We toured the UTS Tech Lab yesterday led by Monica Brockmyre, their Project Engagement Officer. Amongst other fascinating displays

A better way to pump concrete!Chabriat has developed and tested a ground-breaking new hose design which can convey ready-mix concrete with greatly reduced friction. This is the fundamental innovation upon which a revolutionary new concrete conveyance cycle can be built which requires vastly reduced machinery bulk and brings about major manual handing improvements from reduced onsite lifting demands.See https://www.amgc.org.au/all-projects/

Fibre Arts Shed is a small, family-owned business on the NSW Central Coast Hinterland that sells raw materials and tools to fibre artists. Their aim is to to set up a new-to-us mini-mill which will enable them to process Aussie-grown wool and alpaca fibre straight from the farm and manufacture beautiful yarn for knitting, instead of shipping it overseas for processing. Not only will this keep more wool and alpaca in Australia, it will also help local wool growers and alpaca breeders to create a product that is 100% traceable and 100% Australian. To know more - https://readyfundgo.com/project/fibreartsshed/

“Of course, everyone is concerned about plastic waste, but the reality is, they also need to use plastic,” says Professor Masc

The horrific bushfire seasons demonstrates just one of the major challenges faced and the effect climate change has on Australia. Industrial hemp is a variety of the Cannabis sativa plant, grown specifically for industrial use. including two useful parts…Shiv, the inner woody core of the stems & Bast which is the outer fibres. My main objective is to facilitate the use of industrial hemp as an easily accessible and usable cost-effective material for the Australian building industry. Industrial Hemp has numerous benefits including...Highest fire resistance, 50% - 80% energy savings, ZERO LAND FILL and many more benefits. 

Join us in Adelaide.I’ll share our latest research for The Ten Ways to Succeed in Australian Manufacturing.Made In Australia!New ideas for how to build an additive manufacturing strategy. Additive manufacturing is changing how we design and make products across Australia.Flinders University will provide an update on the Factory of the Future. Tours of the facility are available on request after the event.Full details and register for free here https://lnkd.in/gaMWQjr