Pneumatic processes account for around 20 per cent of all factory power consumption. However, when air is optimised, it becomes a game changer that is proven to improve energy efficiency.

Curvecrete – a company that manufactures curved, sustainable concrete that produces zero waste – has received a $325,158 Accelerating Commercialisation Grant from the federal government to develop a pilot manufacturing facility in Melbourne. 

Griffith University bioengineer, Dr Martina Barzan, supplied a 60-second pitch that won the Fresh Science Queensland 2021 competition on research using digital twins to design 3D printed components, aiming to remove the guesswork from paediatric hip surgery. 

The Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre’s (IMCRC) “Design Robotics for Mass Customisation” team has won the Cooperative Research Centre Association’s 2020 Award, for Excellence in Innovation. 

Medical technology and pharmaceutical manufacturing in Western Australia have received a boost, with five local life sciences companies receiving $450,000 in funding to commercialise their innovations.