What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Samsara Eco, lululemon announce ten-year offtake agreement on recycled nylon, polyester Enzymatic recycling startup Samsara Eco and sportswear company lululemon have built on a partnership first announced in May 2023, announcing a ten-year offtake agreement that “could see” Samsara’s material “support…
Sydney-based robotics company Contactile has been awarded a Commercialisation and Growth grant under the federal government’s Industry Growth Program. According to a statement from the company on Wednesday, the recent grant will support commercialisation of “a next-generation robotic gripping system that endows robots with a human sense of touch”, launching the gripper into Australian, European,…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) DroneShield awarded $4.3 million order from unnamed US government customer Drone detection and countermeasure company DroneShield has announced a repeat order of $4.3 million from an undisclosed US government customer. According to a statement to the ASX…
It’s the final day to nominate for this title’s Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers list. As we prepare to pass things along to our panel of expert judges, we take a look at Contactile. Brent Balinski speaks to the sensor specialist’s co-founder Dr Heba Khamis. Maybe it was palletising, machine tending or lifting heavy workpieces.…