Industry News
ETG to showcase 360 EtherCAT products at SPS IPC Drives
Together with 58 co-exhibitors, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) will display 360 EtherCAT products at the SPS IPC Drives 2012 in Nuremberg from 27 to 29 November. [ + ]
Santos says Australia needs foreign labour for energy projects
Santos chief executive David Knox says Australia needs to use foreign skilled labour to meet the planned development of energy projects in the years ahead. [ + ]
Yokogawa wins $20 million LNG supply contract
Yokogawa has won a $20 million supply contract from Bechtel for integrated control and safety systems for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project. [ + ]
ABB to optimise productivity, energy efficiency for new coal mine
ABB has won an order worth US$38 million to design, engineer and supply an integrated automation and electrification system for Anglo American’s new Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland. [ + ]
DMG/Mori Seiki meeting the challenge of storing green energy
Gildemeister Energy Solutions (a DMG company) has developed the CellCube, a powerful, durable and low-maintenance vanadium redox flow large-scale storage solution. [ + ]
ABB solves 100-year-old electrical puzzle
Development of a DC breaker for high-voltage transmission will help shape the grid of the future. [ + ]
Siemens acquires LMS to enable closed-loop product development
Siemens PLM has expanded its portfolio of industry software by acquiring LMS International NV (Leuven, Belgium), a leading provider of test and mechatronic simulation software. [ + ]
$11m aircraft countermeasure defence project nearing completion
A major investment to enter the defence sector is paying off for SAGE Automation, with the final stage of its $11 million project with Chemring Australia to build aircraft countermeasures. [ + ]
LNG research wins Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
Professor Eric May has been awarded the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year for his work towards making liquid natural gas a cleaner resource. [ + ]
Australian manufacturing still contracting
Australia’s manufacturing sector has contracted for an eighth consecutive month. [ + ]
Computer whiz wins top engineering medal
Electrical engineering student Michael Peever has been awarded James Cook University’s 2012 Engineers Australia Charles (CN) Barton Medal for the best fourth-year engineering thesis seminar at JCU’s School of Engineering & Physical Sciences. [ + ]
Students test remote control vehicles for monitoring water quality in wetlands
More than 60 Adelaide students will compete to build the best remote controlled water sampling vehicle. The students developed a vehicle that can collect 500 mL water samples to monitor water quality in South Australian wetlands. [ + ]
LevelOne goes industrial
LevelOne has launched its Infinity brand, which offers a range of industrial-standard networking solutions. The brand is aimed at large industrial enterprises such as mines, manufacturing assembly lines and power stations. [ + ]
Gillard says Aussie solar plant dispels '2 big myths'
Australia's only solar panel manufacturing plant is optimistic about being able to compete with China. [ + ]
National registration for engineers is needed, says Engineers Australia
Engineers Australia has urged the federal government to bring forward its plans to create a national system of registration for engineering professionals. [ + ]
