Tag: Advanced Manufacturing

Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has inked a $6.4 million contract with Australia’s Defence Space Command, marking the satellite tech startup’s first defence contract.

Sydney-based electronics manufacturer Advanced Navigation announced the opening of its new 5.5-acre subsea robotics facility in Balcatta, Western Australia – its largest subsea robotics hub in the country. 

The Queensland Government is on the hunt for a managing contractor for Australia's first critical minerals processing facility aimed at encouraging investment in advanced manufacturing opportunities and industrial-scale mining projects. 

Deakin University’s advanced manufacturing innovation hub ManuFutures is set to convene Australia’s leading manufacturers for the Advanced Manufacturing Showcase 2023 next month. 

The Albanese government has published a discussion paper on the development of a new National Robotics Strategy as part of an effort to foster advanced manufacturing in Australia. 

Transparency, clear priorities, and supporting training and research would help in the Albanese government’s goal “to revive our ability to make world-class products,” says Dr Jarryd Daymond from the University of Sydney Business School.

Australia’s ability to make more world-class products is one step closer to a resurgence with the House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources last month announcing an inquiry into developing a local advanced manufacturing industry, with submissions closing on 30 March. 

Western Australia is establishing a new Invest and Trade office in the US as part of a diversification effort aimed at attracting new industries to the state. 

Researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) have been awarded more than $1.2 million through the latest Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships (AQIRF) round to accelerate their crucial work on healthcare, nanomaterials, bioeconomy, and advanced manufacturing. 

The South Australian government announced that construction is underway on the multi-million-dollar Findon Technical College, a key Malinauskas Labor Government commitment, that will focus on advanced manufacturing, early childhood and care as well as health.