Industry News
AVEVA acquires OSIsoft
Acquisition to help AVEVA to meet the expanding information management needs of industrial companies. [ + ]
ASC congratulates Cognex for 40 years in the MV industry
Cognex Machine Vison is celebrating 40 years in the machine vision industry. [ + ]
ABB top Swiss company for patent applications in 2020
With 678 patent applications, ABB filed more applications with the European Patent Office in 2020. [ + ]
New survey data to bolster Australian mining
Updated data from one of the world's largest airborne geophysical imaging programs is set to improve mining opportunities in South Australia. [ + ]
Datalogic acquires Italian sensor company Micro Detectors
Datalogic has announced that it has acquired Italian sensor company M.D. Micro Detectors S.p.A. [ + ]
OnRobot launches advanced magnetic gripper for robots
OnRobot says the MG10 offers adjustable force and grip detection features that provide users with greater levels of control. [ + ]
Electric bus company predicts a bright future
South Australian company BusTech sees a bright future for electric vehicle manufacturing in Australia. [ + ]
Chinese robotics sector files "44% of total global patents"
A Chinese research organisation has released a report saying that the country's robotics sector generated almost half of total global patents in the last year. [ + ]
Softing integrates CNC data into edge applications
Softing has expanded its dataFEED edgeConnector product family, allowing it to integrate CNC data into edge/cloud applications. [ + ]
Mitsubishi Electric and Eplan strengthen digital partnership
Mitsubishi Electric and long-term e-F@ctory solution partner Eplan have announced that Mitsubishi Electric will join Eplan's new partner network. [ + ]
NERA collaboration to address oil and gas decommissioning
Centre of Decommissioning Australia established to address the challenges of decommissioning Australia's ageing oil and gas infrastructure. [ + ]
SMC invests in local assembly
SMC Corporation ANZ has announced it will now undertake the local assembly and stockholding of a range of electric cylinders. [ + ]
Belden's latest HiOS software embeds OPC UA in the switch
The upgrade enables Open Platform Communications for factory automation to meet the needs of Industry 4.0. [ + ]
CSIRO moves towards Open Access for national benefit
The global shift towards Open Access aims to democratise science by ensuring research is available to everyone, not just those with journal subscriptions. [ + ]
BHP signs MoU with HBIS to mitigate steel industry emissions
The MoU commits to investing up to US$15 million over three years to jointly study and explore greenhouse gas emissions reduction technologies and pathways. [ + ]
