Industry News
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
First unmanned aircraft flown solo in public airspace
An unmanned aircraft has flown for the first time in public airspace, unaccompanied by a safety chase plane. [ + ]
Automated warehousing solution a highlight of CeMAT 2018
A fully automated order fulfilment solution from Swisslog signposted the future of warehousing and attracted attention at this year's CeMAT exhibition. [ + ]
