Tag: advanced manufacturing

Countdown: Gilmour’s Bowen Spaceport open for business

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Queensland deputy Premier and Treasurer Cameron Dick was an early champion of Gilmour Space Technologies’ plan to design, build and launch an orbital vehicle from a Queensland spaceport. In...

NSW pumps $275m into clean energy manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government will make $275 million in clean energy manufacturing grants available to local businesses in a bid to grow the state’s renewable energy supply chain....

Business makerspaces can bridge innovation gaps

Posted on   |  by Holger Dielenberg
Australia has the right legacy strengths, technological capabilities and skilled population to become a global innovation leader. However, support gaps at the grassroots are holding us back from reaching...

Labor-led committee calls for manufacturing commissioner

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A Labor-controlled parliamentary committee has recommended that a National Advanced Manufacturing Commissioner be appointed to promote ‘sovereign, smart, sustainable’ domestic manufacturing. The national role would facilitate nationwide advanced manufacturing...

NSW govt tweaks procurement rules ahead of bigger changes

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government has raised the threshold for agencies to procure directly from smaller businesses as it seeks more fundamental changes to the current devolved procurement model...

Materials science: Shaping the future of manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Dr Marcus Zipper
Materials play a crucial role in the evolution of manufacturing by forming the foundation of every product and innovation. Progress in material science and engineering has paved the way...