Industry News
Rivelin Showcases Post Processing Technology
Rivelin Robotics has released a video showing its Netshape Robots in action in advance of the Formnext 2023 event. The video shows how the company’s automated metal additive manufacturing (AM) post processing technology works, and emphasises the simplicity of the solution from a user perspective. In particular, the company specialises in the creation of […]
Fibre-reinforced Rebar Slashes Weight By 75%
A high-strength alternative to traditional reinforcing bar that is a quarter of the weight of the same size steel product is being brought to Australia from South Korea by Technofast. John Bucknell, Technofast Founder and CEO, believes the South Korean Dong Shin Materials Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) rebar product typically doubles work speed […]
MoU Signed for Queensland Wind Farms
The global energy trend is towards cleaner energy as evidenced by the UK strategy for greater energy independence. A deal for Queensland that expects to plant the seed for more renewable energy projects and boost and support innovative industries in the region. There have been Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) signed on wind energy world-wide, […]
Central Queensland – New Green Industry Capital
There has been a growing trend towards clean energy adoption, with resistance against emission-intensive projects such as the Jackdaw gas field protests in 2022.The clean energy investment will form a major role in net zero economic transformation to support Queensland’s quest to become a leading green hydrogen industry. The Queensland Government is providing an […]
Development Progresses on NT Mining Project
In August, Projectory reported that a Northern Territory rare earth mining project is inching ahead thanks to a NT Government grant – now the latest update is that the drilling campaign is commencing. MetalsGrove Mining is currently undertaking a phase two soil sampling program at the Arunta Project’s Bruce Prospect in the Northern Territory. This […]
South32 Warns Against IR Changes
South32 chief executive officer Graham Kerr has joined other mining executives in warning industrial relations (IR) reforms, including the ‘same job, same pay’ policy, would potentially harm the industry. “I think the industrial relations reforms are going to probably set back productivity and not take it forward,” Kerr said. The Australian Government’s ‘same job, […]
Boeing’s SME Graduates Win Contracts
Seven Boeing contracts, including agreements with three new steel fabrication suppliers, have been awarded to small and medium-sized Australian businesses which have just graduated from Boeing Australia’s first Capability Up-Lift Program. The year-long program supported companies which might not have received prior exposure and experience in a defence environment. Scott Carpendale, Vice President and Managing […]
Technofast Addresses Giant Nuts Challenges for Heavy Industries
Heavy industries such as mining, shipbuilding, and power generation have specific requirements for extremely large nut and bolt fasteners. These pose huge difficulties with applying specified bolt tensions because, for example, a nut weighing thirty kilograms will not be tightened with hand tools. Such nuts are installed or removed with sledgehammers, stud heaters, or torque […]
Belmont Timber gets new ELGi Compressed Air Systems
A new compressed air system featuring two ELGi EG series oil-lubricated screw air compressors has delivered reliability and energy efficiency gains to a building products manufacturer in Sydney. Belmont Timber, a manufacturer of engineered frames and trusses for the building industry, needed to modernise its ageing compressed air equipment, which was causing manufacturing delays […]
Centrally Controlled Automation helps WA Kaolin scale up
A new kaolin mining operation in Wickepin, Western Australia, is utilising an integrated automation solution to reduce overall costs of mining plant and equipment, improve scheduling, and deliver ongoing benefits to operations. Kaolin, which is becoming increasingly valuable, is a soft white clay that has been surging in demand, with uses in applications including […]
Public-Private Partnership backs Hydrogen Engineering
In what the Queensland government believes is Australia’s biggest investment in green hydrogen so far – almost $117 million — has been made by the Queensland and federal governments and a consortium to fund the front-end engineering design for the Central Queensland Hydrogen (CQ-H2) project at Gladstone. When completed, the engineering design will bring […]
Old Tyres and Boots Used in Next-Gen Australian Steel Manufacturing
Old tyres, conveyor belts and rubber safety boots have been used in a novel steel manufacturing process commercialized by Australian steel manufacturer Molycop, which will be offered for export to global EAF operators. The process is the result of a collaborative project between Molycop, the UNSW SMaRT Centre, footwear manufacturer Crawford Boots and the Advanced […]
