Industry News
Schneider Electric moves towards SDA with new DCS
Schneider Electric has released an open, software‑defined distributed control system. [ + ]
BioCarbon secures funding to commercialise biochar coke
BioCarbon has secured ARENA support for its first commercial biochar steelmaking project displacing fossil coke. [ + ]
Collie home to WA’s largest state-owned battery
Collie in Western Australia now has the state’s largest state-owned battery. [ + ]
ABB introduces DCS modernisation program
ABB says its Automation Extended program is designed to help industries modernise without disruption. [ + ]
Queensland Government opens $79m manufacturing grant program
The Queensland Government has opened the Transforming Queensland Manufacturing Grant Program with funding of up to $79.1 million on offer. [ + ]
Endress+Hauser acquires particle analysis specialist
Endress+Hauser has announced it has acquired SOPAT, a Germany-based specialist in inline process measurement technology. [ + ]
foodpro 2026 now open for registrations
Returning to Melbourne with over 400 suppliers exhibiting food and beverage processing equipment and more, foodpro is now open for registrations. [ + ]
Engineers Australia pre-budget submission calls for productivity boost
Engineers Australia has urged the federal government to bolster engineering capability, infrastructure productivity and skills reform in the 2026 Budget. [ + ]
Registration now open for AMW 2026
Australian Manufacturing Week (AMW) returns in 2026 and for the first time it is heading to Brisbane. [ + ]
NRF invests $75 million in Alpha HPA
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation will invest $75 million in Alpha HPA, backing the company's processing technique for producing ultra-high-purity alumina. [ + ]
Mitsubishi Electric completes acquisition of Nozomi Networks
The acquisition of Nozomi Networks preserves the company’s independent operations, vendor‑neutral technology roadmap, and established partnerships. [ + ]
Siemens introduces industrial metaverse design environment
Siemens says its Digital Twin Composer can be used to build industrial metaverse digital twin environments at scale. [ + ]
IFR predicts the top five global robotics trends for 2026
The International Federation of Robotics has predicted the top five trends for the robotics industry in 2026. [ + ]
UNSW researchers find uses for textiles and other wastes
Researchers at UNSW have revealed multiple research findings around valuable new uses for textile and other wastes as sources of activated carbon. [ + ]
Local defence manufacturing receives funding boost
The federal government has allocated a further $17 million to 44 Australian businesses in the latest rounds of the Defence Industry Development Grants. [ + ]
