Making communication easy between a series of devices is part of this next generation solution. Manufacturers’ Monthly finds out why one company has turned to ifm. Getting to the core of Industry 4.0, beyond the hype of individual technologies and high-level systems, requires understanding what language are needed to connect devices for flexible and adaptive … Continue reading The missing link →

Thinking about outcomes when supplying can lead to innovation, explains Innes Willox, CEO of Ai Group. Outcomes-based procurement has attracted significant attention over recent years both internationally and across Australia. It has, for instance, been incorporated into Queensland’s Procurement Policy which now requires Queensland government agencies to pursue opportunities to develop innovative supply solutions, either … Continue reading Using innovative approaches to deliver value for money through outcomes-based procurement →

Two Australian businesses will fulfil major equipment design contracts for the Attack Class Submarine program. The agreement covers the first Australian partners for such contracts on the Attack Class Submarine program. The two businesses selected are Berendsen Fluid Power and H & H Machine Tools. The two companies will work alongside Pinette Emidecau Industries and … Continue reading First Australian partners for submarine major equipment design announced →

Researchers at Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials have found a way to overcome the flammability of lithium-ion batteries. Replacing the volatile liquid electrolyte with a solid polymer material would enable items powered by such batteries, including mobile phones, computers, and vehicles, to no longer be a fire risk. Researchers Fangfang Chen and Xiaoen Wang … Continue reading Researchers develop non-flammable lithium ion batteries →

Local satellite manufacturer Inovor Technologies will supply a satellite bus for transporting equipment into space. The project is part of the Buccaneer Main Mission, developed by the Australia Defence Force to improve radar technology, as Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price, outlined. “The Buccaneer program is aimed at improving our understanding of the outer atmosphere, … Continue reading Locally-made low cost satellite wins Defence contract →