Not like udder milk: ‘synthetic milk’ made without cows may be coming to supermarket shelves near you

By Milena Bojovic, Macquarie University The global dairy industry is changing. Among the disruptions is competition from food alternatives not produced using animals – including potential challenges posed by synthetic milk. Synthetic milk does not require cows or other animals. It can have the same biochemical make up as animal milk, but is grown using…

@AuManufacturing Conversations episode 12 — Phil West from Siren Cameras

In episode 12 of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from Phil West, co-founder of Siren Cameras. West comes from a family of fishers, and moved to Australia from Scotland a decade ago. A few years back he was out bluewater fishing, caught nothing all day, then found himself in a 15-minute battle with what…

Invitation to attend Modern Manufacturing Expo, 2022

@AuManufacturing has partnered with International Exhibition & Conference Group to support an upcoming Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney in September which will showcase Australia’s capabilities and achievements. International Exhibition & Conference Group and media partner @AuManufacturing News are excited to invite you to attend the inaugural Modern Manufacturing Expo on Tuesday 20 – Wednesday 21…

Modern manufacturing lays roadmap for factory of the future

@AuManufacturing has partnered with International Exhibition & Conference Group to support an upcoming Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney in September which will showcase Australia’s capabilities and achievements. Here we look at factory automation. Boosting Australia’s competitiveness and reshoring manufacturing has become a hot topic of conversation for government and local manufacturers in recent years. These…

Stay ready: The basics of advanced manufacturing

@AuManufacturing has partnered with International Exhibition & Conference Group to support an upcoming Modern Manufacturing Expo in Sydney in September which will showcase Australia’s capabilities and achievements. There’s no denying it: a new era of ‘Modern’ Manufacturing has arrived in Australia. But in order to harness the possibilities unlocked by implementing advanced manufacturing techniques, local…

First GREENSTEEL pellets made at Whyalla steelworks

GFG Alliance’s mining arm, SIMEC Mining has produced its first high quality GREENSTEEL pellets that will underpin the future of steel production utilising hydrogen rather than coal at GFG’s primary steelworks at Whyalla, South Australia. The pellets were produced from the company’s Duchess South drill core in the Southern Middleback Ranges using innovative technologies proposed…

@AuManufacturing Conversations episode 11 — Taya Permezel from Coolon LED Lighting

In episode 11 of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from Taya Permezel, Director of Partnerships at Coolon LED Lighting. Permezel (pictured below) is part of an ambitious SME manufacturer that’s very much on the move, which was recently featured during our Celebrating Australian Made Series, and which has won numerous awards for its…

How 3ME Technology electrified the Bushmaster

By Peter Roberts An electric Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle turned up at the Army Robotics Expo in Adelaide earlier this month, wowing the crowd with the futuristic version of the redoubtable Thales Australian manufactured armoured vehicle. But the story of how the Bushmaster, recently one of Australia’s gifts to help Ukraine repel the Russian invasion,…

Tall timber buildings are exciting, but to shrink construction’s carbon footprint we need to focus on the less sexy ‘middle’

Developer Thrive Construct recently announced the world’s tallest steel-timber hotel to be built at Victoria Square, Adelaide. Australia has caught onto the trend of building taller in timber, with other plans for three buildings 180-220 metres high submitted in Perth and Sydney. These would more than double the current world record for a timber building.