Australian supply chain company, Linfox Logistics, has introduced the first electric truck for Coles – an important step in the companies’ shared sustainability goals. 

Australia’s economy could be $24 billion bigger over 10 years if investment in higher education research and development (R&D) was lifted by just one per cent, according to Universities Australia’s submission to the Productivity Commission. 

The PFG Group – a local marine industry manufacturer – has constructed an 11-metre Sentinel ultra-durable, High Density Polyethylene prototype vessel through a three-year no-interest loan from the Tasmanian state government. 

The University of Adelaide has been chosen as the second university to benefit from the federal government’s Trailblazer Universities Program, to deliver on their Concept to Sovereign Capability (CSC) bid. 

The first two Kinetic electric buses have rolled off the production line at Volgren, marking a key milestone in the Victorian state government’s push towards a cleaner and more sustainable bus fleet in Melbourne. 

On visiting Austal’s Henderson shipyard in WA last week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the Department of Defence will order two more Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPBs) for the Royal Australian Navy. 

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) will support Gilmour Space Technologies in developing new capabilities for launching small satellites into space. 

The largest investment in locally made trams in Australian history has been made, as Bombardier Transportation Australia is awarded a $1.85 billion contract under the Victorian government’s Next Generation Trams Project to build 100 trams in the state. 

Corrosion Instruments (CI) – a cathode protection, monitoring and measurement equipment manufacturer based in the NT – has been awarded the first co-investment grant in the state under the Northern Territory Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund (AMEF). 

As part of the CSIRO’s Next Generation Graduates program, 165 university students will work on a range of challenges such as data-centric and machine-driven engineering, smart manufacturing and sensing, and enhancing industry operations through the metaverse. 

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and E.ON, a large European energy network and infrastructure operator, have set out to deliver up to five million tonnes per annum of green, renewable hydrogen (GH2) to Europe by 2030. 

Curtin University has been named the first of Australia’s Trailblazer universities to receive a share of over $242 million in federal government funding, to develop a research commercialisation hub. 

Oceania Biofuels has selected Gladstone as the location for a new $500 million renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel biorefinery, within the Yarwun Industrial Precinct. 

G.E.T. Engineering, a Queensland-based industrial equipment manufacturer and repairs business, has received more than $280,000 under round one of the Manufacturing Hubs Grant Program (MHGP) to purchase a robotic arm to assist with welding tasks. 

At the core of sustainability are cost savings, which has led economists and environmentalists to see eye-to-eye on the long-term benefits of sustainable practices in business.  

Volgren will use a grant from the Victorian state government to develop their first Australian designed and built, commercial-grade hydrogen fuel cell electric bus.

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Universal Robots have cited an uptick in demand for collaborative robots (cobots), robots that can work safely alongside humans, in welding applications. 

The Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) has granted New Zealand-based biotechnology research company, Humble Bee Bio, and Deakin University $70,000 to develop a sustainable alternative to the harmful chemicals used in durable water repellent (DWR) textile coatings. 

Australian medtech manufacturer and 3D printing pioneer, Fusetec, has launched a $6.8 million Advanced Surgical Training Clinic (ASTC) in Adelaide to use advanced manufactured human cadavers to create realistic and anatomically accurate bone, skin, and muscle structures.