Industry News
SCADA market to benefit from renewable energy growth
Increasing focus on renewable energy in the major end-use industries of oil and gas, energy and power and water and wastewater is expected to open up huge opportunities for the SCADA market in coming years. [ + ]
New European centre for 3D printing
A collaboration between TNO and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands will see a new leading-edge knowledge centre for additive manufacturing in Europe. [ + ]
Australian academic visits India to discuss advanced manufacturing collaboration
An Australian expert in advanced manufacturing and material sciences is visiting India to investigate opportunities for collaboration. [ + ]
Humans less likely to return to an automated advisor once given bad advice
New research shows it is highly possible we can lose efficiency gains from automation once trust is lost in the system. [ + ]
South Australia's Technology Industry Association to merge with the Defence Teaming Centre
The members of the SA-based TIA (Technology Industry Association) have agreed to merge with the Defence Teaming Centre from 1 July 2016. [ + ]
Industry benefits and ISO 50001
At the seventh Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7), world energy leaders announced ambitious actions to accelerate the global transition to clean energy. These actions include efforts to address energy efficiency using ISO 50001 on energy management systems. [ + ]
World's longest rail tunnel completed
Switzerland has completed a 17-year project to dig the world's longest rail tunnel through the Alps. [ + ]
First food manufacturing-focused industry event in Queensland
Foodtech Queensland will focus specifically on the state's strongest food manufacturing categories and will serve to connect businesses in these areas with new technology and ideas to help them grow their operations. [ + ]
McCrometer meets new ISO 5167-5 standard for cone meters
The ISO 5167-5 standard confirms that uncalibrated cone meters perform at no better than ±5% accuracy, while the V-Cone meter is accurate to ±0.5%, which is a significant performance difference. [ + ]
Australia's cybercrime problem: agenda for the next government
A new discussion paper released by the ACCS notes a substantial spending gap between measures recently announced by the federal government and comparable spending commitments made by its allies for cybersecurity in the past half year. [ + ]
RS Components introduces range of motion control solutions
RS Components has announced a range of products and solutions to help companies involved in motion control applications to equip and maintain systems, such as conveyors. [ + ]
Spider worker robots of the future developed
Siemens researchers in Princeton, New Jersey, have developed prototype spider-like robots called 'SiSpis' that can work collaboratively to print structures and surfaces. [ + ]
New concept liquid battery developed at MIT
A novel concept for a flow battery with a pump-free design could offer advantages in cost and simplicity. [ + ]
Bureau Veritas to demonstrate oil and gas testing capabilities at 2016 APPEA Conference
Bureau Veritas Asutralia will be demonstrating its capabilities in field testing, gas analysis, water analysis, fuel testing, glycol analysis and oil condition monitoring, as well as its online Lube Oil Analysis Management System. [ + ]
Gripper modelled on a chameleon's tongue
The FlexShapeGripper can grip, collect and release several objects of very different shapes in the one process without the need for manual conversion due to its water-filled silicone cap, which wraps itself around the items being gripped in a flexible, form-fitting manner. [ + ]
