ASC Shipbuilding has signed contracts with three more Australian companies on the Hunter Class Frigate Program as part of its approach to growing local industry capability. The contracts follow the recent announcement by the Commonwealth Government that the Hunter program had received approval to begin prototyping in December this year as planned. The new contracts … Continue reading ASC Shipbuilding signs contracts with three more Australian companies for Hunter Class Frigate Program →

Small Sydney-based business Cirrus Real Time Processing Systems has been awarded a three-year, $7.5 million contract to improve the Royal Australian Navy’s training system capacity. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the new contract extends Cirrus’ role in delivering Tactical Electronic Warfare (TACEW) simulation training systems. Cirrus has previously provided high-tech simulation workstations to … Continue reading Cirrus Real Time Processing Systems delivers high-tech training systems to Defence →

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has used virtual reality to crack a stubborn die casting problem, developing a solution that uses conformal cooling. Working with Melbourne small business, Amaero Engineering Pty Ltd, researchers at CSIRO’s Lab22 Innovation Centre, one of Australia’s leading centres for metallic additive manufacturing, developed the innovative solution using some clever simulations. … Continue reading CSIRO and Amaero modernise die cast tooling with slick conformal cooling solution and additive manufacturing →

Energy Renaissance, Australia’s first lithium-ion battery manufacturer, announced today that it will build Renaissance One, a new $28 million battery manufacturing facility in Tomago. The company produces batteries that are safe, affordable and optimised to perform in hot climates. Energy Renaissance’s batteries can be used to power infrastructure, buildings, businesses and homes. “We have settled … Continue reading $28m lithium-ion battery factory to be built in Tomago →

Manufacturing, tourism and processing jobs are the focus of the McGowan Government’s third round of Regional Economic Development (RED) Grants in the Great Southern. Eleven recipients from the lower and upper Great Southern will share in a total of $911,634 from Round 3 of the RED grants program. Gnowangerup transport equipment manufacturer Duraquip will use … Continue reading RED Grant boost to Great Southern manufacturing, tourism →

The second biggest contract ever awarded by the Defence Innovation Hub is among nine new contracts worth more than $28 million to have been signed with organisations across Australia. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the contracts were further evidence that the Morrison Government is continuing to back defence industry during COVID-19 by investing in innovative businesses … Continue reading Innovation Hub invests $28 million in Australian Industry →

Queensland will be taking a big step in aerospace and advanced manufacturing with an opportunity to be the final production home for unmanned defence aircraft – the first military aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years. State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said a visionary new partnership with Boeing Australia … Continue reading Qld to assemble Boeing’s first Australian-developed unmanned aircraft →

The Morrison Government is further investing in science and technology to help businesses to grow and create jobs for Australians, with nearly $460 million in additional funding for the CSIRO. The extra injection of funding in the 2020-21 Budget takes the Government’s total investment in CSIRO to $3.8 billion over the next four years – … Continue reading Additional $460m in funding for CSIRO →

There will be more than $4 billion in northern Australia to create jobs and stimulate economic opportunities as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt said the government is implementing its plan to rebuild the economy and create jobs. “We are getting on with economic recovery … Continue reading More than $4 billion into northern Australia for jobs and opportunities →

The Australian Made Campaign Ltd (AMCL) is calling on all Australians to “Buy Australian Now and support Aussie jobs” with its new campaign encouraging Aussies to back local makers and growers and buy Australian-made products in the lead-up to the festive season. An extension of its “It’s never been more important to Buy Australian than … Continue reading “Buy Australian Now and support Aussie jobs” campaign by AMCL to support locally-made products →

The 180 megawatt Warradarge Wind Farm, near Eneabba, will power up to full capacity with all 51 turbines spinning and generating power by the end of October. Energy Minister Bill Johnston opened the wind farm today, which will power the equivalent of 135,000 Western Australian homes’ annual electricity needs. The turbines are among the largest … Continue reading Warradarge Wind Farm to get to full capacity by end of Oct →

Australia’s manufacturing renaissance represents the ideal opportunity to modernise the skills and qualifications for the sector, national workforce planners have said in response to plans to revitalise Australian industry detailed in last night’s Budget. National skills developers IBSA Manufacturing, who engage with industry and the training sector to develop skills standards and qualifications, has welcomed … Continue reading Manufacturing industry set to leverage Budget spend to create jobs of the future →

Early works will start before the end of the year on a $380 million wind farm in Far North Queensland, creating 150 jobs, thanks to a sales deal with publicly-owned CleanCo. Energy Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said Neoen Energy would build the Kaban Green Power Hub near Ravenshoe, 80 kilometres south-west of Cairns now that … Continue reading New wind farm to be constructed in North Queensland →

Titomic Limited has entered into a commercial research and development agreement with RMIT to be conducted on behalf of Lockheed Martin – a major aerospace and defence company. The study will assess the capabilities of Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) to create structural satellite parts made from a high-performance metal. Titomic’s participation in this joint research … Continue reading Titomic to deliver samples for Lockheed Martin & RMIT research program →

A small, veteran-owned and founded defence industry business in Queensland is preparing for its first export of advanced training systems as part of a trial with the British Army. Specialising in manufacturing land targets, Brisbane-based GaardTech has a range of products, including thermally activated targets and 3D and 2D-mobile targets, which are used in training … Continue reading Qld small business achieving export success →

ARENA has announced $3 million in funding to Australian startup SunDrive to advance the commercial development of their low cost, high efficiency solar manufacturing process in Australia. The $9 million project will also see their technology scaled from an industrial sized cell to a commercial size module that could be used on household rooftops. A … Continue reading Australian startup leading the way on next generation solar cells →

As part of the 2020-21 Budget, the Government will invest $28.5 million to fund energy infrastructure projects to increase Western Australia’s energy security while lowering costs and reducing emissions. The Government’s funding will support: an initial investment in a Big Battery project that will increase capacity in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) by 100 … Continue reading $28.5m to be invested to delivering cheap and reliable energy in WA →

Novel solutions for biofilm infections are the focus of a collaborative research agreement between the University of Sydney, Whiteley Corporation and the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) which started in 2018. UNSW Sydney joined the project in 2020, significantly increasing the academic manpower available to the project. Over four years, more than $5 million … Continue reading Manufacturing research partnership to tackle harmful biofilms →