Innovation and Science Australia (ISA) has today released the 2030 Strategic Plan Issues Paper to drive the national conversation around the future of Australian innovation, science and research. [ + ]

SEW-Eurodrive has officially opened its 2000 m², state-of-the-art Heavy Industrial Service Centre in Mackay. [ + ]

Bill Ferris AC, chair of Innovation and Science Australia (ISA), has argued that bold action is needed to harness Australia's innovation potential in facing up to the risks and seizing the opportunities presented by the forces of globalisation, technological disruption and demographic trends that will shape Australia's economy and society over the medium term. [ + ]

Siemens Australia has strengthened its distribution partnership with Colterlec to include an automation portfolio and associated products. The agreement will extend Siemens' footprint in suburban and regional locations and allows customers better access to its automation technologies. [ + ]

Metso has set up its Digital Program to accelerate the company to a new level in digital capabilities, required to succeed in the future of minerals processing and flow control. [ + ]

ABB has this week launched more than 180 new solutions and services around its ABB Ability brand. [ + ]

A team of CSIRO scientists has made a breakthrough that could result in faster and cheaper production for the pharmaceutical, food and bulk chemistry industries. [ + ]

The chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, has said that domestic gas prices are "making it extremely difficult, if not impossible" for some manufacturers to continue operating. [ + ]

Next-generation software solutions will enhance ABB Ability by giving grid operators control over the growing number of distributed energy resources. [ + ]

The Royal New Zealand Navy has become the first navy to achieve unmanned space and operations on a warship. [ + ]

As part of its ongoing professional development training program, the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) presents a range of technical seminars and training courses teaching effective and efficient management of corrosion. [ + ]

An American teenager has developed a 3D printing machine that can print with molten metal, out of the desire to create a prototype for a project he was working on. [ + ]

The 2017 National Manufacturing Week conference program will feature a leading edge series of seminars, showcases, interactive discussions and networking sessions addressing the critical touch points that will help drive the Industry 4.0 revolution. [ + ]

Rexel and Prosoft will be running a webinar in March on how manufacturers can remotely access their control systems platforms, from any vendor, from anywhere in the world, through encrypted cloud services. [ + ]

Study by HMS Industrial Networks AB shows Industrial Ethernet and wireless are growing fast in market share. [ + ]