Industry News
Boreland resurfaces
If you were wondering what had happened to industry stalwart Dave Boreland, ex of Edward Keller and latterly of Omega, well, he has resurfaced, still in the industry but this time at the helm of his own company.
[ + ]ABB wins top environment award
At 177 kilometres, the Murraylink Project is the world's longest underground high-voltage interconnection so it is perhaps fitting that its implementation has won a major national environmental award.
[ + ]Kind winds fuel Pacific Hydro
Australian renewable energy group Pacific Hydro has said that its first quarter was ahead of budget and the company was on track for full year growth.
[ + ]ABB merges more business units
ABB has merged its former Power Technology Products and Utilities divisions to form Power Technologies, under the leadership of Peter Smits.
[ + ]Siemens' top man retires
Helmut Pekarek has retired as Managing Director of Siemens Australia and New Zealand after more than six years at the helm during which the company's overall share of the electrical engineering and I&C markets increased significantly.
[ + ]Hot stuff from i.Power
Brisbane-based i.Power Solutions is increasing its presence in the Australian mining market with the formation of a strategic alliance with UK flameproof switchgear manufacturer Baldwin and Francis.
[ + ]Fibre optic training unravels on the line
Finding the time to train is always a problem and if it's fibre optic training you're after, well it's simply not widely available. But now there is help at hand in the shape of a new online training system.
[ + ]B&R gets real lean
B&R Enclosures has opened a new head office and manufacturing facility in Brisbane which, says the company, will allow it to reduce manufacturing time by up to 70 per cent.
[ + ]GSM link for power utility
South Australian electricity distributor, ETSA Utilities, has incorporated around 12 GSM-linked telephone dialling units (TDU) as part of the new remote control and monitoring system for its state-wide electricity distribution network.
[ + ]R & D expenditure continues its steady growth
After four consecutive years of decline up to 1999/2000, the increase in research and development (R&D) expenditure in the manufacturing sector has continued into 2001/02, to A$2320 million and will increase further in 2002/03 to A$2600 million, according to a study completed by the Australian Industry Group (AiG).
[ + ]GE Fanuc acquires Intellution
GE Fanuc recently announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Intellution from Emerson Process Management.
[ + ]GSM link for power utility
South Australian electricity distributor ETSA Utilities recently incorporated around 12 GSM-linked telephone dialling units (TDU) as part of the new remote control and monitoring system for its state-wide electricity distribution network. Teaming a cellular phone network with PLC technology from Rockwell Automation, the TDUs provide a powerful remote telemetry unit (RTU) solution for the widely distributed control system.
[ + ]Manufacturing employment on the rise
Employment expectations in manufacturing are up 9.5 percentage points from last year according to the latest quarterly TMP Worldwide Job Index.
[ + ]Replacement Patrol Boats bid
A strong track record and a modern and robust design are the key features of Tenix's bid for Project SEA 1444, Replacement Patrol Boats, which it launched in Canberra recently.
[ + ]Worldwide general motion control market set for growth
After years of growth, the worldwide General Motion Control (GMC) market experienced double-digit decline in 2001 as manufacturers across all industries reduced their capital expenditure in the face of a recession-plagued economy, according to a report by the US-based ARC Advisory Group.
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