Industry News
KUKA and Borgward Group form strategic partnership for flexible manufacturing
German automotive manufacturer Borgward Group and Augsburg-based company KUKA Roboter have formed a long-term strategic partnership. [ + ]
Aussie scientists make self-folding straw
Scientists at ANU have made a new material which folds itself into a straw-like tube when it comes into contact with water, then propels the liquid through the tube. The new material can be used to easily create cheap fluid distribution systems that could be used for medical sample analysis, biological sensors or microrobotics. [ + ]
US invests in a smart manufacturing future
The US has launched a Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute in partnership with the Department of Energy. [ + ]
First 1.5 kV solar system under development
The first design for a 1.5 kV DC photovoltaic system is being completed in Florida and is expected to generate 123.75 MW of power. [ + ]
Australian Technologies Competition announces Energy Resources Award
National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) is accepting entries for the inaugural Energy Resources Award as part of the Australian Technologies Competition 2016 (ATC16). [ + ]
Universal Robots launches plug-and-play showroom
Universal Robots has announced the launch of Universal Robots+, a showroom of plug-and-play applications. [ + ]
Schneider Electric launches electrical distribution network automation range
Schneider Electric has announced the launch of the Easergy range of products that includes solutions for electrical protection, control, monitoring and automation. [ + ]
Safety in Action show heading to Sydney
More than 5000 workplace health and safety decision-makers will gather in Sydney in September for Safety in Action, showcasing the latest safety developments. [ + ]
Endress+Hauser partners with Digi International for field instrumentation sensor products
Digi International has announced that its Connect Sensor cellular gateway has been selected for Endress+Hauser's Inventory Management Solutions. [ + ]
Looks like we're not all on top of Industry 4.0
A report by BDO and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has found lack of understanding of Industry 4.0 by UK manufacturers will hinder the sector. [ + ]
Chip with 1000 independent programmable processors
With a maximum computation rate of 1.78 trillion instructions per second and containing 621 million transistors, the energy-efficient 'KiloCore' chip contains 1000 independent programmable processors. [ + ]
Terahertz radiation — a less expensive tool for food and drug inspection
Compact and low cost: Max Planck researchers have developed a new source of radiation across the entire terahertz spectrum that is expected to enable new applications. [ + ]
New managing director for ABB Australia
Tauno Heinola has been appointed managing director of ABB in Australia. [ + ]
Control Logic partners with CSE Uniserve
Control Logic has been appointed a channel partner in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia for CSE Uniserve. [ + ]
Feeding the 9 billion: smarter food solutions
Visitors to the Wiley stand at Foodtech Queensland will have the opportunity to meet Kuka's KR AGILUS robot — a lightweight, versatile and fast robot that is changing how food is processed, packaged and delivered. [ + ]
