Industry News
Ampcontrol and Tritium shortlisted in mining decarbonisation challenge
The partners are among 21 companies shortlisted for a global challenge to reduce carbon emissions in mining. [ + ]
NZ company wins FDA accolade in its New Era Food Safety challenge
New Zealand company Rfider is the only company outside of North America to get the FDA accolade for its food supply chain traceability platform. [ + ]
CirPro on the journey to Industry 4.0 with Siemens
Australian meat processing company CirPro is set to develop an advanced processing facility in Port Pirie with the assistance of Siemens Australia. [ + ]
SafeAI releases operating system for autonomous heavy equipment
SafeAI has announced what it describes as "the first operating system built specifically for autonomous heavy equipment". [ + ]
ABB and MEDATech sign MoU on net zero emissions vehicles
MEDATech, which designs and builds custom mobile heavy equipment, will work with ABB to find innovative solutions to accelerate the transition to all-electric mines. [ + ]
Siemens Energy and Toray announce partnership in water electrolysis
The partnership will promote the development of the largest multimegawatt-class PEM electrolysis hydrogen plant in Japan. [ + ]
Australian Manufacturing Week to be moved to Sydney in June
AMTIL has announced that it has rescheduled and moved next year's Australian Manufacturing Week (AMW) exhibition to Sydney in June. [ + ]
Ultra-efficient tech paves the way for sustainable energy future
Researchers from ANU have developed a system to transport data using atomically thin semiconductors in an extremely energy-efficient way. [ + ]
FDT Group video describes open automation with FDT 3.0
Video describes open automation transformation enabled by its FDT 3.0 Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions. [ + ]
CSIRO team representing Australia in 'robot olympics'
A Brisbane-based team of robotics experts will represent Australia in the world's leading robotics competition held in the United States this month. [ + ]
Siemens supports Victorian Government’s Digital Jobs program
The Digital Jobs program is designed to help 5000 mid-career Victorians reskill and upskill on much-needed digital skills. [ + ]
ABB unveils technology to enable the transition to all-electric mines
eMine comprises an integrated portfolio of electrification and digital systems designed to accelerate the decarbonisation of the mining sector. [ + ]
CEEC welcomes Maptek as newest sponsor
Global software, hardware and services provider Maptek is the latest company to join the Coalition for Energy Efficient Comminution. [ + ]
First lithium hydroxide successfully produced at Kwinana
IGO Limited has announced that its Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery has produced its first lithium hydroxide chemical product. [ + ]
Sumitomo to evaluate Rio Tinto's Gladstone hydrogen pilot plant
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation have announced a partnership to study the construction of a hydrogen pilot plant at Rio Tinto's Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone. [ + ]
