Technology

Micro-X, a South Australian x-ray technology developer, announced a $21 million contract renewal with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and test fully-integrated passenger self-screening checkpoint modules for airport travel.

The University of Rostock and metal construction company Stenzel MIM Technik have collaborated to create a 3D-printed metal injection mould (MIM) with AIM3D's CEM technology on an ExAM 255 system in a push to combine high accuracy and production speeds.

Additive manufacturing continues to revolutionise how components and tools are manufactured on a large scale. However, due to a lack of materials, lengthy print times, high cost, and strict quality criteria, 3D printing was not initially a feasible alternative for large-scale industrial manufacturing.

The Queensland government is rolling out its Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy by the end of 2023, delivering more high-value tech jobs building on the National Quantum Technology. 

Sustainable manufacturer Orora Beverage has collaborated with industrial rigid container expert Velox-digital to deliver state-of-the-art, direct-to-shape digital printing solutions for can design and decoration.

A Monash University-led research into growing human brain cells onto silicon chips, with new continual learning capabilities to transform machine learning, has been awarded almost AUD 600,000 under the National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants Program.

Gilmour Space Technologies is leveraging solutions from Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software to digitally transform its design and manufacturing processes across its Queensland facilities. 

Metal additive manufacturing company AML3D has secured a US Navy purchase order for its industrial-scale ARCEMY X-Edition 6700 Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing metal 3D printing system. 

Victoria-based additive manufacturing company SPEE3D announced a collaboration with Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) to deliver their metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology to the university's Kummer Institute Centre for Advanced Manufacturing. 

Two Monash University-led research projects have been selected as finalists in Australia’s premier national science awards, the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.