Deakin University scientists have created a first-of-its-kind lithium metal battery prototype using specially-designed electrolytes.
“Over the past 30 years, researchers at Deakin and Monash University
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Coronavirus driving uptake of Australian manufactured products
From toilet paper, to hand sanitiser, to a locally developed lightweight x-ray machine, the increased production of some local manufacturers is being attributed to the coronavirus outbreak.
Woolworths
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Defence awards multi-million contract extension to Boeing
Boeing Defence Australia has been given a four-year extension to its contract to maintain Super Hornet and Growler aircraft in Amberley, Queensland.
“The contract, valued at $280 million, provides a
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ANCA develops 3D printer to disrupt $2.2 billion market
Melbourne-based ANCA Australia has developed a hybrid 3D printing platform to manufacture custom designed machining tools. The manufacturer will collaborate with CSIRO and Sutton Tools to improve the 3D
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Inaugral Advanced Manufacturing Expo launches in Sydney
Advanced Manufacturing Expo is being launched by Reed Exhibitions Australia, organisers of National Manufacturing Week, held biennially in Melbourne, which attracted over 11,000 manufacturing professionals
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Anson Resources’ brine project produces battery grade lithium
Veolia Water Technologies (Veolia) has successfully produced battery grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate using brine from Australian-based resources company Anson Resources’ Paradox Brine Project
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Industry calls for RBA rates cuts to be reinforced by action
Businesses are sure to welcome the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) having slashed interest rates to a record low of 0.5 per cent, however, the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) and Business Council
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RMIT professor’s work in stretchable electronics awarded
An RMIT professor has been awarded by the Australian Academy of Science for her contributions to science, her signature advance being in the field of stretchable electronics.
Awarded the Frederick White
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Australia’s top 100 manufacturers for 2020 revealed
Caltex Australia has topped the list of Australia’s leading manufacturers for 2020 for the second consecutive year, with this year’s ‘Top 100’ reflective of Australia’s investments in advanced
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Gas prices forcing manufacturers to change business processes
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s latest gas inquiry found that Australian manufacturers were mitigating the impacts of increased gas costs by implementing changes to their
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ABB partners with Covariant on AI-enabled robotics solutions
ABB has announced a partnership with Silicon Valley AI start-up Covariant to bring AI-enabled robotics solutions to market, starting with a fully autonomous warehouse order fulfilment solution.
Robotics
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Funding boost awarded to building materials researchers
Two University of Southern Queensland (USQ) researchers, whose work is said to have the potential to revolutionise manufacturing, have been awarded a total of $480,000 in Advance Queensland Industry Research
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Bendable concrete developed at Swinburne
A new type of concrete made out of waste materials that can bend under load has been developed and patented by researchers at Swinburne.
“Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the
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Global distributor Mouser Electronics leads in new product introductions
As an authorized distributor, Mouser Electronics, Inc. is focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies, giving customers an edge and helping
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SMC to exhibit at Water Industry Operations Conference and Exhibition
SMC Corporation ANZ will be exhibiting at the 14th edition of the WIOA Water Industry Operations Conference and Exhibition in NSW on 1 and 2 April 2020. The event is the largest water exhibition in regional
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Holden’s workforce could be redeployed to Naval Shipbuilding project
Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price, has indicated that Defence may be closer to securing the 15,000 jobs needed to tackle national shipbuilding projects, after Defence Department and National
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$2.9m to drive digital manufacturing in Hunter Class frigates
A total of $2.9 million in funding will help Bae Systems Australia’s shipbuilding business, ASC Shipbuilding, develop and pilot Industry 4.0 manufacturing technologies to build the Hunter class frigates
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Metals could be link to new antibiotics
Compounds containing metals could hold the key to the next generation of antibiotics to combat the growing threat of global antibiotic resistance, according to University of Queensland researchers (UQ).
“This
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Chemistry Australia to help manufacturers pursue sustainability goals
Chemistry Australia has launched Plastics Stewardship Australia, an initiative to support the sustainable use and recovery of plastics, at the inaugural National Plastics Summit on Monday, at Parliament
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QUT researchers turning pigments into stretchable electronics
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have detailed how carbon-based organic materials used for their colour as dyes can be used to produce stretchable and biodegradable electronic devices.
“With
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