Industry News
White paper from Cisco and Rockwell helps simplify IP address management
Deploying network address translation helps resolve complications of duplicate IP addresses. [ + ]
Viva Energy Australia advances process safety
Refinery operator Viva Energy Australia is the latest organisation to join the Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre (ISC). Viva Energy has signed on as an ISC operating partner and is expected to share its safety expertise to benefit process industries globally. [ + ]
Madison Technologies expands hazardous area networking range
Madison Technologies has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of the Solexy explosion-proof and intrinsically safe communications product range in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Rockwell Automation wins three Asian Manufacturing Awards
Rockwell emerges as the Best Internet of Things Provider, Best Programmable Control Systems Provider and Best Machine Safety Systems Provider in Asia. [ + ]
Oil and gas corrosion to be conference focus
The Corrosion and Prevention 2015 Conference allows industry stakeholders to meet and discuss a wide range of topics relating to corrosion and its prevention or mitigation. [ + ]
ProDetec expands range with addition of SIGRIST measuring technology
Australian instrumentation supplier ProDetec has announced that it has acquired the SIGRIST exclusive distributor rights for Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
SpeedCast selected by Interoil to deliver satellite services in PNG
SpeedCast International Limited has announced that it has been awarded a multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract for delivery of satellite communications and network services by InterOil Corporation in Papua New Guinea. [ + ]
Rockwell announces new Power TechED education event
Rockwell Automation has announced its inaugural educational event focused on power and energy, Power TechED, to be held 8–9 September 2015 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland. [ + ]
ABB acquires full ownership of CGM
ABB has acquired the remaining shares of CGM to become its sole shareholder. Sweden-based CGM provides modern control room design and ergonomic solutions for maximum control room operator effectiveness. [ + ]
Schneider Electric announces Electro80 as first Safety Alliance System Integrator Partner in Asia Pacific
A Schneider Electric System Integrator partner since 1996, Electro80 was selected for the partnership based on its proven track record of championing safety and process optimisation in the Australian industrial market, as well as meeting the strict criteria outlined by the Alliance Program. [ + ]
SpeedCast announces landmark energy deal
SpeedCast International Limited has announced that it has been awarded one of its largest ever satellite service agreements in the energy sector, with a multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract covering services in over 20 countries for both onshore and offshore oil and gas in Asia-Pacific and Africa. [ + ]
More commercial research needed, says advanced manufacturing chief
Andrew Stevens, chairman of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, said federal research spending was mainly driven by research priorities and the curiosity of individual researchers, but making Australian companies globally competitive should be a higher priority. [ + ]
Australian F&B company to enter India
Australia's Flavor and Life Food and Beverages (FAL), maker of the Coco Joy, Juiced Up and Aqua Hero beverages, has announced it would set up its first Indian factory within three years, which will serve several countries. [ + ]
Emerson signs 10-year agreement with BP
BP and Emerson have signed a global agreement for Emerson Process Management to provide automation technologies and aftercare services for BP's upstream oil and gas operations. [ + ]
ABB installs world's most powerful offshore converter platform in the North Sea
The DolWin beta offshore converter station in the North Sea, housed on an offshore platform, has a 916 MW power transmission capacity, making it the most powerful installation of its kind. [ + ]