Industry News
Hydrogen partnership to benefit R&D, jobs, exports
CSIRO has announced it will partner with Fortescue Metals Group on hydrogen technologies to support the development of new industries. [ + ]
Siemens wins training award for Industry 4.0 apprenticeships
Award given in recognition of the first-of-its-kind digital apprenticeship, launched by Siemens in collaboration with Swinburne University of Technology. [ + ]
CSIRO invests $35m in future of space and AI for Australia
CSIRO aims to help reinvent old industries and create new ones, as well as grow the capability of a new generation of researchers. [ + ]
Schneider Electric endorses initiative to drive IIoT adoption
Schneider Electric will take a seat on the board of the OPC Foundation. [ + ]
GE's first scalable additive systems ready for production
Modular system architecture with automation supports scalable serial production. [ + ]
AMS to be Bronkhorst distributor in Australia
As of 1 December 2018, AMS has been assigned to be the official distributor of Bronkhorst products for Australia and territories. [ + ]
Bentley Systems to acquire machine learning specialist
Leveraging digital twins' analytics visibility for infrastructure asset performance. [ + ]
ABB opens advanced innovation and manufacturing hub in China
The new hub integrates all of ABB's activities in Xiamen to create a state-of-the-art campus specialising in advanced technologies. [ + ]
Siemens gives half-billion-dollar software grant to UQ
Siemens announces over half a billion Australian dollars of in-kind commercial value grant of software for digital manufacturing to University of Queensland. [ + ]
Mining and energy scale-up accelerator program to launch
Collaboration between Industry Growth Centres METS Ignited and NERA, along with the Queensland Government, WA Government and KPMG. [ + ]
Industry analyst ranks ABB at the top for DCS globally
With a 20% market share across industries, the ARC Advisory Group has ranked ABB as the leader of digitally enabled control and automation. [ + ]
Flexicon offers screw conveyor quick-ship program
Flexicon has announced that it is now offering a quick-ship program for shipment of its flexible screw conveyors in popular sizes. [ + ]
Growing use of mobile robots on factory floors: report
Complementary robotics technologies will help to push revenues of commercial robotics to US$22 billion by 2027. [ + ]
Rajant appoints Madison Technologies for its wireless mesh technologies
Distributor appointment brings Rajant's Kinetic Mesh technology to IIoT applications. [ + ]
ForeScout acquires SecurityMatters
Acquisition provides deeper visibility into operational technology networks to help organisations mitigate threats targeting industrial environments. [ + ]
