By Sirjana Adhikari, Deakin University; Ellen Moon, Deakin University, and Wendy Timms, Deakin University As the climate changes, large parts of southern Australia are projected to get drier. Extreme rains are also becoming more common. For farmers, these changes pose big risks. What can we do to manage changes already locked in? One adaptation is…
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Seatransport to design ships with closed cell foam Gold Coast based Ship design group Seatransport has secured the approval and exclusive licence for a Class approved closed cell foam for commercial vessels. After six years co-operation with Strathclyde University and a European foam manufacturer overcoming toxicity and flammability issues with marine closed cell foam, Lloyd…
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Access solutions company Grifco has outgrown its old site, moving to a new factory at Somersby (pictured) with triple the production capacity. According to a statement from parent company Chamberlain Group on Wednesday, the new 19,000 square metre purpose-built facility puts Chamberlain’s NSW manufacturing, warehousing, and engineering staff all under the same roof for the…
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Following its recent acquisition of VASS Electrical Industries, French-based electrical equipment company Legrand has announced that it will double its size in Australia after buying Australian Plastic Profiles (APP) for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is its largest in Australia since HPM in 2007, said Legrand, and follows the buyouts of southwest Sydney-based busway power…
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Queensland space and defence company Black Sky Aerospace has rebranded as Black Sky Industries and opened a new headquarters in Logan, announcing ambitions to create “hundreds of advanced manufacturing and defence industry jobs over the next decade”. In a statement on Wednesday, the company – which announced last year that it had become the first…
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By Brent Balinski It was last year at Amsterdam’s Rematec, the premier remanufacturing show, when the proverbial lightbulb went on for Colin Doherty (pictured below). The Managing Director of Original Engines Co saw clearly that his business was a real part of the circular economy and decarbonisation movements. “Here in Australia it’s not known about…
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Perth international shipbuilder Austal has committed to using LocAl lower-carbon Aluminium supplied by aluminium processor Capral to support their initiatives in sustainable manufacturing and responsible procurement. Capral has been a long-term supplier to Austal which builds aluminium and steel hulled passenger ferries and vessels for Defence and Border Security. Early in 2023, Austal committed to…
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Manganese miner Element 25 has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nissan Chemical Corporation and NC Tokyo Bay Corporation to complete a Feasibility Study (FS) into a battery grade High Purity Manganese Sulphate Monohydrate (HPMSM) facility to be located in Chiba prefecture, Japan (pictured). Manganese is becoming an increasingly important input into EV…
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Quantum development company Archer Materials has manufactured two proof-of-concept electrical devices which have improved the readout of data of its quantum devices and enhanced manufacturability of the company’s 12CQ quantum chip. Archer’s quantum team developed two complementary superconducting spin readout circuits, consisting of up to eight resonators. Each circuit resonator can simultaneously readout separate spin…
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A six-month critical minerals accelerator run by BHP has begun accepting applications for next year’s cohort. The Xplor program for early-stage explorers will run for a third year, and is open to companies seeking to uncover “new sources of critical minerals crucial for a sustainable future”. According to statement from BHP on Tuesday, companies receive…
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