Melbourne defence manufacturer Corvus Technology Solutions is preparing to transfer advanced defence technologies to Victoria to build the sophisticated suspension systems for the Army’s new Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles. The company has opened a new office in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea to complete negotiations with Hanwha Defence Australia which will build the Redbacks at a new…
Titomic announces sale of TKF metal 3D printing systems 3d printer manufacturer Titomic has announced the sale of cold spray additive manufacturing systems and associated equipment to Spanish technology centre Fundacion Centre Technologico Miranda de Ebro (CTME). The sale includes D633 medium-pressure and D523 low-pressure cold spray systems, a powder feeder and integrated spray booth…
By Vigya Sharma, The University of Queensland and Julia Loginova, The University of Queensland Shifting Australia’s electricity sector to low-carbon technologies and closing coal plants is vital to tackling climate change. But such transitions are easier said than done. People and economies are often deeply connected to the coal industry. Coal plants have often been…
By Peter Roberts Australian-born, US based automotive wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution has announced preliminary sales for the fiscal second-quarter ending December 2023 of a record US$14.8 million, exceeding previously announced guidance for the quarter of US$14.0M-US$14.5M. For the year ended December 31, 2023, revenue increased 42 percent to US$40.3 million. CEO of Carbon Revolution Jake…
Transport electrification group GoZero has received $80 million in asset finance facilities from the Commonwealth Bank which will fund the electrification of the bus fleets of Sydney independent schools. The schools, including Queenwood, Knox Grammar and Scots College, through GoZero’s charter business the NSBC Group, will have their diesel buses replaced by battery electric buses…
The federal government has announced a New Vehicle Efficiency Standard for Australia which it claims will ultimately save new car buyers $1,000 a year in fuel bills – and business users even more. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said in a statement that the United States has had a similar policy in place…
Aluminium 4WD tray and canopy manufacturer Norweld has unveiled a new generation tray design (pictured) – the result of a 2.5 year investment in research and development worth $750,000. The Elite tray launch comes after Norweld’s most successful year to date, the company in 2023 opening two new purpose-built facilities in Brisbane’s north and Perth,…
What do you do when you are an Australian company that has carved out a niche for itself manufacturing campervans in Japan for the Japanese market? Well, you export those vans right back to the Australian market building on the strengths of your skilled Japanese workforce and suppliers and closeness to the source of the…
Automotive manufacturer Fusion Capital has lost the right to use the iconic Brabham name on its BT62 track racing supercar (pictured). Manufactured in a corner of a bus factory in Adelaide, 100 BT62’s are being made, with the BT63 GT2 Concept a specially designed second model. The BT62 features a mid mounted, quad cam, longitudinal…
By Peter Roberts Carbon fibre road wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution‘s birthplace of Geelong, Victoria, or perhaps Mexico will manufacture a new wheel to be produced in a deal announced by the newly minted American-listed Carbon Revolution PLC. The company said it has been awarded a wheel development programme by a premium brand of a major…
