Cairns begins testing recycled concrete and glass in roads
Cairns Regional Council has begun testing a blend of crushed concrete and glass for use in road bases.
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The disappointment of overseas production – Lithium Australia
By Peter Roberts It is so disappointing when you have covered an emerging technology and manufacturing story for years when suddenly you find out that the company you have been covering decides to site actual production overseas. It must be equally disappointing to readers. One of the earliest examples of this in @AuManufacturing’s two and…
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Q-CTRL to demonstrate quantum control technology
Sydney start-up Q-CTRL will demonstrate its performance-boosting quantum computer infrastructure software in a real-world problem at the Australian Army’s inaugural Quantum Technologies Challenge later this month. Q-CTRL derives from research extensively funded by universities and the federal government, and applies the principles of control engineering to power quantum technology. Quantum computing stores information at the…
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Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed
DroneShield discussing massive $60 million plus order Drone detection and countermeasure company DroneShield has revealed it is discussing an order potentially worth more than $60 million with a Middle Eastern Ministry of Defence. The company said it had received the remaining payment of $2.3 million for a previous order from the customer. CEO Oleg Vornik…
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New Austrade CEO begins role
Former Kathmandu Holdings boss Xavier Simonet began as CEO of Austrade on Wednesday.
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Wattle Health expands distribution capabilities
Nutritional dairy product manufacturer Wattle Health Australia has expanded its distribution capabilities with the purchase of pharmacy product developer and distributors Brand Solutions Australia and Pharma Solutions Australia (BSA). Wattle will pay $4.75 million in cash and shares for the business, which distributes Wattle’s Wattle Health, Uganic and Little Innoscents ranges, including through Chemist Warehouse…
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Wollongong researchers get backing for space radiation project
University of Wollongong sensor specialists are part of a project monitoring radiation on lunar missions, which has earned 400,000 Euro (about $250,000) in support from the European Space Agency.
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Micro-X’s modest sales as product commercialisation accelerates
Cold cathode X-Ray nachine manufacturer Micro-X has notched up modest revenues of $750,000 in the March quarter as it presses ahead with commercialising its unique lightweight, low-power X-Ray emitter technology. The Adelaide company, which has developed the world’s first and only carbon nanotube X-ray emitter, continues to make sales of its first product, the Nano…
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Not wiped out. Even after the collapse of Greensill, there’s time to save Whyalla
The withdrawal of finance has once more thrown into doubt the future of South Australia’s fourth-biggest town and its 22,0000 residents, including the 1,800 directly employed in the steelworks and the thousands more who depend on it.
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Circular economy awards announced for ANZ
The first Circle Awards are being launched this week, with entries opening on Thursday for those making an impact in the circular economy movement in Australia and New Zealand.
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