Conflux Joins Honeywell-led hybrid-powered aircraft R&D consortium

Manufacturing News

Additively manufactured heat exchanger specialist Conflux Technology has joined the Honeywell-led TheMa4HERA consortium, a project focussing on thermal management for hybrid-electric regional aircraft. According to a statement from Conflux this week, the clean aviation project TheMa4HERA (Thermal Management for Hybrid Electric Regional Aircraft) aims to develop “advanced thermal management systems and architectures for next-generation hybrid-electric…

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New campaign attempts to correct dated perceptions of manufacturing

Manufacturing News

The Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance – one of the federally-appointed Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) – has launched a new campaign aiming to “challenge outdated stereotypes” attached to the industry. According to a statement from MISA on Tuesday, its Make It ManuFACTuring campaign hopes to communicate the possibility of a modern, “future-focused” career in the…

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Gallium arsenide chip can detect and measure nanoplastics pollution in water

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Researchers at University of Melbourne and Germany’s University of Stuttgart have developed a photonics-based method, which they say is able to detect nanoplastics as well as being “cheap, portable and powerful”. According to a statement from University of Melbourne on Tuesday, the invention offers hope for scalable monitoring of a type of pollution that can…

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DroneShield achieves a spot on the ASX200

Defence

Counter-drone business DroneShield has reached another milestone, joining the ranks of the S&P/ASX 200 Index. According to a statement from the company on Monday morning, the inclusion in the index is effective prior to market open on September 22, and “marks DroneShield’s continued rise as a global defence technology leader”.  It places the company as…

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New CEFC report claims $30 billion savings benefit via Pilbara Common User Transmission Infrastructure

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Cooperative investment in electricity transmission and generation infrastructure in the Pilbara could save the nation more than $30 billion over the next quarter-century, according to a new report commissioned by the federal government’s “green bank”, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. The region contributes approximately 23 per cent of Australia’s industrial emissions, due to its heavy…

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$7.9 billion Australian confectionery manufacturing sector likely to continue revenue decline, report predicts 

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Revenues for the nation’s chocolate and confectionery manufacturing sector are expected to decline, following a negative 1.9 per cent compound annual growth rate over the last five years, according to new market research from IBISWorld. In its Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing in Australia – Market Research Report (2015-2030), updated this month, IBISWorld described a sector…

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Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, September 1 – September 5, 2025

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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Gilmour Space says satellite operating successfully following June SpaceX launch Following the maiden test flight of the company’s Eris rocket in late-July, Gilmour Space Technologies has announced the successful in-orbit operation of its 100-kilogram satellite platform, ElaraSat MMS-1 (Multi-Mission Satellite-1.)…

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Cybersecurity in the age of smart manufacturing

Analysis and Commentary

Leon Poggioli shares what manufacturers should include in their cybersecurity program, laying out five core principles of operational technology cybersecurity.  Manufacturing is consistently one of the top critical infrastructure sectors targeted by cyber criminals. Many hacking groups believe that manufacturers are more willing to meet ransom demands than other organisations, given that any degree of…

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“World’s current largest industrial land transformation project” progresses

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The NSW government has released a rezoning proposal covering 200 hectares of underutilised land on the southern edge of the Port Kembla Steelworks, which it says is a major step forward for “[t]he world’s current largest industrial land transformation project”. The proposed precinct on the surplus land would attract new activity “across advanced manufacturing, clean…

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