Industry News
Emerson releases easy-to-deploy digital asset monitoring
The AMS Asset Monitor's small form factor and Ethernet connectivity make it easy to add to existing assets to deliver continuous asset data and analytics. [ + ]
Rio Tinto and edtech sector to invest in developing STEM skills
Rio Tinto says it will work with Australia's education and innovation sectors to help tackle a looming skills gap in the nation's future workforce. [ + ]
90% of Australian companies intend to invest in AI: study
Increasing employee productivity is a key focus for AI investments, but success requires disruption to current business strategy to reap rewards. [ + ]
Motion control market to exceed $15bn by 2023: report
Market research company Interact Analysis has released a market report that points to strong growth over the next four years for motion control products. [ + ]
Heineken opens new production facility in Mexico
With a capacity of five million hectolitres a year, a greenfield production site has now become the largest production facility in the Heineken Group. [ + ]
Industry cluster to help Australia be a global force in hydrogen
National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) has announced an industry-led hydrogen cluster, aimed at making Australia a global hydrogen leader. [ + ]
Rockwell Automation and Accenture announce partnership
Rockwell Automation and Accenture have announced a partnership that they say will improve supply chain management. [ + ]
Artificial intelligence to run chemical plants of the future
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are working on automating biomanufacturing using AI. [ + ]
Major operators to present forward work plans at AOG 2020
The WA LNG Jobs Taskforce was established to work across the industry to enhance WA's capability as an LNG centre of excellence. [ + ]
Tackling sustainability in the space sector
NZ professor wins award for plan for cleaning up space junk. [ + ]
Australia's hydrogen ambitions not without competition
Air Liquide, DLVA and Engie sign deal to produce green hydrogen in France. [ + ]
HSV aims for growth through digitalisation
A software collaboration between Siemens and HSV will help expand production lines and tap into global exports of their performance vehicles. [ + ]
Five new UQ engineering scholarships awarded
Five future engineering leaders and problem-solvers have become the first to receive scholarships from the Andrew N. Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership. [ + ]
ABB Research Award 2019 goes to battery-free sensor project
ABB has awarded Ambuj Varshney a grant for research into more sustainable and easier industrial data gathering. [ + ]
Partnership increases space industry manufacturing in SA
Myriota IoT modules to be manufactured by Motherson in South Australia, providing technology benefits for remote industries such as mining. [ + ]