Industry News
ASC and Schneider Electric collaborate on submarine engineering
Schneider Electric has announced that it has entered into an agreement with ASC to support Collins Class submarine sustainment. [ + ]
Industry confidence returning to oil and gas sector: report
Over 90% of oil and gas professionals believe the industry will improve or remain the same in the mid to long term, according to a report commissioned by AOG. [ + ]
Canadian power company to deploy world's first hydrogen-powered grid
New Brunswick could see up to 30 distributed hydrogen production stations deployed for zero-carbon baseload generation. [ + ]
5G to be de facto connectivity choice for outdoor robots: report
Low latency and cloud intelligence are the two main features of 5G that will significantly change the deployment of future robots. [ + ]
Advanced 3D printing facility opened at UTS
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has opened Australia's most advanced 3D printing facility, ProtoSpace, to help grow advanced manufacturing in Australia. [ + ]
ABB and BP celebrate global MEC frame agreement
BP has appointed ABB as one of its global MECs for BP Upstream Major Capital Projects. [ + ]
ABB launches digital mining portfolio
ABB has announced a portfolio of digital solutions aimed at comprehensive mine optimisation. [ + ]
Bentley Systems invests in digital twins for water networks
Investment in Digital Water Works will increase the global footprint of both organisations in municipal and investor-owned water and wastewater infrastructure. [ + ]
Additive manufacturing leaps from prototype to production
AM systems will produce US$2 trillion worth of parts and end products by 2030. [ + ]
Australian company improves secondary mine ventilation
A new technological solution engineered in Australia is said to offer power savings and control not yet seen in the underground mining industry. [ + ]
Monash innovation opens up new options for the aluminium industry
New aluminium processing method said to be a once-in-100-year innovation. [ + ]
ABB and Dassault Systèmes enter global software partnership
Partnership to improve customer value through ABB Ability digital solutions combined with Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform. [ + ]
Australia can achieve stable grid with renewables: report
Researchers at ANU claim that stabilising a 100% renewable electricity grid would be possible with technology that is already widely used in Australia. [ + ]
New chairman for Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre
A new board chair of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has been announced. [ + ]
Rockwell and Schlumberger enter into joint venture
Joint venture entity Sensia to be a fully integrated automation solutions provider for the oil and gas industry. [ + ]




