Analysis by Peter Roberts No country can hope to have a sustainable manufacturing sector without the ability to make its own industrial machines, and Australia is no exception. Australia’s premier manufacturing and machine tools exhibitions kicked off in Melbourne today, demonstrating renewed vitality in Australian made equipment. Austech, the leading advanced manufacturing and machine tool…
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.
A commercial thermal energy storage system that converts biogas from a wastewater treatment plant has begun operating in South Australia.
Fast charger company Tritium has opened a new R&D centre at its Brisbane headquarters to continue the company’s expansion.
Australia’s defence industry sector has an odd shape. Medium size companies are rare. We’ve a strong top and a large bottom – but why so hollow in the middle?
Swinburne University of Technology and industry research partners including composites manufacturer, Quickstep Holdings (ASX: QHL), have received $1 million from a federal government R&D programme. The grant from the Global Innovation Linkages programme brings to $3.5 million the partners are spending developing on Industry 4.0 manufacturing systems for high volume, lightweight composites. Their project will…
By Stuart Corner of IoT Australia Taggle Systems, which has developed devices and a low powered wide area network for IoT, has stuck a deal with the Mackay Regional Council in Queensland to commercialise its’ MiWater application. The application uses smart water meters to detect water leaks and complements Taggle’s IoT sensors, transmitters, receivers, power…
An algorithm to stabilise small satellites will be tested from Adelaide to advance Australia’s sovereign satellite capabilities.
South Australian company Micro-X has signed a contract with Thales Group to develop its mobile X-ray products for security purposes.
Australian manufacturing businesses can adapt and flourish by focussing on collaboration and both adopting and offering newer digital technologies, Setec is proving.
