McCormick opens upgraded factory Food company McCormick has officially opened its upgraded Sunshine Coast waste treatment facility, which it says will make “a major step forward in reducing waste” while supporting growth of the Gourmet Garden herb and spice brand. According to a statement on Friday from the company, the new “state-of-the-art trade waste treatment…
Australia stands at a pivotal juncture in its industrial evolution, according to Dr Thomas Nann, CEO at flow battery business Allegro Energy. The convergence of technological innovation, strategic investment, and a renewed focus on sovereign capability heralds a renaissance in advanced manufacturing. I’ll use the journey of my own company, Allegro Energy, as an example…
Space Machines Company and the University of Technology Sydney announced on Tuesday the creation of Australia’s largest industrial-scale spacecraft manufacturing facility at UTS Tech Lab in Sydney. The Optimus Factory (OF-01) will feature an additional 800-square-metre spacecraft production space and house Australia’s largest satellite Assembly, Integration and Test cleanroom. The facility represents a co-investment from…
Alexandria-based medical device manufacturer ProMed Australia raised more than $16,000 for the Sydney Breast Cancer Foundation at a charity auction in Pyrmont on Wednesday night, June 4. The event at Audrey Fine Art gallery featured the auction of a landscape painting by artist Ted Lewis, which sold for $4,800 despite being valued at $8,000. The…
Alan Oppenheim, the Managing Director of family-owned skincare business Ego Pharmaceuticals, was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (General Division) on Monday. Oppenheim (pictured) has led the company as Managing Director since 1990, according to a statement from Ego, and was its Scientific Director from 1980 – 1990. “I am deeply honoured and…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Sydney’s new buses arrive from China despite local build promises New South Wales Premier Chris Minns is facing criticism after buses promised to be built locally arrived nearly complete from a Chinese factory, despite government pledges to revitalise domestic manufacturing. Transport…
The Deakin University Solar Team’s vehicle, named DUST, will be unveiled at the university’s Waurn Ponds campus at 3 pm on Friday, ahead of the Darwin to Adelaide Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC), running from August 24 – 31. The team (pictured) will compete in the Cruiser Class of the 3000-kilometre BWSC, with vehicles judged…
BluGlass Inc, the wholly-owned US subsidiary of ASX-listed compound semiconductor business BluGlass, has received an initial order from the Indian government’s Ministry of Defence, worth $230,000. The company announced on Friday morning that it is now an approved supplier to the ministry and had received the order from its Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL.) The…
Groundhog Day: The annual Harvard Growth Lab’s Economic Complexity Index (ECI) figures have been released – and Australia’s ranking has dropped, again. By Dr Jens Goennemann. Australia now ranks 105th in the world in the measure of the complexity of the products it produces placing us between Botswana and Côte d’Ivoire. Let me repeat that: Botswana…
Brain scanning device company EMVision Medical Devices has announced the appointment of Carmel Monaghan as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Announced on and effective on Thursday, Monaghan’s appointment brings “a wealth of experience across clinician engagement, corporate strategy, marketing, procurement and government relations” according to EMVision’s Chairman, John Keep. Monaghan is described in the statement as…