Streamlined access to accurate and up-to-date information is the lifeblood of successful digital transformation, but people are still the backbone of any enterprise. [ + ]

On 25–29 September, Metso is hosting the ISO/TC 161 meeting at its Valve Technology Center in Finland's capital city area, with the focus this year on the safety and reliability of burner valves. [ + ]

Sunswift Violet, a four-seat sedan designed and built by engineering students at UNSW, left Sydney on Wednesday on a 4300 km drive to Darwin, where it will compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. [ + ]

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has developed Australia's first pilot facility to produce commercial-grade lithium-ion batteries. [ + ]

A Western Australian firm is pushing the engineering industries to adopt new technology for structural audits and, in the process, improve safety and potentially save millions of dollars. [ + ]

A new threat detection service from Rockwell Automation alerts operators of potential security threats to their industrial networks. [ + ]

The need for greater operational efficiency, the growing Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-based automation are among the trends leading to a predicted 10.6% annual growth rate in the industrial automation market. [ + ]

Balluff has acquired innovative software services GmbH (iss) and Matrix Vision GmbH to further extend its digital technology capablities. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation has announced that its board of directors has elected president and CEO Blake D Moret as chairman of the board effective 1 January 2018. [ + ]

Designed by a team of European researchers based in Belgium, mergeable nervous system robots retain full motion control regardless of how they are grouped, so the larger bodies function with a single controller, and once split use independent controllers. [ + ]

ABB's collaborative robot YuMi will be conducting the Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra in Pisa tonight, performing along with soloists Andrea Bocelli and Luigia Borsi. [ + ]

Having previously scceeded in creating the world's first 3D-printed jet engine, Monash University researchers have now designed, printed and test-fired a 3D-printed rocket engine. [ + ]

Set to be held in Surabaya in 2018, the trade show offers a Europe, America & Australia Pavilion. [ + ]

The agreement with Enterprise System Partners (ESP) expands project management support for Syncade MES projects to meet industry's increased need for automated, faster pharmaceutical development. [ + ]

Founded by Mikael Paltoft in 1992, Treotham began as a very small business selling just chains and accessories out of Mikael's home garage. [ + ]