Update: June 25 event gains guests from Quickstep, Harvest B for an important “missing middle” conversation

Manufacturing News

New guests have been added to @AuManufacturing‘s upcoming Spotlight on Scaling Up event, with Quickstep Acting CEO Demi Stefanova and Harvest B Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer Alfred Lo announced as panellists. Stefanova and Lo, leaders from a composites specialist and food technology startup respectively, will appear in conversation with Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre Chair Paul…

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, October 21 – October 25, 2024

Manufacturing News

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Licella, Shell partner to pursue biomass-to-aviation fuel processing Recycling technology company Licella has announced a new partnership with the decarbonisation division of Shell, applying the two companies’ collective expertise to biofuels, particularly sustainable aviation fuels (SAF.) In a statement on…

Quickstep beefs up aircraft MRO capabilities

Defence, Manufacturing News

Defence contractor Northrop Grumman has foreshadowed further expansion of composites manufacturer Quickstep’s Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) capabilities at Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport. Quickstep hosted the aerospace manufacturer to inspect progress in developing its MRO operation which it purchased from Boeing more than two years ago. The company said it was taking delivery of an increasing…

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, June 10 – June 14, 2024

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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Psychotropic medicines manufacturer bids for IDT Australia Psychotropic medicines manufacturer Mynd Bio Pty Ltd has made a surprise bid to acquire listed pharmaceutical developer, Melbourne-based IDT Australia. The bidder is part of a larger group which has already…

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Manufacturing News

DroneShield in new US defence order Drone countermeasure manufacturer DroneShield has received a repeat order of $5.7 million from a U.S. Government customer for a number of its C-UxS (Counter-UxS, pictured) systems. C-UxS refers to counterdrone systems targeting multi-domain aerial, ground and maritime surface drones. The delivery, involving multiple DroneShield product lines, is expected to…