Drives manufacturer SEW-Eurodrive has established its first South Australian sales and services centre.

Motion control solutions manufacturer Moog Australia has appointed David Hodge as the managing director, replacing Roy Park, who headed the company's Australian operations for 25 years.

Energy Recovery has announced its PX Pressure Exchanger energy recovery technology has been awarded the pump industry’s top honours for innovation of the year.

The Harting Technology Group will use this year's SPS/IPC/DRIVES exhibition in Nuremberg to unveil ‘Fast Track Switching’, claimed to be the first system of its kind in the world that provides open and universal ethernet networking down to machine levels.

Bonfiglioli has set up a permanent office in Singapore to further propel expansion of its Asia–Pacific and Australasian operations and supply high-growth markets in the South-Asia region.

The Rudd government has said it will reveal the final design of its emissions trading scheme, along with a medium-term target range for reductions, on Monday 15 December.

Innovative Conveying Systems International has taken out the 2008 Australian Bulk Handling Award for excellence in transport and conveying.

IDC Technologies has won a contract with Western Power to provide the training and associated materials for the Diploma in Power Transmission based on the standards efforts of EE-OZ.

A recent court case involving the collapse of a bucket wheel excavator at a coal mine shows that engineers and maintenance personnel need to be thorough in performing seemingly inconsequential or minor services.

WorkSafe Victoria has released guidance focusing on the safety risks associated with air receivers — a type of pressure vessel used to store compressed air for large demands greater than a compressor’s capacity.

LaserBond has entered into a Share Sale Deed for the acquisition of Peachey’s Engineering located in Gladstone, Queensland.

Amcor has adopted the Packaging Impact Quick Evaluation Tool (PIQET), enabling it to provide its customers with clear environmental impact information on its range of products.

The West Australian cabinet has lifted a ban on uranium mining, opening up the state's uranium deposits to immediate exploitation.

25 staff from Grundfos Pumps' head office made the short trip to Novita Children’s Services at Regency Park (Adelaide, SA) to help with housekeeping and gardening jobs in and around the facility.

CSIRO and Tasmanian-based Datacall Telemetry have commercialised the Fleck wireless sensor network, which allows the real-time collection of data from large areas via mobile phone or internet connection.