Electrical engineering firm Ampcontrol has announced an expansion in Western Australia, moving to a new 9,500 square metre site at Kewdale including a new cable workshop, as the company doubles in size in the state. The company said the expansion follows an announcement earlier in the week of a new vision “to lead the global…
Advertising feature With a growing focus on waste management, the circular economy and sustainable resource consumption, Waste Expo Australia 2023 comes at an opportune time for leaders to discuss trends, challenges, and opportunities for the sector. With a core theme of “Advancing Towards Sustainable Resource Recovery”, Waste Expo Australia features a multi-stream conference and exhibition…
BluGlass appoints new full-time CFO ASX-listed semiconductor company BluGlass has announced the appointment of Samuel Samhan (pictured) as Chief Financial Officer on a full-time basis, effective immediately. BluGlass said in a statement on Monday that Samhan is a highly credentialled senior executive with over 20 years of financial leadership and commercial operations experience, including as…
Following last week’s 2023 National Manufacturing Summit in Canberra, Weld Australia has issued a call for transformative national policy that delivers secure supply chains and a diverse renewables and clean energy economy, sustained by the manufacturing industry. Here Geoff Crittenden writes that Australia must take inspiration from the United States, and their Inflation Reduction Act…
Mining research organisation Mining3 and the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) have partnered to develop a novel carbon fibre composite rock bolt through support from the Australian Coal Industry’s Research Program (ACARP). This ground-breaking development aims to replace traditional steel and fibreglass rock bolts, offering improved performance and cost-effectiveness in mining and tunnelling engineering. Rock…
Manufacturing summit announces keynote Organisers of the National Manufacturing Summit have announced US-based economist Adam Hersh as keynote speaker at the upcoming event. According to a statement from Weld Australia, which is hosting the event in collaboration with the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work, Hersh will address the opportunities and challenges presented by Australia’s…
Carbon fibre nanotube (CNT) X-ray manufacturer Micro-X has completed field testing of its latest product, the Argus X-ray camera for detecting improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The company succeeded in transmitting backscatter X-ray technology-derived images (pictured) from a pre-production version of the Argus to operators at remote locations – including as far as 1,500 metres from…
CNC Design prints innovative lounge chair in two hours Additive manufacturing technology company CNC Design has demonstrated that 3D printing can print large items of furniture in a matter of hours, reducing production time and costs. The company displayed an innovative chair (pictured) at AMW 2023 exhibition at the RMIT University stand utilising a material…
CRC round 24 applications open Applications for funding under round 24 of the Cooperative Research Centres program were opened on Friday, supporting industry-led collaborative research centres of up to 10 years’ duration. Applications can be made by all industry sectors and research disciplines under the program, which has been running since 1990, with applicants at…
The South Australia government has called for proposals to build an Australian-first 200MW green hydrogen power plant, as well as hydrogen storage capabilities at the steel city of Whyalla. State energy minister Tom Koutsantonis today issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the supply, construction and operation of the hydrogen plant and equipment, as well…
