Industry News
Imagining farming's robotic future
Global crop protection specialist ADAMA and Australian ag-tech company SwarmFarm Robotics have announced a joint arrangement to establish ADAMA as SwarmFarm's preferred global business partner. [ + ]
Origin Energy to divest upstream business
Origin Energy Limited (Origin) has announced its intention to divest its conventional upstream business via initial public offering (IPO), with NewCo to be listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). [ + ]
Fund to supercharge Australian innovations
Australia's innovations will grow into successful businesses with help from the CSIRO Innovation Fund, a $200 million fund to commercialise early-stage innovations from CSIRO, universities and other publicly funded research bodies. [ + ]
Dow Chemical joins AMGC
Dow Chemical Australia has formally joined the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the development of Australia's innovative and dynamic advanced manufacturing sector. [ + ]
QUT testing of oil recycled from tyres finds a cleaner diesel blend
Old tyres can be completely recycled into lower emission diesel engine oil, instead of being dumped in dangerous, highly flammable stockpiles that become breeding grounds for malaria and dengue-carrying mosquitoes. [ + ]
Robot flies a Cessna
Aurora advanced autonomy system demonstrated on a Diamond DA-42, Cessna Caravan and Bell UH-1 helicopter. [ + ]
Corrosion conference showcased latest knowledge and technologies
The Corrosion & Prevention 2016 (C&P2016) conference in Auckland brought together a panel of industry experts to discuss the challenges brought by new technologies and materials in addition to the importance of maintaining vital infrastructure. [ + ]
Belden demonstrates Time-Sensitive Networking
Belden has highlighted how Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is the key to the future of automation networks at SPS/IPC/Drives 2016 in Nuremberg. [ + ]
SA opens Manufacturing Technologies Centre
South Australia has opened a new Manufacturing Technologies Centre designed to help businesses grow by providing access to the state's best researchers, financial institutions and global supply chains. [ + ]
CSIRO: mapping a manufacturing future
CSIRO has revealed its blueprint for how Australian manufacturers can survive and prosper in an uncertain future. [ + ]
Bonfiglioli wins at the Bulk Handling Awards for a third time
Bonfiglioli has scored a Bulk Handling Awards hat-trick, taking out the Gears, Motors and Drives category for the third year in a row — this year recognised for its low backlash drives. [ + ]
FDT Group launches IIoT server
The FDT Group has announced the launch of the FDT/IIoT Server (FITS) for mobility, cloud and fog enterprise applications. The FITS solution protects industry investments in FDT through advanced business logic, well-defined interfaces and common components, and enables operating system agnostic implementation of the technology while supporting today’s integrated automation architecture. [ + ]
CSIRO to improve flow of chemical manufacturing
The CSIRO FloWorks Centre for Industrial Flow Chemistry houses state-of-the-art flow chemistry equipment from small to industrial scale, helping to make this novel technology accessible to industry and other research bodies. [ + ]
GE Oil & Gas and Baker Hughes to merge
A new Baker Hughes will be formed by a merger with GE Oil & Gas, combining its oilfield services and technology with GE's manufacturing and digital platforms. [ + ]
Rockwell invests $12m to bring STEM to next generation
Rockwell Automation has announced a US$12 million, four-year commitment to FIRST — For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology — founded to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. [ + ]