By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Western Sydney University and Greg Morrison, Western Sydney University Australia is currently facing twin crises: housing and climate change. A lot more homes are needed, fast. Australia’s housing crisis isn’t just an affordability issue. It damages mental health over the long term. But building more houses contributes substantially to carbon emissions. There’s…
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Weld Australia held its annual Victoria & Tasmania Welding Excellence Awards on Wednesday night, recognising high achievers in the welding and fabrication sector. According to a statement from the industry body on Thursday, the awards celebrate people and projects that set “new benchmarks for quality and capability in manufacturing” and range from automation and safety…
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The Victorian government is accepting applications for workplace safety-related grants of up to $300,000, with the funding round focussed on “initiatives to prevent or minimise risks from hazards in manufacturing workplaces.” According to a statement from state WorkSafe minister Ben Carroll on Tuesday, the grants are for projects improving safety, skills and awareness around risks,…
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ASC selects Siemens’ industrial software Collins sub fleet Australia’s submarine company, ASC, has selected Siemens’ software to help it sustain the Collins Class submarine fleet. The Collins Class sustainment program (CCSM) – which will extend into the 2040s – will use Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. Peter Halliday, CEO of…
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South Korean steelmaker POSCO has joined the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT) a development the CRC cited as “an important milestone” in its global collaboration efforts, “particularly in developing low-carbon ironmaking technologies.” According to a statement from HILT on Wednesday, it reflects both the benefits of collaboration with international companies and the…
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By Peter Layton, Griffith University In the past five years, uncrewed aerial vehicles (drones) have become indispensable in modern warfare. The Russia–Ukraine war has accelerated their ascent: on any given day, there may be hundreds or even thousands of drones operating across the frontlines and behind them. Cheap, mass-produced consumer technology is the foundation for…
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The Monthly Business Turnover Indicator (MBTI), an experimental economic indicator developed in 2021 and using monthly Business Activity Statement data, has released its final result, showing that manufacturing enjoyed its “highest growth on record” in the MBTI’s history. According to a statement from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Monday, the September result showed…
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Sydney-based startup Fabra has secured $2.8 million in pre-seed funding and launched the public beta of its design software, which it describes as an intuitive web-based platform to “easily design manufacturer-ready products online.” According to a statement from the company on Tuesday, its investors so far include January Capital, Side Stage Ventures, Concept Ventures and…
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Archer, CSIRO collaborate on QML for fraud detection ASX-listed semiconductor developer Archer Materials has entered into a research services agreement with the data and digital specialist arm of CSIRO, aiming to develop a quantum machine learning (QML) system designed to detect fraud in financial transactions. The project is scheduled to run this month until November 2026,…
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