Seabin, a maker of floating buckets that suck in and filter waste such as oil and plastics out of ocean water, is launching its third equity crowd-sourced funding campaign on Tuesday. A message from the company on Friday said the round would help to scale up its nature repair impact data offering, which presented a…
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Australian manufacturer DECO which provides specialised aluminium building products and protective metal coatings is to switch 100 percent of their Capral aluminium purchases over to LocAl Green – Capral’s lower Carbon aluminium option. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was present for the announcement of the decision on Friday at the official opening of the DECO Innovation…
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US Congressional members are moving to remove one of the key roadblocks to the export of sensitive US defence technologies to Australia and the UK, speeding the flow of information on capabilities ranging from nuclear powered submarines to hypersonic weapons, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence (AI). Currently regulations under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations…
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The CEO and Executive Chairman of organic goat infant formula manufacturer Bubs have now been ousted by the company’s board which said it was time for new leadership of the once highly successful brand. CEO Kirsty Carr was terminated by the board last week with immediate effect ‘due to failure to comply with reasonable board…
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For the first company profiled for Celebrating Australian Made – @AuManufacturing’s new series sponsored by Australian Made – we look at Dresden Vision. By Brent Balinski. Henry Ford is supposed to have told a meeting of his salespeople that, “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it…
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Today our third Celebrating Australian Made editorial series begins, coinciding with Australian Made Week 2023 (May 15 – 21.) According to the Australian Made Campaign, the first and second Australian Made Week campaigns were huge successes, with a recorded 71.2 per cent and 68.8 per cent of those polled lifting their efforts to prioritise purchases…
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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) LESSONS FROM AUSTRALIA’S MOST INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURERS On the opening day of Australian Manufacturing Week, @AuManufacturing and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre held a special event: Lessons from Australia’s most innovative manufacturers. This is the introduction speech from the event,…
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Defence manufacturer Electro Optic Systems (EOS) launched its Australian made counter-drone capability, named the ‘Slinger’ (pictured), at its manufacturing facility in Canberra today. Assistant Minister for Defence Matt Thistlethwaite, who officially launched the innovative local technology, said that he continued to be impressed by the world-leading capability of Australia’s defence industry. Executive Vice President of…
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Brisbane DC fast electric vehicle manufacturer Tritium DCFC has set a new production record and with continuing expansion of its US factory the company now claims to have the largest charger production plans of any company outside China. The company set a new production record, with preliminary results from January 1, 2023 to April 30,…
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Poker machine manufacturer Ainsworth Game Technology has continued its strong growth in the first half, CY 23 out of the profit and sales slump that accompanied the Covid pandemic. In a trading update the Sydney manufacturer and online games developer said it expected a profit before tax, excluding currency and one-off items, of approximately $20…
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