Anyone who has worked in engineering is only too aware of how small the industry can be, which often makes it difficult when you are in the early stages of selling your practice or finding a new job.

Australasia's status as a world leader in innovation and technology will once again be recognised by the 2006 DuPont Australia and New Zealand Innovation Awards.

The nation's state and territory manufacturing ministers have supported an initiative by Victorian minister for manufacturing and export, André Haermeyer to hold a national summit to address the mounting issues facing Australia's manufacturing sector. Mr Haermeyer sought the meeting following the recent abolition of the industry and technology ministers council at COAG.

Wireless broadband company Unwired Ltd is pre-paring to expand its network beyond Sydney after sealing a spectrum swap deal with regional pay tele-vision group Austar United Communications Ltd.

Many aid projects in developing countries are concerned with providing a better water supply in terms of purification and distribution. Krohne and its clients are playing a role in improving the quality of life for millions of people, leveraging off its expertise and the durability of its flowmeters.

Innovec Controls, based in St Leonards (NSW), has achieved quality accreditation to ISO 9001:2000 for the design and manufacture of electronic equipment for the process control industry.

Cognex Corporation, a supplier of machine vision systems, has acquired DVT Corporation, a privately-held company based in Duluth, Georgia. Under the terms of the acquisition, Cognex pur-chased all of the outstanding shares of DVT.

B-R Controls has been awarded a new contract for the electrical and automation systems for a new Goodman Fielder bakery line in Clayton, Vic. The contract includes the coordination of the electrical and control systems designs across the whole line, line performance monitoring, control of interfaces between equipment, safeguarding and electrical power distribution.

ES Connectivity Trade Show, Christchurch will have the best of Kiwi ingenuity on display at the Christchurch town hall from 30 September to 1 October. This year's event coincides with the Allied Telesyn New Zealand Hi Tech Awards, adding an exciting and insightful finale to this premier technology celebration in Christchurch.

A massive multi-celled battery system developed by ABB and battery maker Saft has powered its way to a certified Guinness world record as the world's most powerful battery.

Swinburne TAFE's Centre for New Manufacturing (CNM) is addressing a training gap in the complex area of machine control system safety compliance, providing vital support for engineers, managers and technical staff.

The new venue, which has been overwhelmingly rated the one of choice in extensive surveys to existing and potential visitors, is in Australia's fastest growing catchment area in the heart of Sydney's industrial and manufacturing hub.

Heavy investment in key industry sectors where pressure transmitters are used extensively will contribute to the robust growth of the pressure transmitters market in China.

ABB has put together a 'school package' of robots, which gives the option of an IRB 140, an IRB 1400 or an IRB 2400, along with the six Robot Studio licences.

Concurrent Computer Corporation's Integrated Solutions Division (ISD) has announced that its Australian subsidiary has delivered high-performance iHawk multiprocessor systems to Raytheon Australia in New South Wales, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company.