EOS resumes Covid-hit exports worth $150 million
Space, communications and defence equipment manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has restarted exports of $150 million worth of weapons systems stalled by shutdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The myth of infrastructure spending – it is just not happening
Analysis by Peter Roberts You could be forgiven for thinking that federal and state governments have massively boosted investment in infrastructure projects to help Australia move through the Covid-19 related recession. There are seemingly daily mutterings from Canberra of big spending, coming soon…but apparently not actually coming at all. New figures from Infrastructure Partnerships Australia,…
AMWU calls for industry assistance as 61,000 jobs lost
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) has called for immediate assistance to manufacturers as more than 61,000 manufacturing jobs were lost over the June quarter. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics labour accounts the number of full time jobs in manufacturing shrank from 941,000 in March to 880,000 in June. Underutilisation of workers –…
AMF member stranded in Europe – where is the help from the government?
A long-time member of the Australian Manufacturing Forum is stranded in Europe and desperate to return to manage their business in Australia – but government travel restrictions on returning to Australia have not been exactly helpful, as the latest airline ticket cancellation (pictured) suggests. This is the story so far, by an AMF member. I…
Memphasys received $1.3 million R&D rebate
Bio-separation company Memphasys has received a $1.29 million tax rebate under the R&D tax incentive scheme. The payment is a refundable tax offset of eligible expenses on research and development. The company is developing the Felix device, an instrument used in in vitro fertilisation that separates high quality sperm from a semen sample, improving the…
$300 million Hydrogen hub for Bundaberg
A plan to build hydrogen production facilities along the east coast of Australia has begun with the agreement this week to construct the Bundaberg Hydrogen Hub in Queensland. The facility, which will cost approximately $300 million, will provide green hydrogen for a wide range of industrial and vehicle uses. The agreement signed this week between…
AMGC, AML3D and Dematec join for IoT solution
AML3D Ltd, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and Dematec Automation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to co-develop industrial internet of things (IIOT) solutions for AML3D’s Adelaide additive manufacturing modules and Arcemy 3D printers. The project aims to support AML3D’s distributed manufacturing business model strategy focused on the deployment of Arcemy units close to…
FYI and Alcoa advance high purity alumina
Perth materials technology group FYI Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with alumina producer Alcoa of Australia for ‘the potential strategic development’ of FYI’s high purity alumina (HPA) project. FYI has completed a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Western Australian HPA project involving a kaolin mine at Cadoux, WA and a processing…
CR launches new mining equipment
CR Mining has launched a new cast lip for large mining wheel bucket loaders, the DecaEdge 9-station lip. The company developed the DecaEdge for bucket wheel loaders of between 14 and 20 cubic metres, with an aim of achieving 25,000 operating hours with no major rebuilds. The company, which manufactures in Australia and the United…
Bombardier takes Good Design Award in Design Week
The VLocity-VL80 passenger trains designed and built by Bombardier Transportation Australia for Victoria’s regional rail network have taken out Good Design Australia’s Best Interior Design Award in the Automotive and Transport Category. The train, pictured above and below, were honoured as part of Good Design Week which covers 11 specific Design Disciplines, spanning 28 Categories.…