Tony Dragicevich has been elected to the AAC board at the recent 2022 Australian Aluminium Council (AAC) Annual General Meeting.

The Opposition Leader has promised $100 million for a battery manufacturing precinct in regional Queensland if Labor were to win the election.

The federal government is pursuing a new autonomous robotic undersea warfare capability for the Royal Australian Navy to complement its submarine and surface fleet. 

EMVision, an Australian medtech company, has signed a strategic OEM agreement with global electronics test and measurement equipment supplier, Keysight Technologies. 

The Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites (SoMAC) Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has been created by the federal government to enable Australia’s composite manufacturing industry to become more competitive, backed by $69.9 million in funding. 

Vai Photonics – an Australian National University (ANU) spin-out company whose technology will help future moon landings and could lead to flying cars – has been bought out by a leading navigation firm in a deal worth $40 million. 

The Australian space manufacturer, Gilmour Space Technologies, has been selected to develop and launch a new sovereign surveillance satellite for the Department of Defence, as part of the government’s $7 billion investment in new space capabilities. 

Australia’s global maritime business event, attracting maritime and defence industry, military and government decision-makers from around the world has kicked off in Sydney.

Fujitsu Australia has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a term of 10 years, sourcing renewable energy through CWP Renewables’ Sapphire Wind Farm – a key step in decarbonising its operations and providing lower-emissions services to customers. 

Cameron Heath has been appointed managing director at Unilever New Zealand, as his predecessor Nick Bangs moves to Sydney to take on the role of general manager, Home, Beauty and Personal Care for Unilever Australia and New Zealand. 

Hypersonix Launch Systems announced they have completed all successful green hydrogen tests covered by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources Accelerating Commercialisation (ACA) grant on 31 March. 

Cable systems and services manufacturer, Nexans, is expanding its presence in Australia with new, innovative products aimed at empowering sustainable electrification.  

Australian automotive aftermarket service provider, MotorOne Group, has embarked on a six-month, $295,000 research project to automate and digitalise its manufacturing and quality assurance processes. 

The federal government is investing in a $103 million joint project led by Boeing Defence Australia to develop new technology and parts for defence aircraft. 

The Monash University Faculty of Engineering has launched a new robotics research facility to train the next generation of engineers and global innovators and drive the emerging AI economy. 

According to Ai Group, manufacturers based in Victoria are set to benefit from the increased infrastructure spending announced in yesterday’s State Budget. 

RS Components and Schneider Electric have partnered to enable wider access to Schneider’s Electric’s revolutionary open, interoperable, IoT enabled system architecture and platform, EcoStruxure, in the ANZ region.  

ABx Group Limited has announced that its subsidiary, ALCORE Limited (Alcore), has been granted $7.5 million from the federal government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative to support its proposed $16.4 million aluminium smelter bath recycling plant in Bell Bay, Tasmania. 

The Ai Group’s Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) increased a further 2.8 points to 58.5 in April – the highest monthly result since July 2021, as Australian manufacturing continues its strong post-COVID recovery with a third consecutive month in positive territory. 

Kimberly-Clark – the parent company behind Huggies, Kleenex, Viva, U By Kotex, Poise and Depend – has appointed Belinda Driscoll as managing director for Australia and New Zealand. She is the youngest and first female managing director for the company in ANZ in almost 100 years.