Tuesday, August 25, 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.

PPK Group acquires interest in lithium battery manufacturer PowerPlus Energy

PPK Group Limited, a technology incubation and commercialisation, has completed the acquisition of majority interest in PowerPlus Energy (PPE), Australia’s largest privately-owned lithium battery manufacturer. 

Additive manufacturing set to drive $110B market by 2034, reports AM Research

Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) has released an updated analysis projecting that additive manufacturing (AM) applications will reach $24.5 billion in market impact by 2025 and expand to $110 billion by 2034. 

Quickstep to provide composite aerostructures for Carbonix’s long-range drone production

Quickstep, Australia’s largest independent aerospace composite company, has secured a $2.34 million contract with Carbonix for the production and supply of composite aerostructures for Carbonix’s latest long-range drone. 

EMVision bags $1.75m manufacturing grant payment

Brain imaging company EMVision Medical Devices Limited has received a cash progress payment of $1,750,000 under its Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) grant award.

UK car production slumps, while EV manufacturing surges in 2022

The latest result rounds off a volatile year for UK car production, with output down by 17.9 per cent in the month after growth in October and November, with most of the year’s volume loss occurring in the first half. 

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.

DroneShield to supply equipment, services with $33m US gov’t contract

Counter-UAS solutions manufacturer DroneShield has received a record $33 million order from a U.S. government agency to supply equipment as well as multi-year services.

Australian industry remains in contraction for a year— Ai Group

The Australian industry marked its 12th consecutive month in construction territory after seeing a fallback in demand and activity in April. 

Fonterra raises earnings forecast, announces lower prices for next season

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra raised its fiscal 2023 earnings forecast today amid ongoing strong margins in protein and cheese portfolio and said it expects to pay a lower price for milk to its farmers next season. 
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