LED stadium lighting manufacturer VALO has announced that it is to change its name and rebrand to VAILO as part of its expansion internationally. Chief Executive and founder Aaron Hickmann has just returned from the United States to scope VAILO’s first export project returning with a new vision to become a global leader in ultra-high-performance…
The SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has unveiled a Compact Hybrid Optical-RF User Segment (CHORUS) prototype terminal to provide more stable and secured military satellite communications. Funded by SmartSat CRC, the terminal which was developed over three years of research was revealed at the 15th Australian Space Forum underway in Adelaide. Technology embedded in the…
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,…
The federal government has appointed the head of the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise who will be responsible for accelerating the establishment of a local long-range guided weapons and munitions manufacturing industry in Australia. The Defence Strategic Review recommended the appointment of a Senior Officer with the sole responsibility of leading the GWEO…
Today we continue our sponsored series reporting on BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event, with a look at a new way of innovating which is speeding time to market in defence – normally a long, drawn out process. Australia’s largest defence supplier BAE Systems Australia has moved to speed up the…
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…
@AuManufacturing’s sponsored series reporting on BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event, turns to a different type of partnership – that between SMEs themselves vying for defence contracts. Here is REDARC Electronics’ partnering story. It is not only defence prime contractors partnering with defence SMEs that is powering the defence sector today,…
Drones are one of the hottest technologies gaining traction in defence globally. Today, as part of @AuManufacturing’s sponsored series reporting on BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event, we look at the locally designed STRIX drone, and the role played by PWR Advanced Cooling Technology in its success. By Peter Roberts. The…
