Industry News
MIT researchers develop robotic assistants for factory workers
Wish you had a robot to help with repetitive tasks at work? Researchers at MIT are working on it. [ + ]
MMA reaches 1000 members
With membership recently exceeding 1000, the Mechatrolink Members Association (MMA) is now the largest motion-control networking group in Asia. [ + ]
SEW-Eurodrive to open new IG facility
SEW-Eurodrive has established a new IG facility at its national headquarters in Melbourne. The company says its investment is a demonstration of confidence at a time of global financial uncertainty. [ + ]
New Technical Director for Rotork Controls
Rotork has appointed Andrew Withers as the new Technical Director for Rotork Controls. [ + ]
Pressure Dynamics goes FLNG!
FMC Technologies has awarded Pressure Dynamics the contract to design and manufacture the subsea control system Production Hydraulic Power Unit (PHPU) for Shell’s new Prelude gas field. [ + ]
InduSoft announces free online training for HMI/SCADA software
InduSoft has announced its online video training series for its upcoming InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 HMI/SCADA software. The free online training videos cover subjects such as alarms and trends. [ + ]
New Australasia director for IChemE
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has appointed a new Australasia director. Peter Slane succeeds Jan Althorp, who has held the position for 10 years. [ + ]
Outlook bright for NSW economy, says SAGE Automation
Things are looking up for the New South Wales economy, according to SAGE Automation. SAGE has projected an optimistic outlook for strong growth in NSW and has demonstrated its commitment to the NSW market by appointing a Business Development Manager for NSW. [ + ]
NI and UniMAP collaborate to advance engineering and robotics education
National Instruments (NI) and Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) have announced their collaboration in advancing engineering and robotics education, signing a memorandum of understanding at UniMAP’s Agrotechnology Research Station. [ + ]
ANCA Motion - exporting from Bayswater North to the world
ANCA Motion has opened new headquarters in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. [ + ]
Cogita sells ANZ ERP business to Epicor
The transaction is anticipated to close by 31 May 2012. [ + ]
Invensys and Valero sign licensing agreement for ACA.HF Solution
Invensys Operations Management announced yesterday that it has signed a licensing agreement with Valero Energy Corporation, allowing use of Invensys’s patented ACA.HF Advanced Alkylation Measurement Solution. [ + ]
Schneider and Krohne collaborate on automation and instrumentation solution
Schneider Electric has announced a partnership with Krohne that the companies say will provide customers with a complete automation and instrumentation solution, which will include Schneider’s PlantStruxure process automation architecture and Krohne’s instrumentation offer. [ + ]
CompAir launches dedicated Custom Engineered Products division
CompAir Australasia has launched a dedicated Custom Engineered Products division in response to growing customer demand for CEPs. CEP Australasia is headed by David Laurenson. With over 20 years of compressed air industry experience, and having previously been responsible for the CompAir Asia Pacific CEP division, Laurenson is well placed to lead CEP as its director. [ + ]
Fluke Calibration celebrates World Metrology Day on 21 May
The signing of the Metre Convention by representatives of 17 nations took place on 20 May 1875. It’s now celebrated worldwide as World Metrology Day. This year’s theme for World Metrology Day is ‘Metrology for Safety’. Fluke Calibration joined the global metrology community to celebrate the importance of measurements on 21 May this year. [ + ]