Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Mobilicom’s Q1 update shows $1.2m new orders for Tier-1 drone manufacturers

Drone manufacturer Mobilicom has continued to fulfil existing contracts and advance potential sales of its mobile ground control system with AUD 1.2 million new orders in Q1 FY23 from over 50 per cent of Tier-1 drone manufacturers.

Global manufacturing PMI remains in contraction in September— JP Morgan

The JP Morgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) remained in the contraction territory at the end of the year’s third quarter, posting a 49.1 rating in September up from August’s 49.0.

Queensland nanomaterials company partners with Boeing to develop space applications

Queensland-based nanomaterials company White Graphene Limited is slated to work with global manufacturing giant Boeing after winning the Sustainability in Space Pitch Competition and clinching $100,000 in funding. 

Austin Engineering completes first shipment of Indonesia-manufactured truck trays

ASX-listed global engineering firm Austin Engineering announced the completion of the first shipment of fully manufactured and assembled truck trays from its Indonesian facility in Batam, which have been delivered directly into Western Australia's (WA) Pilbara mining region.

Aluminium company Capral posts strong results for 1H 2023

Aluminium extruder and distributor Capral Limited has posted its financial report for the first half of 2023, outlining strong results that went beyond expectations. 

Australian private sector continues to slow down in December

The latest Judo Bank Australia Composite PMI result marks a decline from November’s 48.0 and signals a third consecutive contraction in private sector output. 

Immuron prepares for diarrhoea-focused clinical trial as US FDA lifts clinical hold

Immuron, an Australia-based biopharmaceutical company, is slated to move forward with the clinical evaluation of a new oral therapeutic targeting Campylobacter and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) following approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

New Zealand’s PMI dips by 2.8 points in September

New Zealand’s manufacturing industry saw a slower expansion rate in September, according to the latest BusinessNZ Performance Manufacturing Index. 

Australian manufacturing PMI drops further in October – Judo Bank

Australia’s manufacturing sector saw further contractions in October after the rate of new orders dropped amid worsening demand conditions, according to the latest Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) data from Judo Bank. 

AM market exceeds $3B revenue in Q3 2022

The additive manufacturing market has seen a continuous year-over-year growth for the third quarter of 2022, marking the fourth consecutive quarter that the entire AM industry saw revenue exceeding $3 billion. 
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Australian precision engineering and industrial instrumentation company CENMAC implemented ERP software when it was still a one-man operation. “I couldn’t imagine us growing to this size without MRPeasy,” says Jason Ford, Founder.