISG) of the a major brown…
EMvision Medical Devices (ASX: EMV) has successfully listed on the Australian stock exchange following an over-subscribed IPO that raised $6 million. The company, which makes a new type of non-invasive brain scanner to detect stroke, will use the funds to continue human trials and refine its prototypes intended to be carried in ambulances by first…
Defence minister, Christopher Pyne has turned the first sod on a $535 million project to build a new construction yard for Australia’s future submarines and frigates at ASC, Osborne north of Adelaide. Laing O’Rourke will modernise the existing yard that built the Collins class submarines and Hobart class air warfare destroyers, and build new facilities…
Deakin University-headquartered ManuFutures has received $500,000 from the federal government’s Incubator Support Initiative, which the incubator says will be used to accelerate manufacturers’ entry to global markets.
A revolutionary new electric vehicle made in a factory in outer Melbourne has been revealed by the specialist electric vehicle news service, The Driven. The vehicle is made by Applied Electric Vehicle Robotics, which will display it at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. The vehicle was first spotted in the grounds…
By Patrick Forster Aussie skincare brands are nailing it right now. Around the world, Australian skincare companies are dominating sales graphs and getting global recognition for their innovative products, stellar marketing, and ethical credentials. Many of these Aussie brands started small. But through a great business strategy, these grassroots brands have grown from strength to…
