Multi-national communications company Motorola Solutions has bought innovative, Australian owned defence radio manufacturer Barrett Communications for an undisclosed sum. Bibra Lake, Perth company Barrett has a global niche market in HF and VHF radio communications solutions used by customers in in military, government, critical infrastructure, NGOs and peacekeeping organisations. Motorola said Barrett’s products were complementary…
Matrix Composites & Engineering has received an order worth $16 million for a subsea buoyancy system for a major deepwater oil and gas facility in South America. The contract, which has scope to increase to as much as $18 million, is to supply buoyant composites making up a subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (Surf) product.…
The United States market has been revealed as the new focus for BlueScope Steel in the company’s record $2.81 billion net profit after tax for FY22, 135 percent up on FY21 released today. The company’s underlying EBIT operating profit of $1.58 billion for the second half was beaten only by its’ first half result of…
DMTC Ltd and Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group are encouraging Australian industry, universities, and research organisations to submit applied research proposals aimed at supporting development of high-temperature structures and sub-assemblies. Collaborations supported under the RFP will directly align with the aims of the Australian defence and national security community by complementing parallel efforts in…
AGL Energy and Fortescue Future Industries have expanded their green hydrogen feasibility study to explore the development of a green hydrogen and ammonia production facility at AGL’s Hunter Energy Hub. Technical consultancy GHD Advisory is carrying out the feasibility study for AGL as the hub provider and Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) as the exclusive producer…
Sleep apnoea technology manufacturer ResMed has seen its revenues surge 12 percent to $5.07 billion (US$3.6 billion) and operating profit rise four percent in the latest full year following a quarter that saw steady growth in all its markets. In the latest, fourth quarter the San Diego-based company grew revenue four percent to $1.29 billion,…
Environmental Clean Technologies has released a video tour (below) showing progress in construction of its brown coal syngas into hydrogen and low emission electricity demonstration project at its site at Bacchus Marsh,Victoria. ECT experienced ‘tremendous supply chain disruption and labour market constraints’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, however the project team recently delivered a successful wet…
Queensland left hand drive vehicle conversion company AUSEV has signed a purchase order for one stripped electric vehicle chassis from US manufacturer Xos Inc. The company, which has plans to add EV production to its current vehicle conversion business, said in a statement it had ‘started conversations on working towards a manufacturing and distribution partnership…
The completion rate for apprentices and trainees who commenced training in 2017 decreased to 55.7 percent, down by 1.2 percentage points from those commencing in 2016, according to the latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Completion and attrition rates for apprentices and trainees 2021 reports on the completion rates for…
Any hopes that A2 Milk could emulate competitor Bubs Australia’s stellar success this year in the US Market have been dashed, at least for the moment with the company receiving an adverse notification from the US Food and Drug Administration. A2 Milk had hoped to be able to secure enforcement discretion to import infant formula…