Industry News
More global growth for Fleet Space Technologies
New partnership heralds first ExoSphere deployment in Canada. [ + ]
Modern Manufacturing Expo to return in September
Connectivity and artificial intelligence to be the focus of the 2023 Modern Manufacturing Expo. [ + ]
Intuitive machine control using speech recognition
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute have developed a speech recognition solution for use in industrial manufacturing. [ + ]
Siemens and Swinburne University to establish energy transition hub
Siemens is partnering with Swinburne University to help accelerate the energy transition towards net zero with an advanced future energy grid laboratory. [ + ]
Consortium to enable zero-emission aviation in New Zealand
A new consortium has been formed to bring zero-emission aviation to New Zealand using green hydrogen. [ + ]
Rio Tinto to export green aluminium through Marubeni partnership
Rio Tinto has established an agreement on the supply of Rio Tinto’s Responsible Aluminium products to Japanese downstream manufacturers. [ + ]
Course to equip students for the digitisation of manufacturing
A new Charles Darwin University (CDU) course will upskill the Northern Territory workforce for the manufacturing jobs of the future. [ + ]
Forescout reveals exploitable vulnerabilities in Modicon PLCs
Forescout's research division has revealed deep lateral movement vulnerabilities for Modicon PLCs that enable remote code execution. [ + ]
Amazon predicted to soon employ more robots than humans
Amazon has predicted that in the near future it will employ more robots in its operations than human workers. [ + ]
Flexiv to release "revolutionary" robotic gripper
Flexiv, a manufacturer of general-purpose robotics solutions, has announced what it says is a revolutionary new robotic gripper. [ + ]
Four keys to future success for Australian manufacturing: report
KPMG has released a report on Australian manufacturing that examines key global issues facing the sector. [ + ]
Aspen Technology opens AIoT business unit
Aspen Technology combines inmation Software and AIoT Hub to advance digital transformation strategies. [ + ]
Concentrated solar plant to be built in Port Augusta
Australia's first commercial-scale concentrated solar power plant is one step closer thanks to funding from ARENA. [ + ]
Kuka releases a new compact AMR for intralogistics
Kuka has launched a new autonomous mobile robot (AMR) aimed at the intralogistics market. [ + ]
ABB updates Symphony DCS
ABB's latest distributed control system release and new process controller help accelerate digital transformation in process automation. [ + ]



