Industry News
Drone Forge to deliver the first turnkey drone fleet in Australia
Drone Forge has launched a capital raise to accelerate development and commercialisation of a turnkey drone fleet to access Australian drone opportunities. [ + ]
AMRF signs MOU with Omron to support research and industry upskilling
The Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility in NSW will work with Omron's Proof of Concept Centres to promote innovation, technology exchange, and productivity improvements. [ + ]
Advantech introduces systems pre-configured with Ignition Edge
Advantech Australia has announced an alliance with Inductive Automation to introduce a series of panel PCs and box PCs with Ignition Edge software pre-installed. [ + ]
South32 to explore emission reductions in alumina refining
South32 has received funding from ARENA to undertake a pre-feasibility study of four investment options for partial steam electrification at its Worsley Alumina Refinery. [ + ]
Using AI to trace the origins of 3D-printed parts
Researchers in the US have discovered that 3D printers leave hidden ‘fingerprints’ that reveal part origins. [ + ]
Coca-Cola unveils its largest canning line in Brisbane
CCEP has invested $75 million to build what it says will be the largest and most efficient canning line in the company's network. [ + ]
Australia–Japan partnership showing a path to hydrogen leadership
Australia and Japan's top engineers show the way for a renewable hydrogen sector. [ + ]
CeMAT 2025 incorporates processing, packaging and more
Food and beverage processing and packaging professionals will be benefit from two new features being introduced at CeMAT Australia, to be held in Sydney from 22–24 July. [ + ]
WA Government investing $500 million to unlock industrial areas
The WA Government announced recently that it will invest half a billion dollars to develop the state's strategic industrial areas. [ + ]
Homegrown solar pioneer first to be funded for Solar Sunshot
Funding of up to $46 million will go to Australian company 5B to increase manufacturing capacity of its Maverick automated solar deployment system. [ + ]
Researchers show robots how to identify an object's properties through handling
With a new simulation method, robots can guess the weight, softness and other physical properties of an object just by picking it up. [ + ]
UAE-funded consortium to build a waste-to-energy facility in Parkes
Tribe Infrastructure Group will lead a consortium with investment from the UAE to invest $1.5 million in a waste-to-energy facility in Parkes. [ + ]
NSW opens industry engagement program for locally manufactured trains
The NSW Government has announced an industry engagement program to return to locally manufactured trains, which it says will help revive domestic manufacturing. [ + ]
Outdated views of engineering are limiting young Australians' career choices: research
Engineers Australia says that stereotypes and a widespread lack of understanding are pushing some young Australians away from engineering. [ + ]
RMIT researchers develop device for human-like vision processing
A neuromorphic vision device detects movement, stores memories and processes information like a human brain, without the need for an external computer. [ + ]
