Australian compressor technology group Champion Compressors has announced the appointment of Ross McNamara as its NSW state manager.

Gold Coast company Knetic Renewables plans to bring a new dimension to the renewable energy sector, converting waste products and the power of ocean waves to electricity.

Two of ABB's IRB 140 robots were part of the laser welding system that manufactured the two accelerator rings of the Large Hadron Collider, located at CERN on the Swiss-French border.

Rockwell Automation has appointed Twain Drewett as managing director for Australia and New Zealand.

Citect celebrated 35 years in the real-time intelligence and industrial automation industry, and the 21st birthday of CitectSCADA at its sixth annual Citect Connects Oceania User Conference.

Rio Tinto has formed separate alliances with Atlas Copco and General Electric (GE) to develop autonomous drilling and energy-efficient mining solutions.

Employment prospects for jobseekers in the manufacturing sector have fallen considerably as employers cease hiring for the second half of 2008, according to the recently released Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

The costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions are less daunting when the alternatives are considered, according to the Garnaut Climate Change Review.

Rockwell Automation recently held the 9th annual RSTechED event, providing attendees with a valuable educational forum and business networking opportunity.

At the Drill 2008 conference in New Zealand, compressor technology group Sullair Australia explored the crucial role of compressed-air solutions in keeping Australian and New Zealand drillers online.

Australian compressed air specialist Champion Compressors has recently chalked up five years without a ‘lost-time injury’ in any of its workplaces.

Many Australian businesses appear not to be pulling their weight when it comes to their corporate social responsibility, according to a recent report by consultant firm Grant Thornton.

Emerson Process Management has opened the Southeast Asia Service Centre in Singapore to make its full range of automation services more accessible to the Asia–Pacific market.

International independent training organisation OPC Training Institute (OPCTI) will, on 16 September, address the impact of the OPC Foundation's OPC Unified Architecture (UA) specification on the worldwide manufacturing industry.

Citect has been named the Asia Pacific HMI and SCADA Company of the Year at the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Industrial Technological Awards.