LGL is undertaking a major upgrade of its Lihir Island gold operation in New Ireland province of Papua New Guinea. The upgrade will increase the total annual gold production by about 240,000 ounces to approximately 1 million ounces per annum from 2011.

This article discusses two powerful distance measurement photoelectric sensor technologies: triangulation and time-of-flight.

Researchers have created a versatile gripper using everyday ground coffee and a latex party balloon, bypassing traditional designs based on the human hand and fingers.

Offline analysis of historical process data is an integral part of process optimisation and production tracking. OPC helps maximise the return on process history investments by providing a standardised mechanism for collection of real-time process data and by enabling scalable multivendor and distributed historical analysis solutions.

The undulations of the jellyfish hold secrets that may make possible a new generation of tiny pumps for medical applications and soft robotics.

An innovative DAF (dissolved air flotation) system for treating or refining wastewater, engineered in Europe to EU standards, has been introduced to Australia by CST Wastewater Solutions.

Traditionally, VSDs have been used for the control of pumps, fans, conveyors etc, but with the rising cost of power and the increased efficiency and reliability of modern VSDs, many applications can be found on the basis of power savings alone.

Advances in software, robotics and intelligent storage, buffering and sequencing systems have enabled the development of two innovations designed to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency, productivity and safety of building mixed case pallets.

Over the last few years mining heavyweight Rio Tinto has worked hard to make significant efficiency improvements to its Pilbara rail network. A key contributor to this success was the optimisation of train loading operations at Yandicoogina.

While wireless technology has moved well beyond simple point-to-point connectivity, the fundamental tenets of the technology remain the same. Some basic understanding of RF technology can empower more informed decision-making in relation to which wireless technology to deploy relative to application need.

Meat processing is a labour-intensive, hands-on industry that requires extensive safety protocols to protect the health and safety of operators - not to mention the health and safety of consumers.

Being at the heart of an operation’s data visualisation, control and reporting for operational improvements, HMI/SCADA systems have received a great deal of attention, especially due to various cyber threats and other vulnerabilities.

By using the right signal interface instruments, in the right ways, potential problems can be easily avoided, well before they boil over.

A device developed by Sandia National Laboratories researchers that shoots a blade of water capable of penetrating steel is headed to US troops in Afghanistan to help them disable deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) - the number one killer and threat to troops in Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon.

Peristaltic hose pumps supplied by Watson-Marlow Bredel are being used as part of extensive remediation activities undertaken by Diamo, a state enterprise in the Czech Republic.