We have been told flying cars are coming since the days of The Jetsons TY programme, but they could be racing through our skies soon with an Australian flying vehicle company in the van. Adelaide’s Alauda Aeronautics has built several 4.1 metre long flying vehicles (pictured) specifically for a new racing series called Airspeeder. Aluda…
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Curious about what people were most interested in during the week just finished? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. SIEMENS, APPLIED EV ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION ON PLM SOFTWARE Siemens and Applied EV have announced a partnership, with the Melbourne-headquartered EV company to use Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software to support the design, quality…
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Industry minister Ed Husic and CSIRO have talked up the economic opportunities available from the quantum computing sector at a CSIRO quantum commercialisation forum in Sydney. Husic told the forum 19 quantum‑related companies in Australia had received combined funding and investment of over $400 million in recent years, spanning hardware and software. He made an…
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Lockheed Martin opens Adelaide office Defence prime contractor Lockheed Martin Australia’s new Adelaide city office has been officially opened by South Australian Deputy Premier Susan Close. Close unveiled a commemorative plaque to mark the occasion together with LMA employees, industry partners, academia, business and Indigenous leaders. The new 930 square metre purpose designed office will…
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Defence, space and communications manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has come to an agreement with major shareholder Washington H. Soul Pattinson that secure its immediate financial future. The Canberra company, whose share price has plunged as it faces a massive need for capital, confirmed a previously announced one-year, $20 million working capital facility from the diversified…
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A new multi-functional material which can be used to purify water, as a recyclable construction material, and as a lightweight machine component can also be moved remotely by a magnet. The new material that has been created and tested in the Chalker Research Lab at Flinders University, is made from magnetic iron particles and a…
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Regenerative tissue implants company Osteopore has had its products included included into the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s Protheses List next month, making them more accessible to Australian patients. Osteopore’s regenerative implants empower natural tissue regeneration, using 3D-printed bioresorbable silicone implants which create a scaffold which guides a damaged or broken bone to regrow naturally. All of…
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In the final day of @AuManufacturing’s special editorial series, Land Forces 2022, we look at contract manufacturing firm GPC Electronics. Brent Balinski speaks to Managing Director Christopher Janssen. Defence makes up about 10 to 15 per cent of turnover at GPC Electronics, the Western Sydney contract electronics manufacturer run by Christopher Janssen. He describes it…
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The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has released its Project Reports 2022, giving an overview of the 141 manufacturing projects the group has supported, which are expected to generate a total of $1.62 billion in revenues and 430 new jobs. According to an analysis from AMGC, returns are from a combined industry and government co-funded…
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The federal government has signed a new contract with Raytheon Australia, running five years and worth $322 million, for in-service support for the Collins class submarines’ combat system “during Australia’s transition to nuclear-powered submarines.” In an announcement on Wednesday, Deputy Secretary Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Tony Dalton said the work would include a life of…
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