Industry News
COVID-19 leads to postponement of Hannover Messe
HANNOVER MESSE 2020 has been postponed to the week of 13–17 July, as Deutsche Messe AG responds to global developments related to the coronavirus. [ + ]
List of top 100 manufacturers in Australia released
Australia's leading manufacturers for 2020 have been announced, with Thursday's release of Advanced Manufacturing Expo's Top 100 Manufacturers in Australia. [ + ]
Waste sugar recycling project secures EU funding
The project hopes to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of generating waste sugars derived from household waste and producing a range of bio-based materials. [ + ]
Basler, Cognex and FLIR Systems top MV vendor assessment
ABI Research has analysed and ranked 12 international industrial machine vision vendors on innovation and commercial criteria. [ + ]
Science news: NZ physicists grab individual atoms
Researchers believe this science will enable the development of future quantum technologies that might impact society as much as earlier technologies that enabled modern computing. [ + ]
Hydrogen gas study for Australian towns underway
Adelaide-based company Australian Gas Networks has been awarded funding for a study into introducing renewable hydrogen into towns in SA and Victoria. [ + ]
Advanced Manufacturing Expo preliminary program released
The preliminary conference program for the inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Expo (AMX2020) has been released. [ + ]
India to stop thermal coal imports from 2024: mines minister
What does this mean for Adani's much-politicised presence in Australia? [ + ]
Treotham offers marine cables from TKF
Treotham has announced a partnership with Netherlands company TKF, to provide its large range of flexible shipboard cables to the ANZ market. [ + ]
New community to promote LGBTQI+ inclusion in engineering
A new community for LGBTQI+ engineers and their allies has been launched in Sydney. [ + ]
ABB and Covariant partner on integrated AI robotic solutions
ABB accelerates expansion into distribution and e-commerce fulfilment sectors with Covariant AI technology. [ + ]
Software upgrade enhances robot guidance
Datalogic has introduced its IMPACT 12.2 software to further enhance the traceability and ease of use of vision-guided robots and cobots. [ + ]
WA cross-sector technology exchange for space sector
QuantumTX has unveiled the first cohort of innovators to drive cross-sector technology exchange across the $314 billion space sector. [ + ]
Fluke Calibration Workshops: last chance to register
Fluke Calibration will be running several workshops and seminars in Brisbane and Melbourne on Fluke Calibration Software and MET/CAL and MET/TEAM Training. [ + ]
Inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Expo launches in Sydney
Advanced Manufacturing Expo is being launched in Sydney by the organisers of National Manufacturing Week, held biennially in Melbourne. [ + ]



