By Paul Cureton, Lancaster University Innovative design choices can have a massive impact in the theatre of war, so it is important to understand the principles behind their development. Recent use of low-cost cardboard drones by Ukraine, supplied by Australia, to attack targets in Russia is a good example of how this can work. Australia…
A battery electric vehicle by Ampcontrol in collaboration with ResTech, Solitech and The University of Newcastle and specifically designed for underground mining applications has won a Health Excellence award at the NSW Mining HSEC Awards. The award was accepted by Ampcontrol CTO Tim Wylie (pictured below) on Monday at an event at Rydges Resort Hunter…
By Sarah Wilson, University of Technology Sydney and Rachael Wakefield-Rann, University of Technology Sydney There’s growing global concern about potential risks to human health and the environment from a group of industrial chemicals commonly known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals”. While the full extent of harm from PFAS is still emerging, the fact these chemicals…
Pharmaceutical manufacturer IDT Australia is seeing a surge in sales as demand for medical cannabis products rises and companies seek out more capable contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMO). The Melbourne company told investors that revenues increased for the fourth quarter, with 4QFY23 revenue up 200 percent on the previous corresponding period to $2.4 million.…
By Linda Stalker, CSIRO Hydrogen comes in an ever-increasing range of colours. Green hydrogen, made by cracking water into oxygen and hydrogen. Blue hydrogen, made from natural gas with the carbon emissions captured and stored. Grey hydrogen, using natural gas with carbon dioxide emissions released to the atmosphere. But there’s one type few people have…
When @AuManufacturing and the Australian Manufacturing Forum embarked on a quest to identify and celebrate Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers, we weren’t sure what we would find. Well, we have been overwhelmed with nominations from many companies we report on regularly, and from many we had only ever heard about but had never heard from…
@AuManufacturing and the Australian Manufacturing Forum’s quest to identify Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers is over. Editor Brent Balinski hosted a breakfast event in the Melbourne industrial heartland of Clayton this morning which saw the whole list revealed. As we planned, 50 Australian manufacturers were inducted into @AuManufacturing’s inaugural Top 50, with another 24 forcing…
Those who have been following our Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers campaign will know that nominations closed a couple of weeks ago and have been handed over to a panel of experts to judge. It’s a pleasure to now introduce readers to our judges, each of whom is diligently applying their wisdom to score submissions…
Australian-made cookware company Solidteknics has won Best Australian Manufactured Product at the second Naturally Good awards this week. The Sydney-based company took out the category with its AUS-ION range of frypans and baking trays, made out wrought Australian iron. These are described as “best for everyday oil and fat cooking and can be seasoned to build…
As readers of this website will know, nominations closed on Friday for @AuManufacturing’s very first Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers campaign. How was the response, you ask? Let us say that we are stunned. Shocked. Unable to stop smiling. Being the first time we have run this campaign, we were of course unsure of what…
