With more than 620 companies queuing up to participate in this year's annual Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference (AOG), the event will be bringing together a host of global specialists to present the latest in new ideas and technology. Read more »

A US battery expert has visited Australia to discuss a new type of battery that can store power from renewable energy sources. Read more »

Organisers of AQE 2015, the international air quality and emissions show, have finalised the conference program for the event, to be held in Telford, UK, on 22 and 23 April. Read more »

The price of iron ore has continued its fall, dropping 4.3% to hit the lowest point on record since May 2009. Read more »

Chevron Corporation has announced a 5-year deal with South Korea's SK LNG Trading (SK). Read more »

ABB and Solar Impulse have formed an alliance ahead of the plane's historic round-the-world journey championing the role of innovation and technology in reducing resource consumption. Read more »

Joann and Eric Byres, founders of Tofino, have announced that they are retiring from the Tofino Security group at Belden effective 30 January 2015. Read more »

John Morris Industrial, a division of John Morris Scientific Pty Ltd, has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Larson Davis. Read more »

What does the future hold for Australian manufacturing, engineering and industrial networking? Check out the conference program for ACI Connect 2015 for the answers. Read more »

Belden has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tripwire, a leading global provider of advanced threat, security and compliance solutions, for US$710 million. Read more »

Bonfiglioli has appointed Paul Johnson as operations and quality assurance coordinator to optimise benefits to customers. Read more »

Metso Corporation and Valmet Corporation have entered into an agreement on the sale of Metso's Process Automation Systems (PAS) business to Valmet. Read more »

Evergreen private investment firm Manifex has announced the opening of its second round of investment funding to help start-ups commercialise their high-tech products. Read more »

Rockwell Automation together with Cisco has launched a new training course - Managing Industrial Networks with Cisco Networking Technologies (IMINS). Read more »

Rockwell Automation's Automation University event will tour regional centres in Australia and New Zealand during 2015. Read more »

Universal Robots has announced the official opening of its APAC headquarters in Singapore. Read more »

MathWorks has announced an expanded relationship with Siemens Automation Systems to make it easier for customers to take advantage of model-based design for developing and implementing complex control algorithms. Read more »

Schneider Electric has been recognised for its efforts to conserve and manage energy consumption at more than 300 company facilities around the world. Read more »

RoboJob - a Belgian company specialising in the automatic loading and unloading of CNC machines - has reached an agreement with machine builder Okuma to provide robotic machine loading and unloading in Australia and New Zealand. Read more »

Gear units supplied to Rio Tinto have won Bonfiglioli Transmission Australia the Bulk Handling Award for 2014 in the category of Excellence in the Application of Gears, Motors or Drives. Read more »