Australian manufacturers expect to increase production volumes in the next 12 months, supported by higher capital expenditure and investment in technology, a new CommBank report shows. The new 2023 CommBank Manufacturing Insights Report reveals that 72 per cent of manufacturers in Australia expect to increase production levels in the next 12 months, while the same…
Defence manufacturer Electro Optic Systems (EOS) launched its Australian made counter-drone capability, named the ‘Slinger’ (pictured), at its manufacturing facility in Canberra today. Assistant Minister for Defence Matt Thistlethwaite, who officially launched the innovative local technology, said that he continued to be impressed by the world-leading capability of Australia’s defence industry. Executive Vice President of…
CSIRO appoints new Energy Director Dr Dietmar Tourbier has been appointed Director of Energy at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, following a competitive international recruitment search. Dr Peter Mayfield, CSIRO’s Executive Director for Environment, Energy and Resources, said Tourbier’s appointment comes at a critical juncture for Australia and CSIRO in particular. “Dr Tourbier’s deep industry…
For the latest nominee profile in our Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers campaign, we look at XFrame, a New Zealand-born company with a Meccano-like approach to construction. Brent Balinski spoke to the company’s CFO Simon McKean about building industry circularity. The amount of material used and created by the construction and demolition sector is huge:…
@AuManufactruring’s sponsored series reporting BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event, concludes today, with a focus on cyber security. By Nicholas Way The tragic war in Ukraine has been a catalyst for serious investment in cybersecurity by defence organisations globally, and Australia is no exception. That’s the view of Tony Howell, Global…
Our sponsored series reporting on BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event continues with a look at additive manufacturer Titomic’s work in defence. Brent Balinski speaks to the company’s Dominic Parsonson about the potential in lightweighting and supply chain optimisation. Titomic’s story will be well known to many of this website’s readers,…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) VISY ACQUIRES ZENEXUS FOR UNDISCLOSED SUM Packaging and recycling company Visy announced on Monday that it has acquired privately-owned hardware and storage products supplier Zenexus. The amount paid for Zenexus was not given, but Visy said it…
Fifty projects have been funded through a new round of the Australian Research Council’s Early Career Industry Fellowships, announced on Friday, with nine of them classified by ANZSIC code as manufacturing. By successful applications, engineering led the research field category with 20; followed by agricultural, veterinary and food sciences (six); chemical sciences (four) and environmental sciences…
The federal government has committed $180 million over the next 5 years to add a new level of anti-ship missile defence capabilities on Royal Australian Navy ships. Rheinmetall Defence Australia signed a contract to build Multi-Ammunition Soft-Kill System (MASS, pictured), to equip Anzac Class frigates and Hobart Class destroyers with anti-ship missile protection. According to…
Today we continue our sponsored series reporting on BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event with a look at the Beacon STEM program for primary schools. BAE Systems Australia is expanding its science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) outreach program with immersive technology company, Lumination, to young people in Victoria. This means…
