R&D

Two UNSW-developed technologies have been recognised with Collaborative Innovation Awards at the Cooperative Research Centres Association conference in Adelaide recently.

Fuchs Petrolub AG has announced plans for a $5.5 million expansion of its Melbourne facility and a major redevelopment in Newcastle.

Australia’s CSIRO has teamed-up with the US Energy Department Laboratory to explore ways to improve powder efficiency for use in titanium components.

With Federal and State Government grants for manufacturing companies ranging from $20,000 to $10m the effort put into applying for a grant can be well rewarded.

A new publication released by AusIndustry is designed to help businesses understand the registration requirements for the R&D Tax Incentive.

Australian medical devices company ResMed has spoken out against the rumoured cuts to the R&D tax incentive.

CSIRO has entered into a five-year, $25 million strategic research program with Boeing, to drive innovation in space sciences, advanced materials, energy and direct manufacturing.

Companies improving on multi-faceted metrics such as overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and forward-looking metrics such as portion of orders booked within schedule freeze period are more likely to improve their financial performance.