Seven South Australian companies supporting primary production and agribusiness have been awarded approximately $600,000 in grants from the second round of the state government’s AgTech Growth Fund, designed to accelerate development and commercialisation. Grants of up to $100,000 are offered through the program to technologies addressing industry challenges regarding drought resilience and climate adaptation; carbon…
The Australian Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) and Cotton Australia have been awarded a $890,000 Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) grant. According to a statement from agriculture minister Murray Watt, the “Taking Australian Cotton to the World – Realising the Opportunity” project will deliver “targeted engagement, education, and communication activities” and help “enable cotton…
Precision engineering and CNC machining business Lovitt Technologies has been awarded a $1.5 million Joint Strike Fighter Industry Support Program – Production and Modernisation grant. Lovitt is the first recipient under the program, which provides up to 50 per cent of funding for projects developing “new or improved capabilities to secure work from the lucrative…
The Western Australian government has awarded remote energy generation company Pacific Energy $2.4 million in funding through the Investment Attraction Fund, which the company says will be used to strengthen its renewable energy division’s manufacturing operation and diversify the state’s economy. Pacific Energy said in a statement on Tuesday that the grant recognises its “ability…
Titomic sells integrated cold spray 3D manufacturing spray booth Additive manufacturing equipment manufacturer Titomic has sold an Integrated Spray Booth system to Dutch firm Perron038 for $710,000. The system incorporates a robotised Titomic D623 medium-pressure cold spray additive manufacturing unit and will be delivered this calendar year. Perron038 is a research and development facilitator that…
Winners of the second round of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund have been announced today. The 15 SA and Victorian companies share in $19 million worth of assistance, aimed at helping them transition to higher-value products.