Industry News
Australia and Canada sign critical minerals agreement
The federal government has announced that Australia and Canada have signed a joint declaration of intent on critical minerals collaboration. [ + ]
UNSW scientists advance solar cell efficiency by splitting light
A new generation of solar technology could make sunlight work smarter by turning one particle of light into two packets of energy. [ + ]
Aussie underwater robot company secures funding for expansion
Australian ocean robotics company Hullbot has raised AU$16 million in a Series A funding to scale manufacturing and expand its next-generation robotic systems. [ + ]
Endress+Hauser acquires instrument division of EMC Industrial
Endress+Hauser's long-standing New Zealand distribution partner EMC Industrial Group Ltd has become its New Zealand sales office. [ + ]
Ghost Shark factory opens in Sydney
Anduril Australia has announced the opening of its Sydney manufacturing facility for the Ghost Shark Extra Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, along with its first production vehicle. [ + ]
Pure Dairy opens manufacturing plant in Dandenong South
Pure Dairy has opened its new 13,000 m2 dairy manufacturing facility in Australia's manufacturing heartland. [ + ]
Siemens and NVIDIA preview technology for AI-era manufacturing
Siemens and NVIDIA recently demonstrated new digital twin technology currently in development for the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio at the NVIDIA GTC. [ + ]
Lynas to expand heavy rare earths separation facility in Malaysia
Lynas says its new heavy rare earth separation facility at Lynas Malaysia will be built to meet strong market demand for a reliable outside-China source of HRE oxides. [ + ]
Li-S Energy announces Australia’s first lithium foil production line
Li-S Energy's lithium foil production line can create 20-micron lithium foils and a range of lithium coated copper laminate foils. [ + ]
NZ company tests composite liquid-hydrogen aircraft refuelling tanks
Fabrum’s liquid-hydrogen refuelling delivers major step toward Australasia's first hydrogen-electric flight. [ + ]
Wenglor releases cloud-based AI image processing
Wenglor has recently announced a cloud-based web platform designed to manage and train AI models for industrial image processing. [ + ]
Melbourne Water wins at 2025 Victorian Water Awards
Melbourne Water has won two accolades at the awards, recognising its leadership in research and development, sustainability and innovation in water infrastructure. [ + ]
Largest shipbuilder in the US places AML3D's largest order so far
The NNS custom ARCEMY systems are the 9th and 10th systems deployed to support the US Navy's Maritime Industrial Base. [ + ]
ARENA backs no-inverter battery storage technology
Relectrify's AC1 BESS doesn't require an inverter, but uses a unique battery management system that controls each battery cell directly to produce AC power. [ + ]
ABB to divest Robotics division
ABB recently announced it has signed an agreement to divest its Robotics division to Japanese investment company SoftBank Group for a value of US$5.375 billion. [ + ]
