Industry News
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. [ + ]
CAPS delivers skid-mounted compressor for natural gas project
CAPS Australia's manufacturing division has developed a large packaged skid to support a major natural gas project in Pakistan that will provide energy to thousands of homes and businesses across the country. [ + ]
Pepperl+Fuchs moves HQ
As part of its expansion in Australia, Pepperl+Fuchs has moved its head office. The company's new headquarters is in a facility previously occupied by Govan in Campbellfield, Melbourne. [ + ]
Orica signs major natural gas agreement
Orica has signed a major natural gas agreement with Esso Australia and BHP Billiton to purchase up to 42 PJ of natural gas per year for three years. [ + ]
Emerson Process Management introduces new GM/MD
Emerson Process Management has introduced its new General Manager and Managing Director responsible for Australia and New Zealand: Karl Wigginton. [ + ]
Energy Australia denies rumours of Wallerawang plant shutdown
Rumours that Energy Australia's Wallerawang power station is set to close are just that - rumours. According to Paul Toole, the Member for Bathurst, the company has refuted speculation that the power plant will be mothballed by March 2014. [ + ]
Robots will replace Holden workers, union predicts
Even if Holden continues manufacturing cars in Australia, most - if not all - of the work will be done by robots, a union official has predicted. [ + ]
Medal win for bulk materials handling thesis
An engineering student has won JCU's annual Charles (CN) Barton Medal for his fourth-year thesis, an in-depth investigation into improving the efficiency of bulk materials handling. [ + ]
