Controlotron and Siemens have signed an asset purchase agreement for Siemens to acquire the assets and the business activities of Controlotron, which is based in Hauppauge, New York, USA.

Six students from the University of South Australia have been awarded Scholarships in Engineering and Information Technology by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO).

Suppliers looking to promote their products to Queensland’s manufacturing sector will have an opportunity during the Queensland Manufacturing Technology Exhibition (QMan) 2006, to be held in Brisbane from October 17-19.

With demand for light metals tipped to soar in the next 15 years, a new Monash University-led research centre will look at how the Australian industry can become more competitive.

The advanced manufacturing industry has announced its intention to boost its international competitiveness by integrating with global supply chains, with the launch of the Advanced Manufacturing Action Agenda.

Metromatics Pty Ltd has been appointed the distributor of IN-SNEC within Australia and New Zealand.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a $15 million, five-year grant to support the Engineering Research Centre for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power. Industry partners will boost NSF funding with $3 million, and seven universities involved in the centre will contribute an additional $3 million.

The Education Endowment Fund (EEF) of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) has announced the winners of the 2006/07 Rio Tinto/Sir Frank Espie Premium Scholarships.

KoolSpan Inc has entered into a reseller partnership with Australian Utilities and SCADA Technologies to resell KoolSpan's bi-directional two-factor authentication solutions to authenticate and protect critical industrial infrastructures including SCADA-based networks in Australia.

National Manufacturing Week 2006, held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 30 to June 2, has cemented its position as Australia’s leading manufacturing technology exhibition, with positive feedback from exhibitors and visitors alike.

Amid a spate of announcements from Australian manufacturers that they are heading offshore, a KPMG survey suggests that an increase in research and development (R&D) expenditure rather than a search for low-cost labour and manufacturing facilities may be the key to survival in a global market.

The paperless information society has been with us for years, yet anyone needing information about a plant or machinery still has to root through heaps of paper documents. A retrieval system provides archived knowledge on demand.

The Maintenance Engineering Society of Australia (MESA) is calling for nominations for the 10th annual Australian Maintenance Engineering Excellence Awards (AMEEA) as industry and government increasingly acknowledge the benefits of asset maintenance.

ISA has announced the intent to create the Automation Alliance as an umbrella organisation under which associations and societies engaged in manufacturing and process automation activities can work more effectively to fulfil their missions.

An array of mini sensors are poised to change the costly and resource-intensive process of fighting corrosion in industries such as aerospace, shipping, mining, oil and gas.