Alexandra Haynes

RED Grants

Manufacturing News

RED Grants deliver boost for Great Southern manufacturers

Five Great Southern projects focused on creating jobs, local manufacturing, Aboriginal economic development and business incubation will share in $586,100 through Round Four of the WA government’s RED Grants program (Regional Economic Development).
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 18, 2022, 7:59 amJanuary 18, 2022 Comments Off 157

CBG Systems

Manufacturing News

CBG Systems’ personnel named Tasmanian Defence Young Achiever

Lukas Krellmann from local manufacturer, CBG Systems, has been named Australian Industry & Defence Network’s Young Achiever of the Year for Tasmania.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 18, 2022, 7:59 amJanuary 18, 2022 Comments Off 191

Lakeland Steel

Features

Tackling the timber sector with Bonfiglioli New Zealand and Lakeland Steel

Lakeland Steel has been a leader in designing and manufacturing custom conveying systems for the New Zealand logging industry since 1976. While the company originated in the forestry sector, they offer custom built materials handling equipment and end-to-end engineering solutions for sawmills, bulk material handling and scrap metal.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 18, 2022, 7:58 amJanuary 18, 2022 Comments Off 179

TSMC

Manufacturing News

TSMC plans record investment in chip manufacturing expansion

Chip manufacturing company, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) – which supplies silicon for Apple – plans to spend up to $44 billion on increasing its manufacturing capacity in 2022.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 17, 2022, 8:41 amJanuary 17, 2022 Comments Off 159

PolyCharge

Manufacturing News

Rheinmetall joins PolyCharge in e-mobility and green energy venture

As part of its electrification strategy, Rheinmetall is setting up a joint venture with US start-up PolyCharge America, Inc. to produce, develop and market DC-link capacitors.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 17, 2022, 8:40 amJanuary 17, 2022 Comments Off 162

Hypersonix

Manufacturing News

Zero emissions spaceplane parts to be manufactured by Hypersonix

Hypersonix Launch Systems, an Australian engineering, design and build company, is investigating the manufacture of flight-critical components for their green hydrogen-powered launch vehicles at the University of Sydney.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 14, 2022, 8:03 amJanuary 14, 2022 Comments Off 160

software-defined

Manufacturing News

Thales Alenia Space to build Intelsat software-defined satellites

Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, has signed a contract with Intelsat, a global satellite telecom network operator, to deliver two Space Inspire software-defined satellites – Intelsat 41 and Intelsat 44.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 14, 2022, 8:03 amJanuary 14, 2022 Comments Off 168

rocket engine

Manufacturing News

Gilmour Space fires up Australia’s largest rocket engine test

Rocket engineers at Gilmour Space Technologies have greeted the new year with a successful 110-kilonewton test fire of the most powerful rocket engine ever developed in Australia.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 13, 2022, 9:04 amJanuary 13, 2022 Comments Off 227

Coretec

Manufacturing News

Coretec and IPAS partnership focuses on new glass technology

The University of Adelaide’s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) has partnered with The Coretec Group, pioneer of silicon-based products, to develop a glass for CSpace, a 3D static volumetric display technology.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 13, 2022, 9:03 amJanuary 13, 2022 Comments Off 177

Quote API

Manufacturing News

Digi-Key partners with CalcuQuote on its Quote API for customers

Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world’s largest selection of electronic components in stock for immediate shipment, has partnered with CalcuQuote to integrate its technology with Digi-Key’s Quote API to create an easy entry point for customers to connect with leading APIs, with less development interest.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 13, 2022, 9:03 amJanuary 13, 2022 Comments Off 174

HX 8x8

Manufacturing News

Rheinmetall supplies HX 8×8 Heavy Recovery Vehicles to NZ Defence

Rheinmetall has announced the official handover of three HX 8×8 Heavy Recovery Vehicles to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) at the Trentham Military Camp in Wellington.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 11, 2022, 8:01 amJanuary 11, 2022 Comments Off 174

voestalpine

Manufacturing News

voestalpine supplies its first CO2-reduced premium steel

greentech steel is part of an ambitious plan for voestalpine, a global steel and technology group, to decarbonise steel production in the long term. voestalpine is offering a CO2-reduced edition of the flat steel products manufactured in Linz.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 11, 2022, 8:01 amJanuary 11, 2022 Comments Off 144

critical

Manufacturing News

NSW workers critical to food supply exempt from isolation

Critical workers in the manufacturing and food logistics sectors in NSW furloughed as close contacts will be permitted to leave self-isolation to attend work if they have no symptoms of COVID-19, to ensure the state has continued access to essential goods.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 11, 2022, 8:01 amJanuary 11, 2022 Comments Off 154

NUW Alliance

Manufacturing News

NUW Alliance to deliver a step change for manufacturing industry

Comprised of four Australian universities, the NUW Alliance has launched its vision for a research collaboration to be centred on the Western Sydney Aerotropolis at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 10, 2022, 8:03 amJanuary 10, 2022 Comments Off 176

Fishermans Bend

Manufacturing News

Fishermans Bend redevelopment to boost Defence capabilities

Icon SI Pty Ltd, one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest construction providers, has signed a $7.3 million contract with the federal government as the managing contractor for the Fishermans Bend redevelopment project – a Port Melbourne research facility used by Australian Defence scientists.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 10, 2022, 8:03 amJanuary 10, 2022 Comments Off 227

rapid antigen tests

Manufacturing News

ACCC closely monitoring pricing of in-demand rapid antigen tests

In response to the significant public concern surrounding the pricing of rapid antigen tests, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has stated it is contacting suppliers and closely monitoring the situation.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 10, 2022, 8:03 amJanuary 10, 2022 Comments Off 171

3D printed plastic

Manufacturing News

Shining a light on UNSW’s self-healing 3D printed plastic

Research by UNSW academics shows that special treatment of liquid resin used in 3D printing can cause the material to mend itself if it becomes damaged.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 7, 2022, 8:02 amJanuary 7, 2022 Comments Off 200

Sicona

Manufacturing News

Sicona acquires UOW IP for a new form of graphene

A research collaboration between electromaterials researchers at the University of Wollongong (UOW) and a private next-generation battery material company, Sicona Battery Technologies, aim to create cheaper and more efficient lithium-ion batteries by improving the battery materials that go into the anode as well as the cathode.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 7, 2022, 8:02 amJanuary 7, 2022 Comments Off 255

Century Yuasa

Features

Century Yuasa approaches a century of manufacturing

Shining a spotlight on Century Yuasa Batteries – the only Australian Made automotive battery manufacturer – Alexandra Cooper speaks exclusively with the general manager of operations, Matthieu Anquetil and discovered how the manufacturer has attained a steady stream of success for so many years. 
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 6, 2022, 9:19 amJanuary 6, 2022 Comments Off 281

carbon-based

Manufacturing News

UTS develops a carbon-based biosensor to control robotic systems

A novel carbon-based biosensor has been developed at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and is set to drive new innovations in brain-controlled robotics.
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Alexandra HaynesJanuary 6, 2022, 7:59 amJanuary 6, 2022 Comments Off 179