Valo launches new stadium lighting Adelaide stadium lighting manufacturer VALO has launched its new Zenith Gen-V lED light which claims to be the world’s smallest, lightest and most powerful sports luminaire in its class. The company, which recently onshored production to a new $8 million research, development and manufacturing hub at Kent Town, said the…
@AuManufacturing’s latest editorial series, Frontiers in Additive Manufacturing turns to the thriving startup world of metal additive manufacturers. Here, Peter Roberts looks back in time, and asks how can Australia make sure today’s crop of young companies grow and prosper, and remain in Australian hands. Cast your mind back to the 1990s and the rapid…
@AuManufacturing’s latest editorial series, Frontiers in Additive Manufacturing, begins today. Brent Balinski introduces the one-week series.
Aerospace and defence company Boeing has announced that it has committed over $5 million to an 18-month development program involving seven suppliers on a team which intends to build satellites under the JP9102 program.
Steel maker Infrabuild, the CSIRO and the Innovative Manufacturing CRC have announced a project that will use an automated coating process that aims to deliver more durable building products. The project – which has been awarded a $100,000 grant through IMCRC’s activate program – will integrate CSIRO’s ZAP Cold Spray technology into Infrabuild’s operations. Cold…
By Alex Kingsbury Additive Manufacturing (AM) in 2021 saw funding flowing and start-ups growing! The following is merely a selection of some of the headline announcements and progress made in AM in Australia, of course summarised with my own personal take/flair. Perhaps the biggest cash injection for AM came with the Modern Manufacturing Initiative to…
Today in our editorial series, Leadership in factory automation, Glen Casey reveals the bottom line of learnings in his work for more than 60 major companies. Before you automate – get the basics right, analyse and plan. The Global pandemic has had a dramatic effect on the way consumers and companies now do business which…
Austin Engineering appoints new CEO Mining equipment manufacturer Austin Engineering has appointed David Singleton (pictured) as CEO and managing director after a period acting in the position. Singleton is credited with internationalising Perth shipbuilder Austal and taking it into new areas of technology including naval shipbuilding and construction using steel instead of its more typical…
The first tranche of grants under the Modern Manufacturing Initiative’s Integration and Translation streams has been announced, with four companies awarded federal funding for space-related projects.
Our editorial series – Equipping Australia’s armed forces – continues with a look at Spee3d, an additive manufacturing SME proving its technology for expeditionary use. Brent Balinski spoke to co-founder Byron Kennedy about their award-winning work with the Australian Army and the potential in defence and other markets.
