Australian Composites Manufacturing CRC appoints Luke Preston as new CEO
The Australian Composites Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (ACM CRC) has announced that its board has appointed highly experienced engineering manager and entrepreneur Luke Preston as the new full-time CEO, as the CRC builds on the successful first three years of its ten-year term. Preston’s career includes roles as Head of Engineering and Drone […]
Australia secures trade deal with EU
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ChameleCo and SpacePort Australia create space education opportunities and facilities
The Chameleon Consulting Firm, based in the United States, https://www.chameleco.com/ and SpacePort Australia Pty Ltd have joined forces to conduct a feasibility study focused on integrating STEM training pathways, including practical spaceflight crew training and space environment orientation facilities. As humanity advances toward sustained space exploration and eventual colonization, the […]
GDM Fast-Tracks Cashflow at Challenger Gold Mine
Great Divide Mining Ltd has moved to accelerate near-term cash generation at its wholly owned Challenger Gold Mine in Adelong, NSW, utilising historical mullock stockpiles on site for initial process plant feed. The mullock provides a low-cost and immediate production feed as commissioning works continue. The priority mullock sites — […]
Swisslog “Ready for the Next” at Retail Fulfilment Show 2026
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Program launched to get more women working in manufacturing in Queensland
A new campaign has been launched to encourage more women into manufacturing as Queensland faces a critical skills shortage in the $28.9 billion sector. Ahead of International Women’s Day, Manufacturing Skills Queensland (MSQ) wants women and girls to know they have a critical role to play in building Queensland’s future […]
The 4 x 4 World Class Productivity Simulation
Supercharge your productivity and learn how to apply Digital and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools Access your CI maturity Create your CI action plan Unlock your operating excellence For leaders who are serious about driving efficiency, gaining clarity and implementing continuous improvement […]
Why India joining the US alliance on AI tech is an opportunity for Australia
Arup George, Research Manager, UNSW Sydney India has formally joined the United States’ flagship international alliance on artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain security: “Pax Silica”. Officials from both countries signed the Pax Silica declaration on the sidelines of a major AI summit in New Delhi last week. This initiative seeks to bring together […]
The Interview: Shayne De la Force, Managing Partner & CEO LFI
Tell readers what LFI does? LFI Asia Pacific Pty Ltd is a quantum technology leadership firm. We work with industrial manufacturers to help them understand and navigate the economic consequences of quantum technology before those consequences become problems they can’t easily solve. We’re not a quantum technology company. We […]
Star Electrical and Fuji SMBE Macquarie deliver resilient power infrastructure to $835m John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct
Fuji SMBE Macquarie supplied hundreds of switchboards with customised functions to Star Electrical, the lead contractor for the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct The NSW Government’s $835 million redevelopment of the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct (JHHIP) is one of the most significant healthcare infrastructure projects underway […]
300 per cent boost to clean, green energy uptake will see surge in lifting and shifting of specialist machinery
As Australia presses the button on accelerated conversion to clean, green energy, more industrial plants, resources sites and commercial buildings will face lift, shift and placement issues for the specialist machinery involved. As the move to clean, green electrical energy accelerates to meet Australia’s 2030 emissions deadlines, huge quantities of […]
DroneShield Selected for LAND 156 LoE 3 Panel
DroneShield Limited has been selected as a supplier for the Australian Department of Defence’s (Defence) Project LAND 156’s Line of Effort 3, which supports the Defence’s strategy to address evolving threats posed by small drones in domestic security. The selection relates to Line of Effort 3, establishing a Counter-small Unmanned […]
Australian Composites Manufacturing CRC appoints Luke Preston as new CEO
The Australian Composites Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (ACM CRC) has announced that its board has appointed highly experienced engineering manager and entrepreneur Luke Preston as the new full-time CEO, as the CRC builds on the successful first three years of its ten-year term. Preston’s career includes roles as Head of Engineering and Drone Operations at Quickstep Group and Industrialisation Director at Carbon Revolution–both leading Australian companies in composites manufacturing–as well as Manager, Manufacturing Engineering-General Assembly at Tesla Motors in the United States. He has been acting CEO since January, following the departure of Dr Steve Gower. “It’s an absolute privilege to be appointed as CEO. I began my career in manufacturing at Ford Australia, being given opportunities that may no longer exist. I feel a responsibility to re-create pathways for Australians to contribute through manufacturing,” said Preston. “The CRC is three years into our 10-year journey. We have established strong foundations and are well positioned to lean into the fast-changing landscape in AI-enabled manufacturing. “Australia is blessed with strong capability through the skills and smarts of our workforce, combined with an abundance of resources to refine and manufacture into products for Australians and the world. ACM CRC is excited to accelerate the R&D required to enable the execution. “This Australian value creation and self-sufficiency allow Australia to navigate the changing economic order, where products will be made by the smartest nations, not those with the lowest cost of labour.” ACM CRC began operations in January 2023, and has supported and successfully executed industry-led projects with applications including surviving the incredibly high temperatures in orbital rocket launches and hypersonic flight, automating manufacture of smart surfboards, and structural health monitoring for offshore structures. The CRC involves over 30 partners, and has long-term goals including transforming Australia’s established composite technologies capability into a world-class, highly automated, digitally enabled network of designers, manufacturers and service providers, as well as enabling […]