Industry News
Driving force in German safety technology to retire
Pilz GmbH is getting set to pass the baton as it announces the retirement of Mrs Renate Pilz, who has been the driving force behind the growth of this successful German business. She says Australian business has the potential to be a local powerhouse of engineering. [ + ]
World's top AI and robotics companies urge UN to ban lethal autonomous weapons
Open letter by leaders of leading robotics and AI companies is launched at the world's biggest artificial intelligence conference as UN delays meeting till later this year to discuss the robot arms race. [ + ]
RBA's Kathryn Fagg named Australia's top female engineer
Kathryn Fagg, a board member of the Reserve Bank and Boral and president of Chief Executive Women, has won the Ada Lovelace Medal for Outstanding Woman Engineer. [ + ]
Annual robotics competition finals in Sydney
National Instruments has announced the live finals of the 7th Annual Autonomous Robotics Competition, to be held at the University of Technology Sydney in September. [ + ]
Industry PhD to accelerate business and research working together
CSIRO is developing a new PhD program, together with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and industry partners, to create a new breed of innovators and accelerate business and research working together. [ + ]
Siemens announces $135m high-tech digitalisation grant
Siemens is providing the largest ever software grant in Australia to support Swinburne University of Technology establish what is believed to be Australia's first Industry 4.0 Factory of the Future facility. [ + ]
Omron appoints new director for Oceania region
Omron Electronics Oceania has appointed a new director for its operations in the Oceania region. [ + ]
Omron database connectivity seminar
Omron will be holding a training seminar on its NJ Database Functionality at its Brisbane office on Friday, 18 August. [ + ]
Australian innovation chosen to protect UK power distribution network
Siemens has received an order from distribution network operator UK Power Networks to equip parts of its overhead-line system with 600 Australian Fusesaver vacuum circuit breakers and 200 remote control units (RCUs). [ + ]
Schneider Electric and Claroty partner to address cybersecurity challenges
Claroty and Schneider Electric have announced that they are partnering to address safety and cybersecurity challenges in industrial infrastructure. [ + ]
Robot safety standards update webinar
If you are interested in robot safety standards and don't mind a very early start (or late night), the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) will be holding a webinar on the latest standards on 18 August. [ + ]
C&P2017 to showcase corrosion prevention advances
To be held from 12–15 November 2017 in Sydney, the focus of the ACA's annual conference and trade exhibition will be the safe and effective management of the continuing challenge posed by corrosion. [ + ]
Honeywell completes acquisition of Nextnine
The addition of Nextnine strengthens Honeywell's industrial cybersecurity capabilities. [ + ]
Health, safety and wellness in focus at SAFETYconnect this month
The SAFETYconnect conference and exhibition is to be held at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney this month. Over 400 professionals have already signed up to attend this world-class conference and expo. [ + ]
Aussie robot wins Amazon Robotics Challenge
The Australian Centre for Robotic Vision (ACRV), headquartered at QUT, has grabbed the US$80,000 first prize at the 2017 Amazon Robotics Challenge in Japan. [ + ]