Metal additive manufacturing company, Titomic Limited, has signed a $2.6 million project with the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) to standardise the company’s patented Titomic Kinetic Fusion process – which produces load-bearing 3D forms from fusing Titanium powder sprayed at supersonic speeds. The project, which will be carried out in partnership between Titomic, IMCRC, CSIRO … Continue reading Partnership to standardise Titomic’s additive manufacturing process for defence, aerospace →

Rheinmetall Defence Australia has announced Melbourne-based specialist vehicles company Supacat as the first major supplier for the Commonwealth of Australia’s Land 400 Phase 2 program. Under the partnership agreement signed today by Rheinmetall Defence Australia managing director Gary Stewart and Supacat managing director, Asia Pacific Michael Halloran, Supacat will become a Tier One supplier to Rheinmetall … Continue reading Rheinmetall signs first supplier agreement for Land 400 Phase 2 →

The Australian naval shipbuilder, ASC, has set out to work with two French companies, FIVA and Endel Engie to support Australia’s Future Submarine fleet, following the signing of agreements in France last week. The collaboration agreements were signed with submarine designers FIVA and specialist fabricators Endel Engie – both long-time trusted subcontractors to French submarine … Continue reading ASC patners with two French companies on SEA 1000 submarine works →

Nineteen New South Wales businesses have been recognised and celebrated for their contribution to the state’s trade output at the Premier’s NSW Export Awards held in Sydney on Wednesday. E-commerce retailer, Showpo, received the top prize of the evening – the Premier’s NSW Exporter of the Year Award – as well as the e-Commerce award. … Continue reading NSW’s best exporters announced at Premier’s awards →

French shipbuilding company, Naval Group has developed a high performance and highly secure Li-ion batteries system to improve the operational capabilities of its conventional submarines. The Li-ion batteries system, LIBRT, improves security and performances on-board submarines developed by Naval Group as it increases the submarines’ submerged endurance and improves its stealth, while guaranteeing better security … Continue reading Naval Group presents new generation lithium-ion batteries for submarines →

The National Future Work Summit to be held in Sydney this month will hear from top-tier local and international experts about what Australia can do to help future-proof jobs and arm the corporate, government and academic sectors in the face of the 4th industrial revolution. Conference highlights include: Kristy Jones, founder of the famed MaRS … Continue reading The National Future Work Summit: Future-proofing jobs →

The South Queensland Defence Advisory Board met for the first time in Brisbane this week to develop strategies to accelerate local defence industry growth. The board meeting, hosted at Volvo Group’s Wacol headquarters, brought together industry leaders who advise the government on growing South Queensland’s defence industry and supply chain. The board’s chair, Jane Hunter, … Continue reading South Qld defence industry advisory board meets →

Advanced material company, First Graphene, has successfully demonstrated the application of its graphene products to improve the wear-life of mining equipment. With a manufacturing base in Henderson in Western Australia, First Graphene has been working with a number of companies to enhance the performance of their mining services products through the application of its PureGRAPH … Continue reading Results emerging from graphene application in mining equipment →

The first steel has been cut for Australia’s Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program, which is supplying a fleet of 12 for the Navy. Australian steel is being used for all 12 OPVs. After being prepared and processed in Western Australia, the steel will be delivered to South Australia, where two ships are being built at … Continue reading First steel cut for OPV shipbuilding project →

Businesses seeking to undertake automotive product development will be able to apply for federal government support, following the opening of a new grant program. Under the $7 million Automotive Innovation Lab Access Grants program, businesses can receive up to $200,000 in matched funding for eligible project costs for new automotive products. Eligible project costs can … Continue reading Grant program launched for automotive product testing →

The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science is inviting innovators in the aviation, space and aerospace domains to nominate for the Avalon 2019 Innovation Awards. The awards recognise innovation by Australian individuals and organisations at the forefront of innovation in these domains. There are six awards for aerospace and aviation innovators, including SME innovation grants … Continue reading Nominations open for Avalon 2019 Innovation Awards →

Australian advanced materials technology company, Talga Resources has announced positive initial test results from the development of its graphene silicon lithium-ion anode in the UK. The results are the first under Talga’s UK Government funded “Safevolt” project – a Talga-led program run in conjunction with consortia partners, Johnson Matthey, the University of Cambridge and manufacturing research … Continue reading Talga’s graphene silicon product extends capacity of Li-ion battery anode →

An Australian-first trial is creating “green” hydrogen gas made from renewables to power Sydney homes. Energy company Jemena has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in a $15 million trial to convert excess solar and wind power into hydrogen gas, which will be stored and used in Jemena’s New South Wales gas network. The … Continue reading New trial in NSW to power gas network with hydrogen →

Australian start-up, Chargefox, has successfully raised $15 million to enable it to commence building Australia’s largest open, ultra-rapid network of charging stations for electric vehicles. The funding has come from a combination of sources including investment from The Australian Mobility Clubs (NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAC, RAA and RACT), Wilson Transformers and the founder of Carsales, … Continue reading Ultra-rapid charging stations soon to be available across major cities →

Victoria’s minister for energy, Lily D’Ambrosio today unveiled the first grid-scale electricity storage project in the state. The 30 Megawatt/30 Megawatt-hour large-scale lithium-ion battery, located in Warrenheip, Ballarat, is expected to both relieve congestion on Victoria’s power transmission grid and store low-cost renewable energy generation. It is also intended to help with security of supply for Melbourne … Continue reading Victoria’s first grid-scale battery unveiled in Ballarat →

The Australian National University (ANU) has launched InSpace, a new institute for the co-ordination of space technology research and testing. InSpace is to bring together technology, science and law research to expand the potential of the Australian space industry. It will also help drive co-investment between industry and government partners in space projects to support … Continue reading ANU establishes new collaborative space industry institute →

Metal additive manufacturing company, Titomic, has announced signing an agreement with TAUV to commence an up to $1.8 million exclusive defence program to manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), soldier systems and soldier sensors for TAUV. The two companies entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) following the launch of a ruggedised drone prototype by Titomic … Continue reading Titomic signs $1.8m defence MoU with TAUV →

The tenth F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to be delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force  has arrived at US Air Force Luke Air Force Base (AFB) in Arizona, joining Australia’s other JSF aircraft on the flightline. Minister for Defence, Christopher Pyne and the Minister for Defence Industry, Steven Ciobo  said the delivery of Australia’s … Continue reading Australia takes delivery of 10th Joint Strike Fighter →

Austal USA has been awarded a US$57.8 million (AUD$81 million) order to fund the procurement of long lead-time materials for the construction of a 103-metre Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, the thirteenth ordered by the US navy from Austal. The long lead-time materials for the additional vessel will include diesel engines, water jets and reduction … Continue reading Austal awarded materials contract by US Navy for EPF vessel →

Rheinmetall Defence Australia has signed a five year strategic research and development alliance agreement with Defence Science and Technology (DST) to work collaboratively to develop autonomous vehicle systems for land based platforms in Australia. The agreement builds on Rheinmetall’s longstanding relationship with DST in the area of simulation and augmented reality and will focus on … Continue reading Rheinmetall, DST sign research partnership for autonomous systems →