Melbourne recycled railway sleeper trial underway
An 18-month Melbourne trial of 200 railway sleepers, made by Integrated Recycling of Mildura, began today.
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NSW, VIC should adopt QLD domestic-only gas policy, says Manufacturing Australia
The NSW and Victorian governments should be following the Queensland government’s lead and opening up new gas supplies for industrial users, according to Manufacturing Australia.
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“World firsts happen quite often” at Melbourne lab-on-a-chip developer
Brent Balinski speaks to Michael Wilkinson, co-founder at Minifab, about how it has prospered by taking tricky fluid problems off the hands of others.
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When will Australia’s big slowdown hit manufacturing?
Comment by Peter Roberts As the Australian economy continues to slow, and we enter a period of interest rates at unprecedented, and unwelcome lows, the question has to be asked when will this hit manufacturing? The latest economic bad news came in the form of March retail sales with retail turnover falling in the quarter…
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Titomic advances in defence additive manufacturing
Metals additive manufacturing technology company Titomic (ASX: TTT) has passed a substantial milestone successfully completing a trial order for a US defence customer. The company, which is commercialising a CSIRO-derived 3D printing process known as Titomic Kinetic Fusion, completed the order for defence company TAUV Intelligent Armour Systems. Under a $300,000 phase 1 contract, Titomic…
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Thomas Global delivers submarine control systems
Sydney defence manufacturer Thomas Global Systems has completed delivery of key components of the Integrated Ship Control Management and Monitoring System for Australia’s Collins submarine fleet. The delivery, under stage 2 of an obsolescence remediation project, was of hardware for the updated Distributed Control Modules and Fixed Conning Consoles for the boats. Thomas Global’s CEO,…
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Yellow Tail maker Casella considers sale
A sale of Casella Family Brands, best known for its Yellow Tail range of wines, is reportedly being considered.
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Deakin and Ford create wool-based alternative to petrochemical car insulation
Researchers at Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials have worked with Ford to create a new wool-based insulation, which they say has environmental and other benefits over synthetic materials currently in use.
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Australian Made logo registered in Hong Kong
The Australian Made Campaign has announced that the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo has become a registered trademark in Hong Kong, the sixth-biggest buyer of Australian merchandise exports.
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Export grants help South Australian wines go global
More than a dozen South Australian wine companies were among the businesses to use the South Australian Export Accelerator (SAEA) program to help them market and sell their products overseas.
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