Rockwell Automation has announced it will purchase the assets of the medium-voltage drives business of Harbin Jiuzhou Electric Co for approximately US$83 million. [ + ]

Honeywell launched its Intelligent Management of Change (iMOC) workflow process management application yesterday at the HUG Symposium on the Gold Coast. [ + ]

Honeywell has announced a fully certified application control and whitelisting solution to help combat viruses and malware from attacking its Experion PKS control system platform. [ + ]

Tuyen Ding Quang, a chemical engineering student at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, has been announced as the winner of the UniSim Design Student Challenge at the HUG Symposium. [ + ]

WNIPT’s editor, Glenn Johnson, reports from the Honeywell Users Group Asia-Pacific Symposium on the Gold Coast. [ + ]

McCrometer has announced that its advanced differential pressure V-Cone flow meter has obtained GOST-R certification, meeting Russian national technical standards. [ + ]

Hurll Nu-Way has become a GE Energy authorised distributor of Roots blowers, compressors and controls in Australia. [ + ]

Hach Pacific has launched a loyalty program for its Australian and New Zealand customers. TheSource loyalty program was officially launched on 16 July. [ + ]

Advantech is holding a free Windows Embedded Standard 7 hands-on, two-day workshop in Perth. [ + ]

Moore Industries has been honoured for its WORM Flexible Sensors for thermowell temperature assemblies by Mesures. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation is hosting a Safety Automation Symposium in Adelaide on 8 August, highlighting the latest developments in safety technology and automation. [ + ]

Cetra Technologies took home gold at the inaugural Australian Gas Innovation Awards, part of the Australian Gas Technology Conference and Exhibition (AGT). [ + ]

Chevron will be favouring Australian companies and labour, according to the state government. [ + ]

Schneider Electric has partnered with Robogals to hold a hands-on session to encourage school children to consider careers in engineering. [ + ]

One of the world’s biggest energy companies says the government needs to do more to address Australia’s skills shortage. [ + ]