High speed welding developer K-TIG has signed a formal agreement with the UK Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC) to develop a turnkey robotic welding cell. The aim of the agreement is to produce nuclear storage containers, each holding three cubic metres of intermediate level nuclear waste (ILW). Up to 17,000 stainless-steel containers are…
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Hawkesbury-based engineering consultancy Aerospace & Mechanical Consulting Engineers has been awarded a $2.13 million contract to further develop a unique lightweight armour for the C-130J Hercules airlifter aircraft. The federal government contract with Aerospace & Mechanical in partnership with NSW company Armor Composite Engineering, will use a cutting-edge amour solution to provide the aircraft which…
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Quantum technology developer Q-CTRL’s US office will receive a $230,000 Phase-1 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for advanced scientific computing research. Q-CTRL’s funding is one of 158 grants totalling $35 million to support scientific innovation and clean energy development. Q-CTRL will leverage the grant to fund a project…
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Gerard Lighting Group has announced that it will sell lighting technology company Pierlite to Netherlands-headquartered Signify, with the sale expected to conclude in the first half of the year.
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A Cooperative Research Centre for sustainable manufacturing should be established to support new domestic green metal and green hydrogen industries, a Labor-led Senate inquiry into Australian manufacturing has recommended.
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Today our Cybersecurity – Identity and Access Management series, Chris Grove explains why rather than planning to ‘not fail’ in any aspect of an IAM program, we should be planning to fail.
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Defence engineering and technology group Nova Systems has inaugurated its Space Precinct in mid-north South Australia and announced a new collaboration agreement with European space company Leaf Space. The 21-hectare site outside the former railway town of Peterborough supports several international space and technology companies and the Australian Space Agency with data download needs for…
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DC fast electric vehicle charger manufacturer Tritium DCFC has announced Lebanon, Tennessee as the site for its new US production line, adding to its original Brisbane factory. Fresh from its listing on the US NASDAQ exchange, Tritium announced the location was expected to house up to six production lines for its chargers, including the company’s…
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An Australian remote weapons system made by Canberra’s Electro Optic Systems will be trialled by the Royal Thai Army and Defence Technology Institute, clearing the way for the system’s first sale in the region. Leading autonomous systems manufacturer Milrem Robotics has fitted EOS’s R400S – Mk2-HD Remote Weapon Station (RWS) to its THeMIS UGV and…
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Industry association the Australian Food and Grocery Council has proposed additional incentives to expand and grow local production in its 2022-23 federal budget submission.
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