Industry News
IOTech announces a major new release of Edge XRT software
Edge XRT 2.0 provides extended OT connectivity, auto-discovery, a new MQTT API to simplify integration and management, and improved performance and scalability. [ + ]
Research cracks code on engineering's biggest problem
Research by Engineers Australia reveals the reasons women aren't entering the profession. [ + ]
Krohne offers free seminar on Functional Safety
The free online seminar is on the latest changes to IEC 61508 and the optimisation of Safety Instrumented Functions. [ + ]
Touch-sensitive e-skin helps robots learn from feeling pain
Engineers developed the artificial skin with a processing system based on synaptic transistors, which mimics the brain's neural pathways in order to learn. [ + ]
Aerobotix and ASA announce partnership on hypersonic missiles
Robotic integrators on opposite sides of the world team up to solve missile manufacturing challenges. [ + ]
Fleet Space to onshore small satellite antenna production
Fleet Space has chosen Konica Minolta to provide a 3D printing solution to underpin Australian innovation for space and defence. [ + ]
Universal Robots goes big
Universal Robots has added a 20 kg industrial cobot to its range. [ + ]
Rockwell named a Visionary in Gartner Magic Quadrant for MES
Rockwell Automation has been named a Visionary and Plex Systems a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution Systems. [ + ]
Fortescue and Liebherr to co-develop green haul trucks
Partnership with Liebherr to supply green mining haul trucks incorporating Fortescue's proprietary-owned, zero-emission power system. [ + ]
Australia charges ahead with new lithium technology
Scientists at ANSTO together with Lithium Australia claim to have developed a world-first technology to extract more lithium from lithium mining waste. [ + ]
OnRobot unveils collaborative palletising solution
OnRobot has launched a collaborative palletising solution designed to simplify and lower the cost of palletising processes. [ + ]
Decarbonising Australian heavy industry is possible: report
The Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative has released a report that states that an 88% reduction in heavy industry emissions is possible. [ + ]
Networks welcome critical transmission investment
Energy Networks Australia has welcomed the NSW Government's announcement of $1.2 billion to accelerate development of transmission in Renewable Energy Zones. [ + ]
Claroty reveals 15 vulnerabilities in Siemens' SINEC NMS
Claroty has released new research detailing 15 vulnerabilities that were found in Siemens' SINEC network management system (NMS). [ + ]
SICK unveils condition monitoring cloud service
SICK has launched a new product called Monitoring Box that enables access to sensor data for cloud-based condition monitoring. [ + ]