Attendees at the FDT2 Developers’ Workshop completed 26 DTMs in under two days. [ + ]

The FDT Group Certification Office recorded a surge in DTM certifications earlier this year, issuing 42 certificates for 900 intelligent devices in the first six months of 2012. [ + ]

With help from Rockwell Automation, heavy-equipment OEM MG Bryan Equipment is using cloud computing to remotely manage its high-tech fracturing equipment. [ + ]

The EPMU, the union which represents miners in New Zealand, says that Queensland regulations are considered the international best practice in mine safety, and want the same for NZ. [ + ]

BHP Billiton Iron Ore has awarded Downer EDI an electrical and instrumentation contract worth $71.7 million. [ + ]

Honeywell has announced the formation of its Industrial IT Solutions group, a team of experts who can help manufacturers and process-industry facilities protect against cyber threats. [ + ]

Wish you had a robot to help with repetitive tasks at work? Researchers at MIT are working on it. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

With membership recently exceeding 1000, the Mechatrolink Members Association (MMA) is now the largest motion-control networking group in Asia. [ + ]

Rotork has appointed Andrew Withers as the new Technical Director for Rotork Controls. [ + ]

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 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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]