Industry News
Emerson develops silencer to reduce pipe noise
The Fisher WhisperTube modal attenuator provides noise reduction in compressible fluid service to improve worker safety, with no impact to process flow. [ + ]
UR announces record annual turnover
Collaborative robot manufacturer Universal Robots has reported a record annual revenue over the pandemic. [ + ]
Fortescue acquires stake in SA green hydrogen company
Fortescue Future Industries acquires a stake in Sparc Hydrogen to develop and commercialise next-generation green hydrogen technology. [ + ]
BHP extends low carbon steel research partnership
BHP has announced it will extend its partnership with the Centre for Ironmaking Materials Research (CIMR) at the University of Newcastle. [ + ]
70% of energy suppliers working towards net zero
A new survey shows that Australian energy suppliers are actively engaged in implementing strategies to help achieve net zero goals. [ + ]
Furniture fitting specialist Blum builds futureproof warehouse
Custom furniture fitting specialist Blum has consolidated its Australian distribution into one warehouse with a Swisslog automation solution. [ + ]
Global survey reveals widespread impact of ransomware in APAC
Research by Claroty shows that 80% of organisations in APAC have been affected by ransomware and over half paid the ransom. [ + ]
UK scientists develop flying robots with flapping wings
A new drive system for flapping wing autonomous robots does away with the need for conventional motors and gears. [ + ]
Federal government co-invests in high-tech ore sorting process
The Mt Carbine tungsten mine near Cairns, Australia's only primary tungsten producer, will invest in Australian advanced minerals processing technology. [ + ]
ABB announces cloud-based digital service for grinding
ABB has updated ABB Ability Predictive Maintenance for grinding, moving it to a cloud-based platform and enabling new features including a mobile app. [ + ]
Stäubli software enables robot programming through PLCs
Stäubli has launched a software solution that will enable robot programming to be implemented in the future via a PLC. [ + ]
KUKA announces hygienic robots
New robot variants are designed to avoid potential contamination and comply with the highest hygiene requirements. [ + ]
MiR autonomous mobile robot sales increase by 42% in 2021
MiR is seeing strong sales from companies within the logistics and consumer packaged goods sectors wanting to optimise and automate their internal transport. [ + ]
Industry-driven demand for automation spurs machine vision market
APAC will remain largest and fastest-growing market for machine vision systems over the forecast period, says Frost & Sullivan. [ + ]
AspenTech makes AI predictions for 2022
The application of artificial intelligence in industry is set to accelerate over the next few years. [ + ]
