Six new recycling projects in Queensland to receive $12m funding boost
The Federal government and the Queensland state government have joined forces to invest more than $12.79 million in six new recycling initiatives, diverting almost 69,000 tonnes of garbage from Queensland landfills each year.
CSIRO recognised as Boeing’s Supplier of the Year
Boeing, the world's largest aerospace firm, has named Australia's national science agency CSIRO as Supplier of the Year for the fifth time since 2010.
AML3D reports positive full year results as its focus shifts to US industrial manufacturers
Metal additive manufacturing company AML3D Limited has reported strong results in earnings for the full year ended 30 June, highlighting US Defence revenues of over $6 million.
New $27m Centre of Excellence to bolster Tasmania’s water, energy sectors
The Tasmanian Government has launched TasTAFE’s new $27 million Water and Energy Trades Centre of Excellence that will provide industry-leading training to the state's water and energy apprentices.
SPEE3D tapped to bring cold spray additive manufacturing tech to the US Naval Postgraduate School
Victoria-based additive manufacturing company SPEE3D has teamed up with the Consortium for Additive Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) to bolster the adoption of metal-based additive manufacturing to support the US Tri-Service Maritime forces, which includes the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
RMIT University strengthens concrete with used coffee grounds
A team of engineers in Australia has developed a technique to make concrete 30 per cent stronger using waste coffee grounds, turning them into...
IperionX wins R&D 100 award for its titanium manufacturing process
IperionX has won the prestigious R&D 100 award for its innovative Hydrogen Assisted Metallothermic Reduction (HAMR) technology – a low-cost and sustainable process for producing high-value titanium metal powder.
Value-added manufacturing critical to boost Australia’s economic growth – Minister Husic
The adoption of value-added manufacturing will be crucial to boost the country's economic complexity as “growth, jobs and the flexibility to respond to economic shocks will come from making more things in Australia,” according to Minister for Science and Industry Ed Husic in an address to the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia.
Global packaging company Orora Beverage expands manufacturing operations in Victoria
Orora Beverage, a global manufacturing company and distributor of sustainable packaging, has scaled its presence in Victoria as part of a $110 million investment that would create local jobs and help boost the state’s manufacturing capabilities.
Qantas places order for new aircraft from Airbus, Boeing
The Qantas Group has confirmed an order for 24 widebody aircraft on Thursday, the final piece of the company's jet fleet renewal program.
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How growth capital is helping an Australian manufacturer go global
There’s a particular kind of ingenuity that flourishes in regional Australia. Away from the noise of major business centres, founders build companies that quietly become world leaders in their field, solving deep specialised problems that global markets didn’t know could be solved. Modra Technology, based in Warragul in regional Victoria, is one of those companies.
