Industry News
ABB to enable world's largest digital substation in Belarus
ABB technology will improve efficiency, safety, security and reliability in the world's largest digital substation. [ + ]
Chile exchange program winners announced
Three METS companies have been selected to take part in the METStech Passport program. [ + ]
Siemens and Bentley partner on new digital PLM solution
Siemens PLM Software has announced, with Bentley Systems, an integrated solution to deliver capital projects more efficiently using digital twins. [ + ]
CSIRO showcases cyanide-free gold extraction
CSIRO has produced Australia's first gold using a non-toxic chemical process in an effort to provide an alternative to cyanide and mercury for extraction. [ + ]
Collaboration on automotive repair robotics announced
AMA/Gemini joins Tradiebot Industries and Swinburne University in repair technology collaboration. [ + ]
Conference to educate Australian business on the impact of IoT
Australian and international IoT experts will assemble at UTS in September for a two-day IoT learning event for Australian business executives. [ + ]
Singapore to host Asia's biggest downstream oil and gas trade show
Asian Downstream Summit 2018 will be focusing on core refining technologies with a special focus on Industry 4.0. [ + ]
Digital factory market to reach US$111 billion in 2026: report
According to a new report published by ABI Research, the digital factory market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 35% to reach US$111 billion in 2026. [ + ]
Amazon opens fulfilment centre in Sydney
Amazon opened its second Australian fulfilment facility in Moorebank, in south-west Sydney, last week. [ + ]
Barminco to be acquired by Ausdrill
Underground hard-rock mining contractor Barminco Holdings Limited has announced it will be acquired by mining services company Ausdrill Limited. [ + ]
Australia and India lead Asian LNG growth: report
Australia and India are expected to be significant contributors to capacity growth in Asia and Oceania's LNG industry for the period 2018 to 2022. [ + ]
Smarter tech for safer food
Food safety has been a top priority for food manufacturers and consumers for many years, but in recent years, food safety recalls have been on the increase. [ + ]
A hydrogen industry on the national agenda
Dr Alan Finkel, Chair of the Hydrogen Strategy Group and Australia's Chief Scientist, said that hydrogen's time has come. [ + ]
Discovery casts dark shadow on computer security
Two international teams of security researchers have uncovered Foreshadow, a new variant of the hardware vulnerability Meltdown announced earlier in the year. [ + ]
Physicist appointed as CSIRO Chief Scientist
Dr Cathy Foley, currently the Deputy Director of CSIRO's manufacturing business unit, has been appointed to the position of CSIRO Chief Scientist. [ + ]
