Industry News
ABB survey reveals risk from global education gap in automation
Education professionals say robots and automation will shape the near future of employment, yet only 25% of education establishments use robots in teaching programs. [ + ]
ISA introduces digital transformation training series
The International Society of Automation has announced the release of its new Digital Transformation Training Series. [ + ]
Endress+Hauser achieves platinum status for sustainability
Endress+Hauser has scored 76 out of a possible 100 points in the EcoVadis sustainability audit, maintaining its position from last year. [ + ]
Australia's first large-scale hydrogen plant to be built in WA
ARENA has announced it has approved funding to build one of the world's largest renewable hydrogen plants in the Pilbara. [ + ]
Beckhoff introduces software-based control redundancy
Beckhoff has announced a software-based redundancy solution utilising twin industrial PCs (IPCs). [ + ]
Emerson joins Australian Research Council to help with critical infrastructure
Emerson is making a five-year, $2m investment in the public–private research hub led by the Australian Government to improve sustainability and reduce emissions. [ + ]
Researchers develop fastest pick-and-place robot in the world
A research team in France has developed a miniature robot capable of manipulating micrometric objects at unprecedented speeds. [ + ]
UNSW very-high-speed motor offers improved power density
A team from UNSW Sydney has developed a new permanent magnet motor that significantly reduces the use of rare earth materials. [ + ]
ABB launches brewing control system
ABB says the brewing industry will benefit from its new automation solution crafted by ABB’s own brewmaster. [ + ]
Space launch from Australia to use telemetry from Inmarsat
Australia's first orbital rocket launch will be supported by an agreement signed between Gilmore Space Technologies and Inmarsat. [ + ]
Earth scanning success at Australian lithium exploration project
Fleet Space Technologies has announced the successful completion of a trial using its proprietary Ambient Noise Tomography technology to find lithium deposits. [ + ]
Lynas Rare Earths announces Japanese support for expansion
Lynas Rare Earths has announced that it has secured further Japanese backing to develop its Mt Weld rare earths resource in Western Australia. [ + ]
Ampcontrol joins Electric Mine Consortium to power the future of mining
Ampcontrol has announced that it has joined the Electric Mine Consortium to drive efforts towards electrifying and decarbonising the mining industry. [ + ]
ABB and Hydrogen Optimized expand hydrogen partnership
Hydrogen Optimized RuggedCell high-power water electrolysers will become part of a combined offering with ABB's high-power rectifiers. [ + ]
On the move indoors and outdoors with a dynamic outdoor robot
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute have recently demonstrated a robot that can transport large pallet loads omnidirectionally at high speed. [ + ]
