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Austeng are a boutique engineering firm that specialises in the design, engineering, development and building of customised electromechanical machinery and systems.

Austeng wins grant for Hydrogen Project

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Green Cremation, Hydrogen, Hydrogen burner

Austeng is one of the successful recipients of a grant pursuant to the State Government’s Hydrogen Business Ready Fund, setting us up to play a lead role in showing how renewable hydrogen can reduce the environmental impact of the cremation process, via a feasibility study and a prototype demonstration model. It is hoped that ultimately […]

Austeng features in AMTIL magazine

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Thank you to Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute & Brent Balinski for a terrific article on Austeng headed “Austeng – The Geelong Arc of Manufacturing Advancement “ highlighting our efforts to enhance the Geelong entrepreneurial eco-system and promote collaboration in the advanced manufacturing context. Read the article here AMTIL Aug/Sept 2021 Issue

Austeng Purchases Electric vehicle

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Austeng has purchased a Nissan Leaf EV, (notionally) powered by 30kW of solar panels on the Austeng factory’s roof. This is Austeng’s second ‘EV’, after upgrading a workshop forklift to a battery forklift last year. These actions are future proofing our business and helping (in a small way) to save the planet!

LYN GEORGE – OAM AWARD

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Over the 2020 Queen’s Birthday weekend, Lyn was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in recognition of her contribution to Australian manufacturing.

AUSTENG COLLABORATES WITH IMAGINE IM ON SMART SOCIAL-DISTANCING MAT

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Austeng is currently collaborating with Imagine Intelligent Materials by manufacturing the first “On-Q Mats “ – a way of managing and recording social distancing.

Formflow Signs Licensing Deal With Bluescope Steel to Commercialise Their Bending Technology

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Formflow has signed a licensing agreement with Bluescope which, through the steel manufacturers Lysaght division will see the two companies collaborate on research and development.

Austeng Directors Feature in AMGC Case Study

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Austeng directors Ross and Lyn George feature in AMGC’s Manufacturing Academy as a case study in the ‘Resilience’ module. Watch the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre video ‘Austeng talks Resilience‘.

Carbon Fibre Reinforced Geopolymer Bridges – Trial Success

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Geelong Advertiser GA Monday July 01 2019

A successful performance test is a significant step in the process of delivering 100 year maintenance free Carbon Fibre reinforced Geopolymer bridges for the City of Greater Geelong later in the year with the intention of then rolling the product out throughout Australia and globally. This project is proving the innovation potential through collaboration. We […]

Hemp Decorticator Bound for Canada and U.S.

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Austeng is proud to be partnering with Textile and Composite Industries (TCI) to manufacture and export to Canada and the U.S. The Industrial Hemp Decorticator (that separates/processes stalk) embeds technology that solves a 10,000 year old challenge in the industry. www.textilecomposties.com.au See Geelong Advertiser article 10/06/19.

Formflow Product Launch

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Congratulations to FormFlow on it’s very successful product launch at ManuFutures, Deakin University. See Geelong advertiser’s article ‘Go with the Flow‘ on FormFlow. For more information visit FormFlow

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Austeng Secures Funding to Demonstrate the Commercial Viability of Onsite Hydrogen Production and Blending.March 30, 2026 - 4:50 pm
– Austeng has received $500,000.00 in funding to lead a ground breaking project aimed at accelerating the use of renewable hydrogen in industrial applications which requires high temperatures. This funding has been provided by the Federal Australian government via the Go Green Co-Innovation Program . The initiative will develop and demonstrate a financially viable, […]
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Lifting The Line on their latest podcast episode, “Bridging the Gap Between Office and Tools”March 30, 2026 - 4:45 pm
Our Managing Director Ross George recently joined Aly and Andy from Lifting The Line on their latest podcast episode, “Bridging the Gap Between Office and Tools.” The conversation explored why bringing design thinking and practical engineering closer to those on the tools is essential. Real project outcomes aren’t shaped solely by drawings or models — […]
Austeng Secures Federal Funding to Demonstrate Onsite Hydrogen Production and BlendingMarch 26, 2026 - 1:44 pm
Austeng Secures Federal Funding to Demonstrate Onsite Hydrogen Production and Blending Austeng is pleased to announce that we have secured Federal Government funding to deliver a pioneering hydrogen project at our Geelong facility—focused on demonstrating the commercial viability of onsite hydrogen production and blending for industrial applications. This project will showcase how green hydrogen can […]