Technology

Global private investment firm Bridgewest Group has completed the acquisition of the Perth sterile injectable manufacturing facility from Pfizer. 

The Australian Manufacturing Week, the country’s premier manufacturing solutions event, is returning to Melbourne from 9 to 12 May 2023 to feature the latest manufacturing technologies, processes, and support services and cover major topics within the industry.

Melbourne now houses the new Victorian Connected Health Innovation and Commercialisation Centre, which will help Victorian health technology manufacturers that seek to advance the development of their digital or connected products. 

Australian 3D-printed heat exchanger manufacturer Conflux Technology is partnering with Rocket Factory Augsburg to develop aerospace heat exchangers as part of the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars Initiative.

Microfabrication start-up Horizon Microtechnologies has developed a template-based 3D microfabrication technology that adds functionality to plastic micro-AM parts, and is finding use in microelectrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) packaging.

The Albanese government has published a discussion paper on the development of a new National Robotics Strategy as part of an effort to foster advanced manufacturing in Australia. 

While the printers serve as its workhorses, the post-processing and dispatch division at London-based 3DPRINTUK is the “beating heart of the company” because of its operating system created in-house to enable a quick sorting of components and to indicate to users which part has what finish, says order manager Rebecca Wilkes.

DroneShield has introduced a game-changing new product, DroneGun Mk4TM, following considerable development in response to end-user input, the company announced in a press release. 

Australia’s lithium and base metal industries are expected to be worth approximately $47 billion in the current financial year amid strong demand in the country’s clean energy technology sector. 

Deakin University has officially launched what it claims is Australia's most advanced $9 million simulator, with the goal of providing advanced research and innovation opportunities for mobility technology and industry sectors.