New SmartSat CRC partnership advances Australian space sovereignty
The Adelaide-based SmartSat Co-operative Research Centre has brought in Canberra-based EOS Space Systems to advance its Project CHORUS tactical satellite terminal.
Celebrating Australian Made – Corban & Blair, from a female economy perspective
@AuManufacturing’s Celebrating Australian Made editorial series turns today to the value of collaboration in business, and 30 year old design business, Corban & Blair. Here Jade Collins talks with Gillian Corban and Amanda Blair. Q: How are Corban & Blair’s environmental credentials matching the expectations of ethical consumers? A: It has always been our purpose…
Celebrating Australian Made – GOR Woollen Mill
@AuManufacturing’s Celebrating Australian Made editorial series turns today to a revival of local wool processing and spinning. Peter Roberts talks with Nick Renters of GOR Woollen Mill. It is hard to remember the days when Australia had a vigorous fibre processing, spinning, weaving and apparel industry – an entire value chain that all but disappeared…
Celebrating Australian Made: Lighting innovator looks to defence, IoT to continue expansion
To close the first week of our fortnight-long Celebrating Australian Made editorial series, @AuManufacturing profiles Hallam, Victoria-based industrial lighting specialist Coolon. By Brent Balinski.
Celebrating Australian Made – follow your nose to Origin K9
@AuManufacturing’s Celebrating Australian Made editorial series turns today to starting up as a manufacturer. Peter Roberts talks with Tom Brown of Origin K9. Not every start up manufacturer that begins life in a garage can hope to end up the size of an Apple or an iPhone. But every time an Australian sells their car…
Celebrating Australian Made – leadership and Austin Engineering
Our Celebrating Australian Made series turns today to leadership and the difference that a strong belief in the value of Australian manufacturing can make to a business. Here Peter Roberts profiles Austin Engineering and its CEO, David Singleton. Mechanical engineer David Singleton had already amassed a stellar career in manufacturing when he first became involved…
Celebrating Australian Made: Three R&D collaborations bringing local innovations to the global stage
Research and development (R&D) collaborations between industry and university are revitalising Australia’s manufacturing sector, according to the Innovative Manufacturing CRC. The IMCRC shares three examples in this installment of our Celebrating Australian Made series.
Celebrating Australian Made – GPC Electronics
Our Celebrating Australian Made editorial series continues today with a profile of one company that has seen the rise, and at least partial retreat of globalisation and offshoring – Australia’s largest electronics manufacturer GPC Electronics. By Peter Roberts. There have been a number of tentative renaissances of Australian manufacturing since protectionism was withdrawn and the…
Celebrating Australian Made: A story with teeth
The first story in our second Celebrating Australian Made editorial series is EFC Manufacturing Co, the maker of an Australian invention which has been keeping garments fuzz-free for decades. By Brent Balinski.
BAE Systems Hunter frigate construction – latest video – Celebrating Australian Made
Helping launch our second Celebrating Australian Made editorial series, today we get another look into Australia’s biggest manufacturing project underway at the Osborne naval shipyard in Adelaide. Here we show the latest video of prototype production underway for the Hunter class frigate build. There is no bigger manufacturing project underway in Australia than BAE Systems…