Yesterday in our editorial series, Celebrating Australian sovereign capability, Shane West examined procurement, fuel self-sufficiency and the role of the NRF. Today he looks to the future of Bass Strait gas. Australia’s security of supply issue for domestic gas users especially to the east coast has been exacerbated by ExxonMobil Bass Straits gas supply and…
Our series – Celebrating Australian sovereign capability – explores the space domain, seen by many as critical for everything from national security to environmental monitoring and the industrial internet of things communications. Here Peter Roberts charts Nova Systems journey from services provider to space technology developer and manufacturer. Nova Systems Executive General Manager Mission Solutions…
Metals and energy industries manufacturer Fortescue has come out in full support of the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. Earlier this week the world’s climate scientists issued what is seen as a “final warning” before global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees Celsius. The IPCC said it was “unequivocal” that climate is…
Prestige outback outfitter R.M.Williams has brought home a fixture of its clothing offering to Australia’s shores – its moleskin trouser and jacket ranges. The company teamed with an Italian artisan weaver Pontoglio Mill in the Brescia region of Italy to source the fabric, while skilled craftspeople sew and finish each product at its Adelaide workshop.…
@AuManufacturing’s editorial series, Celebrating Australian sovereign capability, continues today with the vexed issue of our dependency on imported oil. Here, in part one of a two-part feature, Shane West looks at procurement policies, fuels and the National Reconstruction Fund. Having initiated and developed the Strategic Procurement MBA at the University of Canberra in conjunction with…
Military, law enforcement and corporate uniform manufacturer Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) and engineering services and technology solutions company Nova Systems have announced a partnership to deliver high-tech innovative clothing systems solutions for uniform requirements. The partnership between ADA and Nova will allow for the implementation of comprehensive clothing programs to meet the unique demands of…
Printable electronics developer Australian Advanced Materials, a company owned by investment house Strategic Elements, has reported increasing power output from its printed devices that generate electricity from moisture in the air (pictured). The company said it has shown a further 225 percent increase in power output and for the first time had demonstrated an ‘ultra-stable…
Explosives and fertiliser group Incitec Pivot has sold its trouble-plagued Waggaman, Louisiana ammonia plant, securing a long term US supply of ammonia in the process. The company has been forced to close the plant on numerous occasions due to equipment failures and hurricane damage – though it did not mention its demonstrable unreliability as an…
Full-scale production has begun on the first locally made Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRVs) to be wholly built at Rheinmetall Defence Australia’s Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) in Redbank, Ipswich, Queensland. Premier Annastacia Palaszczukand other state leaders visited the advanced military vehicle manufacturing facility to mark start of production. Rheinmetall, with the support of…
@AuManufacturing’s social media discussion and networking group, the Australian Manufacturing Forum on Linkedin, has passed an important membership milestone. The Forum, Australia’s largest professional social media group of Australian manufacturers, has raced past the 13,000 member mark last night with the admission of 30 new members, bringing membership to 13,015. New members in past days…