Global call to deliver hydrogen plan Down Under
An international expression of interest has been issued by Australia’s leading energy providers to help deliver the nation’s low carbon vision through hydrogen.
3D-printed body parts set for surgical training ramp up
A South Australian company that manufactures 3D-printed medical training devices is set to embark on a $10 million capital raising campaign so it can ramp up production post coronavirus.
Manufacturer business confidence plunges – CBA
CBA bank’s latest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) shows a massive plunge in economic activity and confidence. The March 20 index, which surveys 800 Australian companies in the manufacturing and service sectors, dropped from 49.0 to 40.7, the steepest reduction since data collection began in 2016. The survey measures how output, orders, jobs, delivery times and…
Urban owls are losing their homes. So we’re 3D printing them new ones
By Dan Parker, University of Melbourne; Bronwyn Isaac, Monash University; Kylie Soanes, University of Melbourne; Nick Bradsworth, Deakin University; Stanislav Roudavski, University of Melbourne, and Therésa Jones, University of Melbourne Native to southeastern Australia, the powerful owl (Ninox strenua) is threatened and facing the prospect of homelessness. These birds don’t make nests – they use…
In the black: startup pushing ahead commercialising waste-to-activated-carbon technology
Environmental technology company Bygen is taking technology out of University of Adelaide labs and using it to give agricultural waste a higher purpose. Brent Balinski spoke to co-founder and CEO Dr Lewis Dunnigan about using almond shells and other ingredients to supply the growing activated carbon market.
Defence to deploy SPEE3D technology in remote areas
Cutting edge 3D printing technology developed in Darwin, Australia, will be deployed by the Australian Army. The Australian Army announced a $1.5 million investment in a 12-month pilot of SPEE3D technology to include soldier training in 3D printing. It will trail SPEE3D’s large-format WarpSPEE3D 3D metal printer, installed on-base and deployed in the field for…
Robot manufacture gets underway in Toowoomba
The promise of direct digital manufacturing using 3D printers is coming alive in Toowoomba, Queensland as a local start-up prepares to produce a low-cost robotic arm under licence from Las Vegas-based Haddington Dynamics. DCISIV Technologies (pronounced Decisive) is putting the finishing touches to a micro-factory (below) of 3D printers to manufacture Haddington’s DexterHDI robotic arm…
Getting junk out of space
A crack Australian team is tackling the threat of space junk wrecking new satellites using machine learning
Reserve Bank and government prepare fresh emergency measures as markets tumble
By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The government is planning to deliver a second coronavirus economic support package within days, and the Reserve Bank will announce “further policy measures” to support the economy on Thursday. The bank sometimes uses the phrase “policy measures” to describe adjustments to its “policy…
Profiles of success: the regional electronics manufacturer that listens to trees
Award-winning electronics business ICT International launched its new production facility in Armidale last week. Brent Balinski spoke to co-founder and CEO Susan Cull about keeping customers in 55 countries happy while operating from “a small country town”.