What Australia needs to do for a “Future Made Down Under”
The Future Made in Australia program was a centrepiece of the Albanese government's Federal Budget this year. One of the program's main aims is to position Australia as a global leader in manufacturing in modern industries such as renewable energy, critical minerals processing, and quantum computing.
HSV teams up with Siemens, AMGC to pursue growth through digitalisation
Federal Industry Minister Karen Andrews yesterday announced a hi-tech software collaboration between Holden Special Vehicle (HSV), the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) and technology powerhouse...
GE to fork out $1.4bn for two European 3D printing companies
Industrial powerhouse General Electric (GE) has unveiled plans to acquire two European suppliers of additive manufacturing equipment for a combined consideration of $1.4 billion.
GE...
AML3D opens advanced manufacturing hub in Ohio to bolster US defence, AUKUS collaboration
Australian advanced manufacturing company AML3D has officially opened its new US Technology Facility in Stow, Ohio, marking a key development in the company’s North American operations and reinforcing its role in defence manufacturing aligned with the AUKUS security pact.
Horizon Microtechnologies develops template-based 3D microfabrication tech
Microfabrication start-up Horizon Microtechnologies has developed a template-based 3D microfabrication technology that adds functionality to plastic micro-AM parts, and is finding use in microelectrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) packaging.
Breakthrough Victoria and Monash University back health tech startups with $2.25M investment
Breakthrough Victoria and Monash University have jointly invested $2.25 million in three emerging startups – Myostellar, Fyton Bio, and Remagine Labs – with the goal of developing technologies that could ease pressure on Victoria’s health system and deliver global health benefits.
Australia, US to jointly develop and test high-speed long-range hypersonic weapons
Australia and the United States inked a new collaborative agreement to develop and test hypersonic cruise missile prototypes.
Making the announcement, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds...
Aussie-made plasma coating technology tipped to replace one of world’s rarest materials
A team led by a researcher from the University of Sydney has developed a low-cost, sustainable, and readily available technology that could see the...
Deakin researchers one step closer to safer electric cars
New research from Deakin University has uncovered a mechanism inside lithium-metal batteries that could prevent battery degradation and open new possibilities for next-generation electric vehicle batteries.
Scientists pioneer 3D-printable supramolecular ink for OLED displays, wearable tech
A research team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has introduced a "supramolecular ink" technology in a major stride toward more affordable and environmentally sustainable flat-panel displays and wearable technology.
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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.
