Honeywell provides technology and control systems to convert low-cost, local resources into the ingredients used to make plastics and other key materials. [ + ]

The acquisition will strengthen ADLINK's presence in the IIoT market. [ + ]

The CC-Link Partner Association and Profibus & Profinet International have announced a close collaboration with the objective of promoting and disseminating the use of open industrial networks. [ + ]

oneM2M drives the creation and adoption of the first registry based on industry specifications. [ + ]

In an effort to increase employment opportunities for students in STEM education, Siemens Australia has committed to supporting practice-based industry learning opportunities at UTS through the donation of equipment. [ + ]

Technology will provide state-of-the-art gas pre-treatment, automation and controls for a 4-million-tons-per-year capacity natural gas liquefaction plant. [ + ]

Hundreds of robots will descend on Sydney to battle for coveted RoboCup world titles when the city hosts the competition in 2019. [ + ]

A simulation hub to help Asia Pacific businesses break into the global supply chain has been launched. In a partnership between Siemens, the South Australian Government and Simulation Australasia, the hub will deliver advanced system simulation software training to companies and universities. [ + ]

Registration is now open for National Manufacturing Week 2016 (11–13 May), to be held in Sydney. [ + ]

The 10 millionth ABB low-voltage drive rolled off the production line at ABB's Beijing factory in November. The 10 millionth drive is going to Wuhan Guide Electric Co., Ltd. in China, a system integrator manufacturing electric control systems for port cranes. [ + ]

Three cases of black lung have been detected in three months at coalmines in Queensland in what could be the tip of the iceberg for a disease that had been wiped out in Australia half a century ago. [ + ]

Geochemical analysis of minerals by portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) and X-ray diffraction (pXRD) is a crucial tool in the mineral exploration and mining industries. [ + ]

The Romaco Group's decision to purchase the assets of Medipac AB, the Swedish manufacturer of tube filling machines, will strengthen its position in the effervescents sector. [ + ]

Frost & Sullivan's Audrey William, head of ICT Research, Australia & New Zealand, shares her insights into the five big technology predictions into 2016. [ + ]

QuintessenceLabs has developed the technology to generate true random numbers from a quantum entropy source for cryptography in real time, greatly improving the security of encryption systems. [ + ]