Manufacturing

With every merger and acquisition (M&A) deal comes a range of potentially significant risks. You don’t want to unnecessarily pay more for an asset than it’s worth, and you certainly don’t want expensive surprises or obstacles once you’ve already signed on the bottom line. That’s why it’s essential to understand, as fully as possible, just … Continue reading Buyer beware: EHS due diligence is more important than ever →

Vaulta, the new Australian battery casing technology company based in Brisbane and Quickstep Holdings Limited, Australia’s largest independent aerospace advanced composites manufacturer, today announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The two Australian companies will seek to combine Vaulta’s advanced cell casing technology with Quickstep’s manufacturing capability and market reach to develop new … Continue reading Vaulta and Quickstep sign MoU →

What do a mine in Tanzania, a factory in Turkey and a research facility in Antarctica have in common? They all have one or more industrial fans manufactured by Melbourne-based company AirEng operating at their premises. Founded in 1993 as a one-man business by manager Rhys Thompson, AirEng has grown fast, building its reputation as … Continue reading From a one-man business to Australia’s leading industrial fan manufacturer →

A new high-tech vaccine manufacturing facility will be developed in Melbourne to secure Australia’s long-term supply of critical health products including pandemic influenza vaccines and life-saving antivenoms. The $1 billion agreement between the Morrison Government and Seqirus also provides the ability to rapidly manufacture vaccines when responding to health pandemics in the future. Prime Minister … Continue reading $1bn agreement between fed government and Seqirus for new vaccine manufacturing facility in Melbourne →

The Queensland state government will partner with a Sunshine Coast aerospace company to deliver a large-scale, state-of-the-art aircraft manufacturing and modification facility at Caloundra. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said HeliMods would accelerate the $10.3 million expansion of its current facility by almost five years thanks to support from the state government’s Jobs and Regional Growth Fund. … Continue reading New aerospace facility to boost jobs on the Sunshine Coast →

The New South Wales state government has announced a new Manufacturing Renewables Taskforce to find ways to drive the use of NSW materials in building the state’s Renewable Energy Zones. Deputy Premier John Barilaro said we need to support our NSW manufacturers by putting the policies in place that create local jobs and support local … Continue reading Manufacturing renewables taskforce to boost regional jobs and local industry →

Air Fab Ltd Pty has been awarded a $1.3 million contract with Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) for the design, fabrication and supply of the safety stands to be used in the maintenance of Air Force’s F/A-18F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growler aircraft. The 100 per cent Australian-owned business specialises in engineering and fabrication aluminium of … Continue reading Australian business to build safety stands for RAAF jets →

The federal government is backing Australian businesses to develop and launch new products into space, as part of a plan to get more local companies to be part of NASA’s Moon to Mars program. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the Demonstrator Feasibility grants – between $50,000 and $200,000 are available under … Continue reading Grants for Australian space capabilities →

Scientists have developed a next generation wound dressing that can detect infection and improve healing in burns, skin grafts and chronic wounds. In research led by RMIT University’s Dr Asma Khalid, smart wound dressings made of silk and nanodiamonds effectively sensed wound temperature, an early sign of infection, promoted healing and reduced infection from certain … Continue reading RMIT researchers develop innovative wound dressing that detects infection and improves healing →

A collaborative research project involving QUT and Defence aims to develop a printable ultrathin layer of carbon to shield sensitive electronics from electromagnetic radiation. Professor Nunzio Motta, from the QUT Centre for Materials Science, and Dr Kamal Gupta, from Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group are investigating the use of graphene, a form of carbon … Continue reading QUT and Defence collaborate to develop graphene layer to protect communication systems →

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $250,000 in funding to ERM Power, a subsidiary of Shell Energy Australia, to help Queensland manufacturing businesses better understand what’s needed to make the switch to clean energy.   Twenty Queensland manufacturers will participate in the program, undergoing energy assessments that … Continue reading Reducing emissions and costs for Queensland’s manufacturing sector →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with directors of Daintree Tools, Andrew and Kerry Rodgers, about the company’s specialised expertise in manufacturing live centres for Australian heavy industry. Daintree Tools is an Australian, family-owned business with more than 15 years of experience specialising in the production of live centres for lathes. Founded in the early 2000s, the company … Continue reading Tougher tools, longer life →

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 →

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 →

The federal government is launching a new era of Australian manufacturing with a $1.5 billion injection, as part of the JobMaker Plan to rebuild the economy, create jobs and recover from the COVID-19 recession. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the new funding will be invested over the next four years in the Modern Manufacturing Strategy … Continue reading $1.5bn to manufacturing to rebuild the economy →

NSW manufacturers of critical Personal Protective Equipment can now apply for a share of almost $5 million in grants to support local jobs and protect local communities against COVID-19. NSW Treasury executive director, Trade Kylie Bell said a limited number of grants were available, of between $100,000 and $500,000 each. “NSW has seen firsthand the challenges of ramping up supply of … Continue reading Grants now open to NSW PPE manufacturers →