Industry News
Schneider Electric contracted to deliver DCPS system for iron ore project
Roy Hill Iron Ore has engaged Schneider Electric to provide a comprehensive demand chain planning and scheduling (DCPS) system for its West Australian iron ore project. [ + ]
Jobseeker forum attracts women to mining industry
AMMA is hosting the Connecting Women Jobseeker Forum in Brisbane to attract more women to the mining industry. More than 150 women will have the opportunity to engage directly with employers and enrol in fully funded training at the forum. [ + ]
Coopers Brewery cracks a second bottling line
Coopers Brewery officially opened its second bottling line on Friday, 6 December in a ceremony held at its Regency Park brewery in Adelaide. [ + ]
Honeywell reduces 'nuisance' alarms that can lead to billion-dollar losses in the process industries
New alarm suite helps industrial plant operators identify and address most important automation alarms. [ + ]
Maric Flow Control celebrates 50 years
Over the past three years Maric has recorded a 32% increase in exports, which now account for 40% of total sales, and overall turnover has surged 11% in the first four months of 2013-14. [ + ]
Australia's first Professional Process Safety Engineers named
Australia's first Professional Process Safety Engineers have been announced at the Hazards Australasia conference in Perth. [ + ]
Process safety attitudes need to change: IChemE president
Attitudes towards process safety need a mindset and culture change, from the boardroom down, according to Judith Hackitt, president of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). [ + ]
New Australian office for HRS Heat Exchangers
Heat transfer specialist HRS Heat Exchangers has announced it will open a new office in Australia in the new year. The Melbourne office will be headed by Chris Little, an experienced mechanical engineer with expertise in HRS' larger systems. [ + ]
Omega Air launched in Australia
Cope Air Technologies has announced it will distribute Omega Air Filtration products in Australia and New Zealand. The Omega product range is manufactured in Europe and, according to Cope Air’s Managing Director, is offered at affordable prices. [ + ]
IICA and AINDT bring new zones to AOG 2014
AOG has announced two new zones for the 2014 event: the Non-destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring Zone and the Instrumentation, Control and Automation Zone. [ + ]
Automation Fair celebrates Allen-Bradley's 110th anniversary
The recent Automation Fair event, held in Houston on 11-15 November, attracted more than 100 exhibitors and more than 9700 manufacturing and industrial professionals. [ + ]
Metso honoured at Queensland Export Awards
Metso's Process Technology and Innovation team has been honoured at The Premier of Queensland's Export Awards for its delivery of innovative technical solutions to the global resources industry. [ + ]
Petition to save auto manufacturing industry launches
The Make Australia campaign has launched an online petition calling on Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane to act to save Australia's car manufacturing industry. [ + ]
Honeywell solution selected for Chinese petrochemical plants
The Sinopec Maoming Company has selected Honeywell's business management and automation technology for its ageing petrochemical plants in Guangdong Province in China. [ + ]
Metso delivers world's largest crusher for Zambian copper mine
Metso Mining and Construction has been awarded a contract to supply two MP2500 cone crushers for Kalumbila Minerals' Sentinel project, which is located 150 km west of Solwezi, north-west Zambia. [ + ]