Navantia transfers technology to Halliday Engineering

Defence, Manufacturing News, Technology

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia Australia has awarded Sydney based company Halliday Engineering a contract for manufacturing the replacement bow ramps for the Canberra class Amphibious Assault ship (LHD) Landing Craft (LLC). Sydney-based Halliday Engineering collaborated with Navantia Australia’s engineering team for the design enhancement of the LLC ramps, which involved the transfer of Intellectual Property to…

Towards 3% R&D – rebuild capability over 10 years – by Dr Philip Chindamo

Analysis and Commentary, Manufacturing News, Technology

Australia’s Group of Eight major universities has issued a decadal roadmap to return the nation to a necessary 3% of GDP devoted to R&D. (Download @AuManufacturing’s Towards 3% R&D e-book here) Here Dr Philip Chindamo proposes actions to boost business R&D. A thriving, innovative, and internationally competitive economy is essential to maintain our standard of…