One of AME’s founding members and Note Printing Australia Head of Business Excellence, Peter Ballas, shares his insights on the benefits of implementing Continuous Improvement. How do you create an organisation of problem solvers? This is the main theme that will be discussed at AME Australia Conference next month, which will feature a panel of … Continue reading Problem solving for excellence at the 2021 AME Conference →

Workforce skills program developers, Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA), has appointed three new directors to its board. The new directors are Diverseco CEO Brenton Cunningham, TAFE senior executive Jenny Dodd, and BAE Systems Chief People Officer, Danielle Mesa. IBSA chair Graeme Russell is excited to have industry leaders of the calibre of Cunningham, Dodd … Continue reading IBSA appoints new board directors →

The federal government will invest $155 million in new and upgraded facilities at HMAS Cairns – a significant boost to the North Queensland economy. This investment will support the new Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels. Defence has engaged Watpac Construction as its Managing Contractor for the NCIS-8A HMAS Cairns Building and Maritime Works package. Prime … Continue reading HMAS Cairns to receive $155m upgrade →

Thales Australia has conducted a safe test firing of an Australian rocket motor manufactured at Australia Munitions’ site in Mulwala, NSW. The Mulwala manufactured Jones rocket motor was co-designed with Southern Launch, an Australian small business that provides launch services, bespoke rocket subsystems and operates the Koonibba Test Range. Australia Munitions managing director, Dion Habner, … Continue reading Thales Australia tests locally manufactured rocket motor →

Anti-viral textile technology, developed by Australian materials technology company Xefco, with support from Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), will be used by HeiQ Materials AG to produce medical-grade face masks. The masks will incorporate new patent-pending technology, called MetalliX, invented by Xefco and further tested and refined with help from IFM researchers. Independent studies … Continue reading Deakin partners launch new medical-grade face mask →