How can manufacturers deliver faster while coping with volume demands?
-James Robinson, Vice President of Services for Asia Pacific, SYSPRO The Industrial Machinery and Equipment (IME) industry is an important sector within the global economy, encompassing a wide range of products such as heavy machinery, construction equipment, agricultural machinery and more. There is a growing list of challenges facing IME […]
Q & A: Cathy Clennett, Head of Commercial and Corporate Development, Hiringa Energy
Can you provide some scale on the size of the green hydrogen facility? The GEGHA project will see the installation of the 27 MW Wathagar Solar Farm, which will produce roughly 45,000 MWh of energy per annum — the equivalent to powering over 4,000 homes — used to make 3,800 […]
REMONDIS Australia’s global breakthrough with zero-emission hydrogen powered waste collection truck
REMONDIS Australia has achieved a global breakthrough by introducing one of the world’s first hydrogen powered waste collection trucks to its operations. After extensive trials, the carbon emission-free truck has participated in its first scheduled residential waste collection in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The Fuel Cell Electric […]
Phasio secures $3.8M to digitise manufacturing and accelerate Australia’s sovereign capabilities
L-R: Sudharshan Raman (CPO and Co-Founder), Harry Conor Lucas (CEO and Co-Founder) Phasio, the manufacturing tech startup, today announced it has raised AUD$3.8 million in a seed round, led by AirTree Ventures to accelerate the manufacturing industry and global productivity. Generating over $113 billion in value in 2020-21, the manufacturing […]
NSW Government seeks to enhance energy savings in hot water system upgrades
The NSW Office of Energy and Climate Change (OECC) has announced several proposed changes to the current Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) for hot water system upgrades. The changes are intended to improve energy savings in hot water system upgrades, ensure consumers have more stake and thus interest in their upgrade […]
PepsiCo’s Regency Park site celebrates 40th anniversary and 30 years of team member
PepsiCo’s Regency Park manufacturing facility is celebrating its 40th year of making some of Australia’s most iconic snacks, such as Smith’s, Red Rock Deli, Doritos and Twisties, since its opening in South Australia in 1983. The milestone reflects PepsiCo’s continued commitment to the South Australian manufacturing industry by growing produce, […]
SYSPRO contributes to 100% improvement in AF Gason’s results
Customer Profile AF Gason designs and manufactures world-class broadacre farm machinery as well as industrial and wood-heating products. The company’s Industrial Services Division provides technical solutions for commercial and industrial applications across multiple sectors. AF Gason distributes and supports all its products via an extensive dealer network across Australia […]
Rae-Line saves 20% in quality and time through SYSPRO implementation
Established in 1972 and based in Melbourne, Australia, Rae-Line is a market leader in the design and manufacture of commercial upholstery, sports and safety padding solutions. From humble beginnings, the company has grown steadily. Rae-Line now employs more than 140 staff and supplies its products to some of the biggest […]
SmartSat CRC increases investment in ACT to support Canberra’s new space agenda
Australia’s leading space research centre, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), has announced a suite of new R&D projects and university appointments in support of the ACT Space Update 2023, bringing its joint investment in the ACT to over $7M. With the launch of the ACT Space Update 2023, SmartSat is amplifying […]
Made in the Hunter, for the world
HMA announces 2023 finalists and presentation night Mid-September put a spring in the step of Hunter manufacturing. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Varley Engineering at Carrington to make a significant announcement regarding the National Reconstruction Fund, and Hunter Manufacturing Awards announced its 2023 finalists. While Mr Albanese was suiting up […]
Women in Tech – Samantha Lear, Information Technology Team Leader, Network Security at Verizon
What is your role at Verizon and what does it involve? I am a Team Leader for Verizon’s junior network engineers and service desk in the Network Security department. My day-to-day role includes being the first level response for customers, triaging tickets, fulfilling network engineering requests and managing internal and […]
Sevaan Group trials 4-day week
Leading parts contract manufacturer, Sevaan Group, announced today it is trialling a 4-day week to evaluate improvement in staff well-being, attracting new talent, and increasing productivity. The trial period will run for three months, from 11th September until the 31st December. The Group is spreading the normal 38-hour, 5-day work […]
Push-to-Talk technology successfully demonstrated on Fleet Space’s Centauri-4 satellite
Fleet Space and SmartSat collaboration leads to breakthrough in tactical communication capabilities. SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (SmartSat) has commended Fleet Space Technologies’ successful demonstration of satellite-enabled Push-to-Talk (PTT) capabilities as part of the Defence Space Command-funded ASCEND2LEO project. SmartSat and Safety from Space supported Fleet Space by adapting a variant of the ‘Beagle’ communications waveform, developed under previously SmartSat-funded projects, which Fleet Space implemented on the Centauri-4 satellite for this demonstration. This milestone in PTT capabilities opens a path to more secure, reliable, instantaneous communications across vast distances using highly advanced microsatellite architectures. ASCEND2LEO’s successful demonstration for the Australian Defence Force Joint Capabilities Group showed that Fleet Space’s Centauri satellites can be re-programmed to deliver high-quality, fit-for-purpose voice capabilities while in orbit. Voice capabilities for Fleet Space’s Centauri satellite were enabled via a software update, establishing a proof of concept for the Regenerative Voice System architecture underlying the ASCEND2LEO program. As a result, this demonstration validated the ability of highly adaptable microsatellite constellations to rapidly deliver purpose-built, high-quality SATCOM capabilities at scale to meet complex needs in diverse scenarios. ASCEND2LEO’s achievement was commended by Peter Kerr, SmartSat’s Defence & National Security Coordinator, who drove the concept for SmartSat’s involvement in the project by adapting and delivering the Beagle waveform. “Enabling an entirely new voice capability for a satellite that is already in orbit is a tremendous technical accomplishment. With this proof of concept, SmartSat is playing a critical role in helping the Australian industry develop SATCOM resiliency for Australian Defence and validate the Regenerative Voice System architecture, a powerful and ambitious approach undertaken by the ASCEND2LEO program.” During the live demonstration, hosted by the Defence Science & Technology Group (DSTG), Fleet Space’s PTT capabilities have met strict performance criteria for one-way voice transmission including voice quality, reliability, and link persistence across […]