By Peter Roberts The federal government is backing a major expansion of Flinders University’s Factory of the Future at the Tonsley innovation precinct in Adelaide, honoring an election promise it first made before the 2019 federal election. Industry minister Ed Husic today announced that next week’s budget would include $10.1 million to help Flinders grow…
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Baraja has announced what it calls a “major step forward for automotive integration” of its Spectrum HD25 lidar product, through an “advanced development agreement” with an undisclosed automotive OEM. Baraja enters the agreement with its partner Veoneer, a Tier-1 hardware supplier and system integrator. Spectrum HD25 is based on Baraja’s proprietary Spectrum-Scan solid-state scanning platform,…
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Guidelines have been released ahead of applications opening for round five of the Made In Queensland program, which offers grants of up to $2.5 million to help manufacturers “purchase big-ticket items that will help them modernise their business”. In a statement on Tuesday, manufacturing minister Glenn Butcher said: “We know from talking to manufacturers that…
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SkyKraft set for big December launch Satellite operator Skykraft plans to change the landscape of Air Traffic Management (ATM) in December when its first payload of five ATM satellites will be launched with SpaceX out of Florida. According to the company the 300 kilogram satellite payload will be the largest Australian manufactured space object ever…
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Hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear has finally shaken off the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on cochlear implant surgeries, notching up a sales revenue increase of 10 percent to reach a record $1.6 billion in FY22. During the pandemic implant surgeries stalled in all markets including China and the United States, with the company now…
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Ten Carbon Chemistry, the manufacturer of the Doxall brand of a new type of chemical sanitisers is on a roll. In September, Doxall received the InClean Award for Excellence in Innovation at the ISSA Cleaning and Hygiene Expo in Sydney. Doxall is one of the brands of Ten Carbon Chemistry’s lead compound GS-2, which is…
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Micronised graphite producer International Graphite has won $2 million in support from the Western Australian state government for its planned plant at Collie in the state’s south-west. Executive Chairman Phil Hearse said the agreement was key to establishing a new industry for WA and creating new jobs. Hearse said: “Graphite is critical for global decarbonisation…
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By Kurtis Eichler Aerospace company Southern Launch is aiming to make another attempt to launch its rocket in regional South Australia after a failed take-off last year. The experimental Kestrel 1 models, built by SA-based company ATSpace, will be launched in November at a site in Whalers Way, about 30km from Port Lincoln. While researchers…
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The Victorian opposition has announced a new program that would provide grants up to $10 million, covering up to half of costs, for manufacturers investing in projects “to increase efficiency and upscaling, participation in global supply chains, support entry into new markets and business adaptation.” The program, named Driving Victorian Manufacturing Success, would provide up…
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Magnis goes slow on Townsville battery factory Magnis Energy Technologies appears to be going slow on its planned Townsville lithium-ion battery manufacturing factory. The company is a member of the Imperium 3 Townsville consortium which has completed a feasibility study for an 18 GWh battery plant – the study was funded by the Queensland government.…
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