advanced manufacturing

Australian maker of electric vehicle chargers, Tritium, is trying to fix a problem that many manufacturers in advanced technology are facing. The company, founded by three PhD students in Brisbane in 1999, is at the forefront of a resurgence of onshore manufacturing in Australia. Today, it specialises in electronic energy technology, with a focus on … Continue reading Why Australian manufacturers need to onshore their technology →

Australian industrial-scale additive manufacturing company Titomic has announced three new key appointments following the retirement of current executive chairman Philip Vafiadis. Titomic has appointed Dag Stromme and Humphrey Nolan to its board of directors, while company founder Jeff Lang has taken up the role of interim executive chairman. Lang said both Stromme and Nolan bring … Continue reading Titomic appoints new directors, executive chairman retires →

A Queensland government grant has helped a North Rockhampton manufacturer continue business operations after COVID-19 interrupted its export trade. Dobinsons Spring and Suspension received a $581,062 Made in Queensland (MIQ) Round 2 grant in October last year to purchase and install a $1,265,500 cold coiling machine and stress relieving low temperature furnace. Visiting the facility, … Continue reading Queensland government grant to reboot Rockhampton manufacturer →

Australia’s only respirator manufacturer has upscaled production and increased training for advanced manufacturing at their North Sydney facility. CleanSpace Technology, an Australian company that designs and produces next-generation respirators such as the CleanSpace HALO,  the first respirator to be designed in consultation with healthcare. The proprietary technology was designed by ex-ResMed biomedical engineers, who created … Continue reading Australia’s only respirator manufacturer upscales production →

Monash university researchers have secured more than $3.9 million in funding, some of which will flow towards building a 3D nano-fabrication printer. Three-dimensional printing of complex structures down to the nano-scale will enable the investigation of high performance materials. The Australian-first 3D nanofabrication printer is among the six Monash proposals to receive $3.94 million in … Continue reading Monash to build 3D nano-fabrication printer →

During October, the Palaszczuk government celebrated its “Month of Manufacturing”, highlighting the great things that our manufacturing firms are achieving all year. Cameron Dick, Queensland Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning, shares the state’s success. The industry is thriving in Queensland. We continue to be one of Australia’s leading manufacturing states because our … Continue reading Advanced manufacturing is advancing Queensland →

A range of Queensland manufacturers have benefited from the government’s Made in Queensland (MiQ) program. The matched grant program has been utilised in 75 projects since 2017. Projects in the latest round of funding have utilised the grants to purchase advanced manufacturing equipment, increasingly employment and upskilling current workers. Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, highlighted how … Continue reading Queensland manufacturers use grants to invest in advanced technology →

NSW has outlined a plan for its economy to grow to a trillion dollars in 2040, with advanced manufacturing named as one of five key sectors. Designed by the NSW chief economist, Stephen Walters, the NSW 2040 Economic Blueprint sees the state’s growth being driven by investment from innovative and globally competitive businesses, as treasurer … Continue reading Advanced manufacturing to drive NSW’s trillion dollar economy →

Funding to help small businesses pursue advanced manufacturing projects has been awarded in Round 4 of the Global Connections Fund (GCF) Bridging Grants. The 34 projects, 14 led by small businesses and 20 conducted by researchers, share in $1.6 million in funding, distributed in grants between $25,000 and $50,000. The program aims to connect Australian … Continue reading International partnerships to drive innovation →

South Australian precision components and assemblies manufacturer, Levett Engineering, has reached an agreement with CPE Capital for the purchase of the company by ASDAM. ASDAM is an Australian sovereign defence and advanced manufacturing company, which is owned by CPE Capital. Levett has established relationships with clients in the aerospace and defence industries, and provides machining, … Continue reading ASDAM grows with latest purchase →

With $300,000 in funding, the Queensland government established the Joint Research Centre for the Development of Functional Biomaterials in Advanced Manufacturing of Human Tissues and Organs. The Centre is a collaboration between researchers at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Shanghai-based researchers, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Researchers will together develop methods for … Continue reading Australia-China joint centre for 3D printing biomaterials →

The UR16e, from Universal Robots, is now available, and offers a payload capability of 16kg. With a reach of 900mm and pose repeatability of +/- 0.05mm, the UR16 is designed for heavy-duty material handling, heavy-part handling, and machine tending. President of Universal Robots, Jürgen von Hollen, said that economic uncertainty mean that flexibility was key … Continue reading Universal Robots launches strongest cobot to date →

The Advance Award for Advanced Manufacturing has this year gone to Adam Gilmour, CEO of Gilmour Space Technologies. The award recognises Gilmour’s entrepreneurial streak, co-founding and operating one of Australia’s new wave of space start-ups which compete with other global rocket manufacturers and launches. Gilmour’s low-cost hybrid rockets support Australia’s growing satellite industry, and in … Continue reading Advance Australia recognises new space pioneer →

All that is needed to predict a heart failure could be saliva and smart manufacturing, thanks to a collaboration between RMIT University, the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) and ESN Cleer. The organisations have come together to produce a diagnostic stick that reads heart disease biomarkers. The nano-sensors on the tip of the stick … Continue reading Spit and shine: new device to measure heart disease →

Knowing how a product will operate and interact with existing processes before it is implemented could achieve productivity gains of up to 25 per cent. Software designed to achieve these advancements, known as digital twins, are now being adopted by top global companies, with the International Data Corporation estimating that 30 per cent of the … Continue reading Visualisation facility opens for advanced manufacturing →

The Victorian government is supporting farmers to invest in Internet of Things (IoT) technology, boosting advanced manufacturing enterprises with applications in the agricultural sector. Horticulture, dairy, sheep and grains farmers are encouraged to be involved in the current trial, which is funded through a $12 million program. According to a statement on the program from … Continue reading Victorian farmers encouraged to adopt IoT technologies →

In launching the Western Australian (WA) government’s Diversify WA vision, the state government identified technology and advanced manufacturing as one of the key economic sectors that will build a more resilient, sustainable and growing economy. To achieve this vision, the WA government will reduce barriers to diversification, foster innovation and demonstrate fiscal responsibility so to … Continue reading Manufacturing key to future of WA economy →

In the release of its second Projects Report, the Australian Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has announced that it has doubled its project capacity in the last 12 months. Today, the industry research and commercialisation incubator is facilitating or developing more than 40 projects around Australia. These projects have been supported with $27.1 million in funding, … Continue reading AMGC doubles project capacity in 12 months →

National Manufacturing Week (NMW) 2019 had many layers, catering to various attendees’ interests – including advance manufacturing. Manufacturers’ Monthly explains. NMW had a lot to show, with companies revealing integrated solutions and services, the latest in robotics and automation, and the role the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) plays in manufacturing. The exhibition, held at … Continue reading Advanced manufacturing takes precedence at exhibition →

In a recent report, climate change think tank, Beyond Zero Emissions, outlined how manufacturing can benefit from renewable energy investment in the Northern Territory (NT). The report pointed towards opportunities for manufacturers who seek to power their operations with renewable energy is one of these opportunities, as is the potential to reduce the cost of … Continue reading Renewable energy to drive potential for manufacturing jobs in NT →