Neles emergency shutdown valves will safeguard demanding processes at a new ethylene cracker. [ + ]

A record-breaking renewables uptake makes the latest in digital process optimisation all the more important. [ + ]

FITS enhancements include cloud-based enterprise data access, mobility apps and the use of augmented reality, while device-specific information from DTMs will be available via an FDT/OPC UA information model. [ + ]

Honeywell has introdcued Matrikon FLEX as the first easy-to-use solution to enable communication of any application with OPC UA. [ + ]

ABB and IBM have announced a strategic collaboration that brings together ABB's digital industrial offering, ABB Ability, with IBM Watson Internet of Things cognitive capabilities to offer new possibilities for customers in utilities, industry, transport and infrastructure. [ + ]

Production increase at Honeywell's Arzamas plant will meet the growing needs of local customers in the Russian oil and gas industry. [ + ]

GE and Looop Co., Ltd.'s partnership marks the entry of 1500 V solar technology into Japan's solar market. [ + ]

Research by CSIRO now makes it possible to produce oil in the leaves and stems of plants as well as the seeds, which promises to be a game changer in the global production of renewable oils. [ + ]

Two new chapters in the Occupational Health and Safety Body of Knowledge — Process Hazards (Chemical) and Managing Process Safety — will be launched online on 26 April. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation has announced that Auto Control Systems (ACS), a provider of industrial automation, control systems and services in Australia, has been appointed as the first Recognised System Integrator in the Power Discipline for the South Pacific region. [ + ]

NERA (National Energy Resources Australia) has awarded $200,000 to inspiring and groundbreaking small businesses looking to innovate within the energy resources sector. [ + ]

CSIRO's 28-year collaboration with Boeing has soared to new heights with the aerospace company naming CSIRO a 'Supplier of the Year' for calendar year 2016. [ + ]

Innovyz Institute, along with Green Industries SA, has announced 10 successful technologies and ideas selected for Innovyz's new Waste and Recycling Commercialisation Program, including two from South Australian universities. [ + ]

Honeywell's Secure Media Exchange (SMX) is claimed to protect facilities against current and emerging USB-borne threats, without the need for complex procedures or restrictions that impact operations or industrial personnel. [ + ]

Technical paper 'Blower technologies and energy efficiency opportunities' will be presented at the 42nd WIOA QLD Water Industry Operations Conference & Exhibition being held on 7 and 8 June 2017 in Crestmead. [ + ]