Posted: May 24, 2013

Schneider welcomes 12 new engineers to graduate program

Twelve engineering graduates are preparing to take part in Schneider Electric’s Energy Generation Graduate Programme Assessment Days, which are being held in Sydney and Melbourne throughout May. Read more »

Posted: May 24, 2013

Australian car production out of step with global trends, says researcher

Griffith Business School researcher Anna Mortimore says the products being manufactured in Australia have not kept up with the global shift towards fuel efficiency and low-carbon emission standards. Read more »

Posted: May 23, 2013

Ford Australia to cease local manufacturing in 2016

Ford Australia has announced it will cease local manufacturing operations at its Geelong and Broadmeadows plants in October 2016. Read more »

Posted: May 23, 2013

Australian professor recognised for contributions to automatic control theory

Laureate Professor Graham Goodwin has been named the 2013 recipient of the Rufus Oldenburger Medal by the ASME for his contributions to automatic control theory and practice. Read more »

Posted: May 22, 2013

Calls for more women in mining, construction, utilities

The WGEA has welcomed a new toolkit of strategies to increase gender diversity in male-dominated industries. The toolkit aims to help the mining, construction and utilities industries to attract and retain female talent. Read more »

Posted: May 22, 2013

2013 Process Technology Roadshows head to Queensland

The travelling Process Technology Roadshows are the only industry events of their kind that visit remote and regional Australia, bringing the major players to you and providing the opportunity to keep up to date with the latest developments within your industry. Read more »

Posted: May 21, 2013

Innovation key theme at RSTechED

In its thirteenth year, the popular event was sold out weeks in advance with more than 150 end users, system integrators, partners and OEMs attending the three-day event. Read more »

Posted: May 20, 2013

AMMA award winners announced

Leading Australian mining, oil and gas companies have been recognised for excellence in workforce recruitment and practices at the annual AMMA 2013 Industry Awards. Read more »

Posted: May 20, 2013

Gastech brings CoTEs to Korea

Gastech will bring its Centres of Technical Excellence (CoTEs) to Korea in 2014. The CoTEs are free-to-attend educational seminars led by high-level speakers from respected associations and organisations. Read more »

Posted: May 17, 2013

Capping self-education expenses a ‘backward step’

Federal Budget measures limiting tax deductibility for work-related self-education expenses will undermine workforce professional development, Engineers Australia claims. Read more »

Posted: May 15, 2013

Emerson opens flow calibration and service centre in Singapore

The US$1 million Southeast Asia Flow Calibration and Service Center is reportedly the first in-region, internationally traceable calibration facility. Read more »

Posted: May 15, 2013

Environmental engineer wins environment award

Environmental engineer Veena Sahajwalla received top honours in the Environment category at the prestigious annual InStyle and Audi Women of Style Awards ceremony last night. Read more »

Posted: May 15, 2013

Increasing women in mining is imperative, says Anglo American CEO

Speaking at the Australian Women in Resources Alliance (AWRA) Conference, CEO of Anglo American Seamus French said attracting more women employees is a top corporate priority for the world ‘Top 3’ coal exporter. Read more »

Posted: May 14, 2013

Ausenco predicts surge in asset optimisation services

Global engineering and project management firm Ausenco says it anticipates a surge in asset optimisation services as the mining industry shifts its focus from capital-intensive greenfield projects to getting the most out of existing operations. Read more »

Posted: May 6, 2013

New machinery safety course comes to Australia

An internationally recognised machinery safety course is to be offered in Australia in September to provide an expert level of training and an industry-wide recognised level of competence. Read more »

Posted: May 6, 2013

CSIRO unveils robotics research on Star Wars Day

CSIRO has released details about its latest crop of robots that indicates advances in ICT research will see closer collaboration between people and robots in the not-too-distant future. Read more »

Posted: May 3, 2013

Industrial robot demo at NMW 2013

ABB will showcase the IRB 2600 industrial robot in a plasma cutting demo cell using Hypertherm equipment at National Manufacturing Week (NMW) at stand 3517. Read more »

Posted: May 3, 2013

Rio Tinto moves 100 million tonnes using autonomous haul trucks

Rio Tinto is celebrating a milestone in the Pilbara region: 100 million tonnes moved by autonomous haul truck (AHT) since trials commenced in 2008. Read more »

Posted: May 2, 2013

EPA investigates dioxin emissions breach

Port Kembla metal manufacturer MM has come under scrutiny from the NSW Environment Protection Authority for possibly breaching its licence conditions for dioxin emissions. Read more »

Posted: Apr 29, 2013

Kiwis dominate VEX Robotics World Championships

New Zealand has continued to punch above its weight in the 2013 VEX Robotics World Championships. Of the 15 teams that made the finals of the competition, five were from NZ, with the Sack Attack competition taken out by Lynfield and Otumoetai Colleges. Read more »


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