Industry News
Ampcontrol engineers honoured in Engineer of the Year Awards
Ampcontrol engineers have been recognised for their contribution to innovation, industry and community at the Engineers Australia 2021 Engineer of the Year Awards. [ + ]
ABB launches robotic work cell for e-commerce operations
Designed for e-commerce supply chain operations, FlexBuffer is said to offer additional functionality to the traditional automated storage and retrieval systems. [ + ]
Hot Queensland sun helps to brew ice-cold beers
Yatala brewery is making beer with the Queensland sun after the installation of what is believed to be the biggest solar project at any brewery in the country. [ + ]
Madison Technologies appointed Cisco authorised business partner
Madison Technologies has announced it has become the Cisco Operational Technology Value Added Reseller (OT VAR) for Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Global bauxite production to grow by 3.8% in 2021: report
Global growth in bauxite mining is underpinned by rising output from Australia and Guinea, says GlobalData. [ + ]
AI solution to revolutionise offshore asset inspections
NERA has announced that an artificial intelligence technology solution has been harnessed in a new real-time inspection solution. [ + ]
Carbon Direct invests €15m in Calix's LEILAC business
Calix will use the funds to accelerate deployment of lime and cement decarbonisation technology. [ + ]
IGF report identifies policy options for mining transformation
Technological change in mining, through digitalisation and automation, is set to have a large impact on employment in the mining sector. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
