Macnaught Australia, a lubrication equipment manufacturer, has just invested more than $1.2 million on advanced technology CNC machining centres at its Sydney manufacturing complex.

Australian OHS pioneer Dr Eric Wigglesworth died on the weekend, days short of presenting a paper to the Safety In Action Conference calling for systemic change to the research into workplace health.

Profinet is experiencing a rapid increase in the number of installed nodes, recording a 40% growth in the number of instalments during 2008.

Bonfiglioli has commissioned a complete assembly and testing line dedicated to HDP parallel shaft and HDO bevel helical gearboxes.

Siemens has enhanced its Channel Partner program with the recent appointment of a number of authorised resellers of industry products throughout Australia.

The most recent and innovative process control and automation products will be displayed at a trade show in Bathurst on 25 March 2009.

Western Australia will receive a much-needed boost to its job market this year, with 1500 jobs to be created during the construction of the $3.5 billion Perdaman urea plant in Collie. The plant is just one of a range of large projects that the government is relying on to buck the nation's job loss trend.

Siemens will be holding a tour of half-day seminars around Australia and New Zealand from 24 March 2009 to 17 February 2010, to discuss how organisations can achieve maximum productivity while also reducing costs.

The Fieldbus Foundation has established an Asia–Pacific Executive Advisory Council (AP-EAC), to help drive adoption of open, non-proprietary Foundation fieldbus technology in East Asia, South-East Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand.

Environmental control, carbon neutral and dust filtration specialist Donaldson Australasia has appointed Roger Miller as the Managing Director to oversee operations in Australia and New Zealand.

The Profibus Association of Australia & New Zealand (PAANZ) will celebrate Profibus International's 20-year anniversary with a series of events, trade conferences and training seminars in capital cities.

Grundfos Pumps Pty Ltd has officially opened its Victorian/Tasmanian state office.

The 2009 Australasian Oil and Gas Expo attracted 7784 visitors, more than double the number of visitors to the 2007 show, according to event organisers.

On Wednesday 11 February, Grundfos Pumps Australia Head Office, based in Adelaide, was visited by Søren Ø Sørensen, Grundfos’s Group Executive Vice-President, and Carsten Andersen, Chairman of Grundfos Pumps Pty Ltd Board of Directors.

Davey Firefighter pump sets are under evaluation by China's army.