The federal government’s Hunter Class Frigate Program continues to ramp up its workforce and create Australian jobs with up to 40 engineers to start work on prototyping the high-tech vessel. The prime contractor for the Program, ASC Shipbuilding, has signed a contract with Sydney-based professional services company GHD Group Limited (GHD) to provide the highly-skilled … Continue reading New jobs created through Hunter Class Frigates program →

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) fell by 4.2 points to 49.3 in August, indicating broadly stable conditions (readings above 50 points indicate expansion in activity, with higher results indicating a faster rate of expansion). There was significant divergence between the larger manufacturing states, with Victoria’s PMI falling back into … Continue reading Stable conditions despite overall contraction in PMI →

The Bridgewest Group, a premier private investment company that focuses on disrupting industries through innovation has announced its subsidiary’s purchase of Pfizer’s biologics manufacturing facility in Adelaide. Hospira Adelaide, an affiliate of Pfizer, will continue to operate the facility under a leaseback arrangement from Bridgewest Australia until Q3 of 2021, at which time Bridgewest will … Continue reading Bridgewest Australia acquires Pfizer manufacturing facility in Adelaide →

The Australian arm of Collins Aerospace has delivered the 1000th 360-degree situational awareness system for the global F‑35 Joint Strike Fighter Program to the US. The Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EODAS) optical assembly is the eyes of the aircraft, providing the pilot with a 360-degree spherical view of their surroundings. Minister for Defence, Senator the … Continue reading Collins Aerospace (Australia) delivers 1000th F-35 infrared imagery capability →

Victoria’s world-leading manufacturers have created a ventilator production industry from scratch with Ballarat’s Gekko Systems to start making the country’s first Australian-designed machines within weeks. Gekko has made its name as a manufacturer of mining equipment since its establishment by Sandy Gray and Elizabeth Lewis-Gray in the mid-1990s. It will now harness its local suppliers … Continue reading Victorian manufacturers create new ventilator industry →

Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening the way to better prosthetics, smarter robotics and non-invasive alternatives to skin grafts.   The prototype device developed by a team at RMIT University can electronically replicate the way human skin senses pain.   The device mimics the body’s near-instant … Continue reading RMIT develops electronic artificial skin →

DECO is an Australian family-owned manufacturer of quality aluminium architectural building systems and specialty finishes. In 16 years, they have grown from a small imaging business to a large manufacturing and finishing company in south-west Sydney, with a wide range of surface finishing solutions and aluminium building products to suit a broad range of project … Continue reading Effortless and beautiful living for customers →

The federal government has bolstered its commitment to growing the skills of Australia’s defence industry by significantly increasing funding to its Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry (SADI) grants program. Companies will be able to apply for skills grants from a funding pool that has been expanded from $4 million per year to $17 million per year, … Continue reading Major boost for skills funding for Australia’s growing defence industry →

Young South Australians, school leavers and job seekers will benefit from increased low-cost training under a significant investment through the JobTrainer package to be rolled out across SA. An additional injection of $88 million into the state’s training system includes $53.5 million from the state government and $34.5 million from the Australian Government. “We need … Continue reading Additional $88 million by SA gov to boost skills for more South Australians →

From today, Australian consumers can purchase a locally produced, low-cost household surface spray disinfectant proven to kill SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19), as another line of defence against the spread of COVID-19 in homes and businesses. One hundred per cent Australian-owned and manufactured, Virosol+ by 1TEK Biosafe is entered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), … Continue reading Aussie-made low-cost household disinfectant that eliminates COVID-19 →

Inventors of a system which can detect bushfires in minutes will share in more than $5 million from the federal government to roll out the technology here at home and overseas. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said Fireball International’s innovative sensor system is among 12 projects being backed to take on new local and international … Continue reading Tech boost to help detect wildfires within minutes →

The University of Queensland could soon be the first university to fly a student-built rocket and scientific payload into space next year. UQ Space is designing and building “Project Asteria”, a rocket that will zoom past the Kármán Line, 100 kilometres above sea level, reaching speeds greater than Mach-5. With support from UQ aerospace engineering experts … Continue reading World-first UQ rocket headed to space →

The federal government has announced a $1 billion investment package to boost Australia’s defence industry and support thousands of jobs across the country. The package is directed towards nationwide projects and jobs across Australia including: Increasing the employment of ADF Reservists who have lost their civilian income, with an allocation of up to an extra … Continue reading $1b to accelerate defence initiatives in COVID-19 recovery →

Last week, Federal Member for Lindsay, Melissa McIntosh MP has established an Advancing Manufacturing Taskforce aimed at investigating, promoting and advocating for policies that create local, national and international opportunities for manufacturing in Western Sydney. “I’ve brought together representatives in manufacturing, industry, business and education so we can tackle the obstacles facing Australian manufacturing and … Continue reading Advancing Manufacturing Taskforce established →

Toowoomba’s Grand Central is joining Queensland’s renewable energy revolution, with work underway installing more than 2400 solar panels on the centre’s rooftop. Energy Minister Anthony Lynham, in Toowoomba today to inspect works, said the panels would generate almost 1MW of electricity. “Queensland has an economic strategy for recovery from the pandemic, and it includes supporting … Continue reading Renewable energy revolution hits the shops in Toowoomba →

Pre-clinical testing of The University of Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccine has produced positive indications about its potential effectiveness and ability to be manufactured. Project co-leader associate professor Keith Chappell has reported to the International Society for Vaccines on data from animal trials conducted by Viroclinics-DDL in the Netherlands. “The neutralising immune response created by our molecular … Continue reading UQ vaccine scientists report positive results from pre-clinical testing →

The federal government has invested another $25.7 million to grow Australian business capability in the space sector supply chain. The funding will create jobs and help Australian companies take part in NASA’s inspirational mission to travel to the Moon and Mars. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews said the Supply Chain Capability Improvement … Continue reading Launching Australian businesses into space supply chain →

Australia’s manufacturing sector will be supported by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) with new Centre for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) that will work closely with industry to understand and explore how communication technologies, devices connected to the internet (Internet of Things, IoT) and data science can make their businesses more efficient and sustainable. This has … Continue reading Australian manufacturing boost at UTS with Centre for Advanced Manufacturing →

Monash University engineers have developed world-first technology that can help industry identify and export high quality graphene cheaper, faster and more accurately. Published in international journal Advanced Science, researchers used the data set of an optical microscope to develop a machine-learning algorithm that can characterise graphene properties and quality, without bias, within 14 minutes. This … Continue reading New tech extracts potential to identify quality graphene →

Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery visited Newton Moore Senior High School today to officially open its impressive science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) centre. The Minister met with staff and students as she received a tour of the new facilities, which were completed ahead of schedule earlier this year. “I am very excited to … Continue reading STEM centre opens at WA school →