Industry News
Whitehaven Coal to acquire Daunia and Blackwater coalmines
Whitehaven Coal has announced it has executed definitive sale agreements with BHP Group and Mitsubishi Development to acquire two coalmines in Queensland. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
ABB Robotics launches industrial education robot
ABB Robotics has launched the IRB 1090 industrial education robot, authenticated by STEM.org, designed to upskill students. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Rockwell Automation partners with BIC to drive digital transformation
Rockwell Automation MES solution aids BIC in shifting towards standardised and paperless operations. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Positive results in sodium-ion battery materials project
Sparc Technologies and QUT have announced positive results for their sodium-ion battery materials collaboration. [ + ]
Monash research to focus on conversion of CO2 into useful products
A specialist research hub into the conversion of carbon dioxide into useful products has opened at Monash University. [ + ]
