Semiconductors: it’s all a show of power
We should not, cannot, just move on to the next ‘crisis’ without having a clear, implementable, and committed national policy for this one. By Glenn Downey.
EOS’s bold move to lead in satellite data communications
Analysis by Peter Roberts The announcement by defence, space and communications manufacturer Electro Optic Systems that it is to spend US$300 million building four communications satellites is an extraordinarily bold move for an Australian technology company. But it it the culmination of decades of quiet research and development and careful corporate-building which has put the…
Seeley wins major meat works air con project
Australia’s largest air-conditioning manufacturer, Seeley International, will utilise its unique indirect evaporative cooling products to provide the HVAC system for Thomas Foods International’s new Murray Bridge meat-processing facility in South Australia which will replace one destroyed by fire. Seeley will provide its Climate Wizard indirect evaporative cooling systems (IEC, below) for the project which are…
Digesting the issue: Woolies-backed startup prepares to set its enzymes on our waste plastic
The last few years have seen growing interest in “eating” end-of-life plastics, rather than mechanical recycling methods, for reuse. Brent Balinski spoke to Paul Riley, co-founder and CEO of Samsara Eco, which plans to open a factory next year with capacity to enzymatically process 20,000 tonnes of plastic annually.
WA export winners for this year announced
The annual Export Awards have been celebrated in Western Australia, a state that contributes just over half of the country’s merchandise exports.
Bordertown’s bioenergy breakthrough
By Gabrielle Duykers Cereal oat supplier Blue Lake Milling completed construction of its $8.1 million biogas plant in Bordertown last week. Commercial projects manager Jeremy Neale said the plant would generate enough bioenergy to power both the plant and nearby homes. “Two-thirds of it will go to the mill, and the remaining third will be…
Brabham Automotive launches second racing car
Australian supercar manufacturer Brabham Automotive is continuing to kick goals internationally with its BT62 vehicle securing the GTO class title in the British GT Cup and its latest model, the BT63 GT2 Concept (pictured) debuting at the Circuit Paul Ricard, in France. The company is manufacturing 100 BT62’s in a factory in northern Adelaide with…
Manufacturing narrowly achieves a year of month-on-month growth in PMI
Manufacturing narrowly achieved its 12th straight month of growth in September, according to the Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Manufacturing Index, with the industry hopeful it will see an uplift after pandemic-related restrictions ease.
Going global but keeping it local- by Bill Gillespie
SEA Electric developed and manufactures it electric truck drive trains in Melbourne, assembling e-trucks in Dandenong. But now the company has gone global with the major focus in bigger markets such as the US, how does it keep the business local? – Bill Gillespie explains It’s an exciting time to be involved in the zero-emissions…
RMIT team turns polypropylene waste into fuel and carbon nanotubes
A new two-step recycling method from RMIT University researchers has shown a way to create low-value plastics into higher-value carbon nanotubes and a “contaminant-free fuel”.