Industry News
Mount Isa copper mine to close
Glencore has announced that after 60 years of copper mining, the Mount Isa Mines underground copper operations will close in 2025. [ + ]
Festo joins the Siemens Industrial Edge Ecosystem
Festo is now offering the Festo AX Data access app (a data-driven AI solution) on the Siemens Industrial Edge Marketplace. [ + ]
BlueScope to expand metal coating plant
The NSW Government has approved a $320 million Western Sydney metal coating facility for BlueScope Steel. [ + ]
ABB Robotics launches industrial education robot
ABB Robotics has launched the IRB 1090 industrial education robot, authenticated by STEM.org, designed to upskill students. [ + ]
IICA announces Technology Expos in Tasmania
The IICA has announced it will be holding two Technology Expos in Tasmania in November. [ + ]
SICK and Endress+Hauser to join forces in process automation
SICK and Endress+Hauser have signed a joint memorandum of understanding for a strategic partnership. [ + ]
Fortescue invests in US electrolysers to support its hydrogen plans
Fortescue has announced it has taken the lead investor role in US company Electric Hydrogen's (EH2) US$380 million Series C funding round. [ + ]
Tiny, self-driving robot powered by light, radio waves
The MilliMobile, developed by researchers at the University of Washington, is a tiny self-driving robot that requires no external power source or batteries. [ + ]
ABB software improves motor control on mining conveyors
Miners can optimise the life of their conveyor belts by adopting a software solution that improves motor control, says a global material handling expert. [ + ]
Rockwell Automation partners with BIC to drive digital transformation
Rockwell Automation MES solution aids BIC in shifting towards standardised and paperless operations. [ + ]
VTT, Nokia and Sandvik research safe autonomous underground mining
Underground mines are challenging environments for the safe operation of autonomous machines, but next-generation digital solutions could change that. [ + ]
Oxair and Cobalt Blue combine for future of energy storage
Oxair has supplied its onsite oxygen and nitrogen generators to a Broken Hill mining operation that is producing cobalt to help power millions of EVs. [ + ]
CSIRO invests $500K to help Indigenous students pursue futures in STEM
The CSIRO Indigenous STEM Scholarship will now be awarded in perpetuity following a further $500,000 gift. [ + ]
Aerofloat constructing wastewater treatment plant for Incitec Pivot
Aerofloat has been awarded the contract to design and build a wastewater treatment plant at Incitec Pivot Limited's Gibson Island facilities. [ + ]
ISA Position Paper underscores the importance of people to automation
Automation does not eliminate jobs; rather, it repurposes existing jobs and creates new ones, according to the ISA. [ + ]