Industry expects production output and financial performance to lift in 2024 while labour shortages and competitive pressures weigh on productivity and growth. [ + ]

Autonomous mobile robots from MiR at Kinrise Snackfoods have improved efficiency through automating pallet handling. [ + ]

The Shift It! – Warehouse Automation Challenge will allow 15 selected engineers and designers to build a project that would help in automating a warehouse. [ + ]

ABB Robotics has announced its first Flexley Tug T702 autonomous mobile robot equipped with AI-based Visual SLAM navigation technology. [ + ]

Alpha HPA has achieved the completion of its first run of synthetic sapphire growth in what is believed to be an Australian first. [ + ]

EMU enables industries with large industrial equipment, including defence, mining and marine, to quickly print and replace large metal parts in the field. [ + ]

Digital twins are rapidly becoming a mainstay in oil and gas operations, according to a recent report. [ + ]

Siemens is offering apps for the water industry to enable the detection of leaks and blockages using artificial intelligence. [ + ]

Patented process converts waste resources to valuable secondary products with zero waste. [ + ]

ABB has launched an updated version of its flagship distributed control system, System 800xA. [ + ]

The Databricks platform will support the ARM Hub's AI-as-a-service for manufacturers. [ + ]

The University of Adelaide's new research centre will focus on the transformation of Australia's supply chains. [ + ]

Siemens says its Simatic Automation Workstation will provide greater control over factory automation and security, eliminating separate PLCs. [ + ]

Rockwell's Fiix Asset Predictor now offers a generative AI prescriptive work orders capability. [ + ]

exida has announced that its Component Reliability Database (CRD) Handbook is now available to purchase on its web store. [ + ]