Industry News
Finding efficiencies in creating sustainable jet fuel
A research hub at The University of Queensland has announced a new approach to converting plant waste into carbon-based compounds like jet fuel. [ + ]
DroneShield signs $7.6m US Government deal
Australian drone defence manufacturing company DroneShield has announced it is seeing continued rapid increase in customer order flow. [ + ]
Program assists power station workers to find new careers
Workers can retrain for new careers before the Eraring Power Station closure, through Origin Energy's Future Directions Program. [ + ]
Coal mine land transfer 'a win-win outcome' for the Upper Hunter: BHP
BHP has announced a transfer of land to Malabar Resources as part of the closure of its Mt Arther coal mine in the Hunter Valley. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
