Uber for manufacturers? It’s on the way
The future will deliver a Uber-like scenario for manufacturers and their suppliers, according to the R&D head for one of the biggest computer aided design software companies.
Let’s stop focussing on disruption, urges Square founder
The emphasis in recent times on “disruption” was unwarranted, the co-founder of Square told a Q and A session last week, and it was more productive for companies to focus on inclusion.
Aurora Labs reports faster 3D printing
Additive manufacturing technology company, Aurora Labs Limited (ASX: A3D), has demonstrated high speed 3D printing in a series of tests. The Perth company reported that it had completed a test series on 13 February of its Rapid Manufacturing Technology (RMT) prototype demonstrating the scalable nature of the technology. The company said it had achieved “…remarkable…
Fleet sells connections to a million IoT devices
Adelaide nanosatellite builder and operator, Fleet Space Technology, has sold out its first release of space on its IoT satellite system. Only two weeks ago @AuManufacturing reported that Fleet would connect up to one million devices at a cost of US$2.00 (Aud$2.75) per device, per year. “Within hours the first million was fully booked, with…
Augmented deposition another arrow to 3D printing’s quiver: a Q&A with Rize
@AuManufacturing spoke to Kishore Boyalakuntla, Rize’s Vice President of Product, about what augmented polymer deposition contributes to the ever-expanding variety of additive manufacturing options.
Hydrostor to store energy underground
Canadian renewable energy company will invest $30 million to turn a dis-used zinc mine at Angus near Adelaide into an underground energy store. The company will build a commercial-scale demonstration of its Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) technology in use in two other sites overseas. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide $6…
Profiles of success: the manufacturer making dumb machines smarter
If you’re not a digital business, believes Movus co-founder Brad Parsons, then in a few years you will be out of business.
Private equity giant joins agtech start-up
Former private equity giant, Tony Schultz has joined Adelaide agtech start-up Availer as chairman. Schultz was former managing director of global investment firm Kholberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), a firm with close to $200 billion under management. Schultz first began working with Availer a year ago through connections at the University of Adelaide’s Center for Nanoscale…
Emescent’s Hovermap goes on sale
Drone-based inspection and mapping start up Emesent has announced the commercial availability of their revolutionary Hovermap drone payload. The announcement, made at the International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver, Colorado, brings advanced autonomy capabilities to the simplest of drones. Hovermap includes a 360 degree capable LiDAR-based collision avoidance system, allowing drones to be flown…
Record year for renewables powers energy sector
2018 was a record year for new large scale renewable energy generation plants built in Australia, according to new figures from the Clean Energy Regulator. The regulator’s December Large Scale Renewable Energy target (LRET) market highlights, reported that large scale photo voltaic projects were the major contributor to accredited national capacity which has reached 3.3…