Perth based Aurora Labs has received a second direct order for the Department of Defence for experimental additively manufactured metal components. This follows a June order from Defence to supply experimental metal alloy 3D printed parts, as well as supplying print production specialty componentry over the coming months. The company develops metal additive printers and…
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Recycling technology company Licella has announced a new partnership with the decarbonisation division of Shell, applying the two companies’ collective expertise to biofuels, particularly sustainable aviation fuels (SAF.) In a statement on Monday, Licella described the news as a “global upgrading collaboration” combining its proprietary hydrothermal liquefaction process, known as Cat-HTR, with partner Shell Catalysts…
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Biotechnology company InhaleRx has secured $38.5 million in funding to further develop its precision medicines delivered via inhalation. Clendon Biotech Capital has entered into a strategic partnership with the company to provide funding to cover all direct costs associated with the Phase 1 & 2 clinical development of its’ key drug development projects – IRX-211…
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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Green hydrogen plant breaks ground at Wodonga Ground has been broken in Wodonga, Victoria today on one of Australia’s largest renewable hydrogen plants – a facility that is predicted to cut CO2 emissions by around 4,000 tonnes each year from…
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Solar PV innovator SunDrive Solar has linked with a big overseas solar manufacturer to help get its technology utilised internationally and establish a major Australian solar manufacturing facility. The company, which has developed solar panels based on copper rather than expensive metal components, has signed a MoU with Trinasolar, one of the world’s largest solar…
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The federal government has issued an Australian Innovation Statistics (AIS) dashboard showing, according to the headline on the government’s media release, ‘Govt R&D up, overall R&D needs uplift’. The problem with this convenient analysis is that it belies the reality established in @AuManufacturing’s editorial series – Towards 3% R&D – of a national innovation effort…
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Rio Tinto aluminium production steady Rio Tinto has announced aluminium production of 809,000 kiltonnes worldwide in the third quarter — including from its Australian smelters at Boyne Island and Bell Bay — down two per cent on the previous corresponding period. Production for the first three quarters of the year is up one per cent.…
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ASX listed water purification technology developer PurifloH has reported the external validation when tested by Osmoflo Pty Ltd of its PFAS destruction technology. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of persistent chemical contaminants thought to have the potential to cause damage to the liver and the immune system. Water samples from two PFAS…
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The renewable energy conversation often overlooks a crucial reality: the immense material and resource demands required to scale wind and solar technologies in a world already facing significant resource shortages and environmental challenges. To address these dual challenges, we must consider incorporating nuclear energy, argues Professor Michael Preuss. Renewable energy sources like wind and solar…
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When you’re busy, you might not get to focus on every milestone. This seems to be the case for cold spray additive manufacturing specialist SPEE3D, which marks a decade in operation this year. In under a year since we last caught up with co-founder and CTO Steve Camilleri, the company has been selected for and…
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