Swisslog Australia and ATLC are hosting an “Afternoon of Automation” to discuss key trends in the automation industry and how they will affect companies in Australasia. [ + ]

Overseas-qualified engineers who are struggling to find work in Australia will benefit from a free online program offered by La Trobe University. [ + ]

A new agreement between Australia and the US will see greater international research collaboration in the areas of renewable energy, electricity grids, hydrogen and plastic waste. [ + ]

Siemens brings Teamcenter X cloud-based PLM to Australia and New Zealand, making PLM software available to more companies. [ + ]

Integrated control and safety platform to optimise green hydrogen production and storage facility. [ + ]

Beckhoff has introduced a modular robot concept, through a modular system from which the right robot kinematics can be put together flexibly to suit the application. [ + ]

ABB has announced it will provide digital solutions to customers on demand and at scale using Red Hat OpenShift. [ + ]

A report from the Wireless Broadband Alliance explores how Wi-Fi’s latest features can meet the demanding requirements of existing and emerging IIoT applications. [ + ]

Albury is the heart of Australia's food processing industry. [ + ]

Electrify where you can or switch to renewable fuels where you must, says Jarrod Leak of the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity. [ + ]

Ball-milling process for gas separation. [ + ]

High energy prices, increasing cost pressure and the goal of climate-neutral production have pushed energy efficiency to the top of the agenda in many companies. [ + ]

ABB has announced that Microsoft has joined its Energy Efficiency Movement. [ + ]

Renewables remain the cheapest new-build electricity generation option in Australia, CSIRO's annual GenCost report has found. [ + ]

Evonik is using an autonomous robot to conduct maintenance and inspection tasks in critical areas at one of its chemical plants. [ + ]