Monash University is leading design of a new mobile CT scanner, which will use miniaturised x-ray emitters made by Micro-X, for use in rural communities in the United States. Micro-X, Monash University, and Johns Hopkins University in the US were awarded a contract worth $US 16.4 million (approximately $25 million at the time) in February…
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Proposed Cleanaway acquisition of Contract Resources not opposed The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on Friday that it will not oppose Cleanaway Waste Management’s proposed acquisition of Contract Resources Group. According to the statement from the commission, both companies supply a range of industrial services in Australia, including maintenance and cleaning of industrial facilities…
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The US Navy has issued a Letter of Intent to Australian additive manufacturer AML3D to collaborate in supporting the Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) program expansion into surface ships and in-service support.
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Explosives manufacturer Orica has won $432 million in funding from the ARENA Hydrogen Headstart program to build a hydrogen facility at its Kooragang Island operations in Newcastle.
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Australian skincare maker Ego Pharmaceuticals is doubling local production following a $156 million investment in its local manufacturing.
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By Peter Mullner, Boise State University Many modern devices – from cellphones and computers to electric vehicles and wind turbines – rely on strong magnets made from a type of minerals called rare earths. As the systems and infrastructure used in daily life have turned digital and the United States has moved toward renewable energy,…
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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Major Project status awarded to Northern Silica and Bonaparte Carbon Capture projects The federal government has granted Major Project Status to two large-scale, renewable energy-related projects – the Northern Silica Project and Bonaparte Carbon Capture and Storage Project – and renewed…
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Sparc Hydrogen and the University of Adelaide were awarded $2.75 million under the Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Innovate program, with the grant to support activities around the company’s photocatalytic water splitting (PWS) reactor technology at Roseworthy, South Australia. In a statement, ASX-listed graphene business Sparc Technologies – which is part of the Sparc Hydrogen joint…
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Alister Haigh, the CEO of the Haigh’s Chocolates confectionery dynasty, retired from the role on Friday after 30 years. According to an article on the Australian Industry Group (of which Haigh’s is a member) website, Haigh will be succeeded by Chief Operating Officer Peter Millard, who will be the first non-Haigh family CEO in the…
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The next round of Australia’s Economic Accelerator Ignite and Innovate grants will open on July 23, “making an additional $150 million available” to university projects moving research towards commercialisation, the federal government has announced. The grants administered by AEA support researcher-led projects that are at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3 – 5 (via Ignite) or…
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