Industry News
ABB unveils single-arm YuMi cobot
ABB has unveiled a single-arm, smaller-footprint version of its YuMi collaborative robot. [ + ]
Yokogawa Australia partners with Applied Analytics to expand analyser system capabilities
Yokogawa Australia has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Applied Analytics to distribute its range of process analysers in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Infor named a Leader in Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for EAM Software
Infor has announced the company was recognised as a Leader in the Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Asset Management Software for Infor EAM. [ + ]
Calix receives Australian Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund award
Australian technology company Calix has announced it is the recipient of an Australian Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund award to produce advanced materials for lithium-ion batteries, a major growth market over the coming decades. [ + ]
ABB and Kawasaki announce cobot cooperation
ABB and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have announced that the companies will join forces to share knowledge and promote the benefits of collaborative robots, in particular those with dual-arm designs. [ + ]
Sophisticated metal 3D printing machine from GE unveiled at UNSW
UNSW is the only Australian institution and the only university outside of the United States selected by GE to receive the $350,000 machine. [ + ]
MEP Instruments to become Metrohm Australia, Metrohm New Zealand
MEP Instruments has announced a corporate name change to Metrohm Australia and Metrohm New Zealand, effective 1 January 2018. [ + ]
Broadspectrum joins University of Newcastle in world-first clean-air project for coalmines
World-first initiative seeks to decrease methane emissions from underground coalmining operations by up to 90% and reduce Australia's annual greenhouse output by up to 3%. [ + ]
IHI marks milestone in the Pilbara
IHI Engineering Australia is celebrating a major milestone as it joins TransAlta, Horizon Power and the Government of Western Australia for the official on-site opening of the South Hedland Power Station on 27 November 2017. [ + ]
Innovation medal awarded to outstanding young Australian engineer
One of Australia's outstanding young engineering innovators will be awarded the prestigious Batterham Medal today, recognising his contributions to engineering over the last five years. [ + ]
Wireless well integrity monitoring system deployed in Norway
Emerson's Roxar Downhole Sensor System has been deployed on the Maria field offshore Norway, providing field operator Wintershall with improved well integrity monitoring and offshore safety. [ + ]
Bright future for Australian energy storage despite public uncertainty
A report released by the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) says that Australia has the potential to lead the world in developing large- and home-scale energy storage systems if public uncertainty can be overcome. [ + ]
GE Additive acquires GeonX to strengthen software simulation capabilities
Headquartered in Belgium, GeonX provides software for engineers developing new products, to simulate additive manufacturing, welding, machining and heat treatment processes in various industries such as aerospace, automotive and energy. [ + ]
Blast at Indian coal-fired power station kills 36 people
An explosion at an Indian coal-fired power station has killed 36 people and injured more than 97. [ + ]