Schneider Electric has launched its RefineryWise software for the oil and gas industry, aiming to transform refinery operations to improve profitability, grow revenue by up to 5% and cut costs by up to 10%. [ + ]

SEW-Eurodrive has announced that load testing for gearboxes and complete drive assemblies will be available from its new service centre in Mackay, set to open in March 2017. [ + ]

Advantech has announced that it has joined the LoRa Alliance, which is committed to developing a new industrial standard to empower the Internet of Things. [ + ]

Emrich has announced it has entered into a partnership with REV Packaging Solutions, a leading European machine manufacturer for the fresh produce sector. [ + ]

MMG Ltd, a leading Australian metals, mining and minerals (MMM) company, has selected Schneider Electric's Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) solution to improve asset utilisation and overall equipment effectiveness. [ + ]

Global crop protection specialist ADAMA and Australian ag-tech company SwarmFarm Robotics have announced a joint arrangement to establish ADAMA as SwarmFarm's preferred global business partner. [ + ]

Origin Energy Limited (Origin) has announced its intention to divest its conventional upstream business via initial public offering (IPO), with NewCo to be listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). [ + ]

Australia's innovations will grow into successful businesses with help from the CSIRO Innovation Fund, a $200 million fund to commercialise early-stage innovations from CSIRO, universities and other publicly funded research bodies. [ + ]

Old tyres can be completely recycled into lower emission diesel engine oil, instead of being dumped in dangerous, highly flammable stockpiles that become breeding grounds for malaria and dengue-carrying mosquitoes. [ + ]

Dow Chemical Australia has formally joined the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the development of Australia's innovative and dynamic advanced manufacturing sector. [ + ]

Aurora advanced autonomy system demonstrated on a Diamond DA-42, Cessna Caravan and Bell UH-1 helicopter. [ + ]

The Corrosion & Prevention 2016 (C&P2016) conference in Auckland brought together a panel of industry experts to discuss the challenges brought by new technologies and materials in addition to the importance of maintaining vital infrastructure. [ + ]

Belden has highlighted how Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is the key to the future of automation networks at SPS/IPC/Drives 2016 in Nuremberg. [ + ]

South Australia has opened a new Manufacturing Technologies Centre designed to help businesses grow by providing access to the state's best researchers, financial institutions and global supply chains. [ + ]

CSIRO has revealed its blueprint for how Australian manufacturers can survive and prosper in an uncertain future. [ + ]