Industry News
Federal government invests in solid rocket motor manufacturing
The federal government has announced it is investing an initial $126.9m to establish solid rocket motor production in Australia. [ + ]
Supply chain dependencies pose risks to renewable energy goals: study
A university study has found that the biggest risk to Australia's renewable energy ambitions is not generation, but the supply chain behind it. [ + ]
Fujitsu and Carnegie Mellon launch joint physical AI research
Physical AI is expected to contribute to addressing key societal challenges by enabling AI systems to operate in the real world and interact with people and the environment. [ + ]
Building grid resilience with quantum timing
Swinburne University of Technology and Siemens are leading the first Australian study on quantum timing to strengthen the future of power grids. [ + ]
WA Government announces $1.4bn clean energy fund
The fund will support clean energy projects like Clean Energy Link (CEL) – East, which will bring more renewable energy to Perth and WA's South West. [ + ]
ABB Robotics launches high-speed cobot range
The PoWa range of cobots are said to address a longstanding gap in the market between traditional cobots and conventional industrial robots. [ + ]
Vertically integrated graphite-to-anode facility opened in Townsville
Graphinex has opened what the Queensland Government says is Australia's first vertically integrated graphite-to-anode facility in Townsville. [ + ]
Amcor opens advanced healthcare packaging facility in Malaysia
The facility introduces air-knife coating technology to the region for the production of coated medical paper used in sterile medical device packaging. [ + ]
NSW Government opens RNA Research and Manufacturing Facility
The new $96 million facility within the Macquarie University Innovation Precinct is said to be a major step forward for the future of health care in NSW. [ + ]
EtherCAT certified cybersecure to IEC 62443
Independent safety company UL Solutions has issued certificates confirming that EtherCAT meets IEC 62443 requirements for Security Level 2 without modifications. [ + ]
Siemens launches purpose-built AI agent for automation engineering
The Eigen Engineering Agent is designed to bring purpose-built AI to industrial automation engineering. [ + ]
WA Government extends support for lithium industry
The WA Government has announced the allocation of funds to expand a fee waiver initiative to support two strategically important lithium hydroxide producers. [ + ]
Manufacturing-friendly plastic surface destroys viruses on contact
Researchers at RMIT have developed a manufacturing-ready plastic film that tears apart viruses on contact. [ + ]
Queensland Government reports progress on Energy Roadmap after six months
The Queensland Government says its Energy Roadmap is delivering progress on affordability, reliability and sustainability after only six months. [ + ]
Government fast-tracks funding to support industry and shore up supply chains
The Australian Government has announced it is fast-tracking three streams of funding to get finance moving to strengthen critical supply chains. [ + ]
