Invensys acquires Spiral Software
22 October, 2012Invensys Operations Management has announced its acquisition of Spiral Software. The business will continue to be managed by Spiral’s existing executive team.
Autodesk acquires HSMWorks technology
08 October, 2012Autodesk has acquired some of the assets of HSMWorks, which will add software to control machine tools and related machinery to Autodesk’s portfolio of software for manufacturing.
Siemens acquisition expands its industrial software portfolio
04 October, 2012Siemens has acquired VRcontext International for an undisclosed sum, expanding its industrial software portfolio. The company announced the acquisition at the Digital Plant Congress in Würzburg, Germany.
Sullair Australia announces distribution changes
24 September, 2012Sullair Australia has announced it will represent its diesel-powered, high pressure air compressor range directly to the market place as of 20 September 2012.
Schneider Electric to acquire SolveIT Software
04 September, 2012Schneider Electric has entered into an agreement to acquire SolveIT Software, a scientific software provider that specialises in supply and demand chain optimisation and predictive modelling.
Ampcontrol acquires Primatec QDA
30 August, 2012Ampcontrol has announced its strategic acquisition of Primatec QDA, which it says will boost the company’s innovative technology solutions.
SMC signs RS Components as APAC distributor
15 August, 2012SMC Pneumatics has signed RS Components as its distributor in the Asia-Pacific region, including South-East Asia.
Rockwell to purchase assets from Harbin Jiuzhou Electric Co
14 August, 2012Rockwell Automation has announced it will purchase the assets of the medium-voltage drives business of Harbin Jiuzhou Electric Co for approximately US$83 million.
Hurll Nu-Way becomes distributor of Roots blowers, compressors and controls
03 August, 2012Hurll Nu-Way has become a GE Energy authorised distributor of Roots blowers, compressors and controls in Australia.
Inaco to distribute Panduit products
19 July, 2012Inaco Automation Controls has been announced as the Australian distributor for Panduit.
ABB wins $80m worth of orders for Ichthys LNG project
16 July, 2012ABB has won $80 million worth of orders to supply power technologies and medium-voltage drive systems for the new Ichthys LNG processing plant.
ATS acquires QMC’s CM4D software and engineering services
05 July, 2012Dutch company ATS International has acquired the business and assets of the CM4D software and professional engineering services operations from US-based QMC.
Invensys and Valero sign licensing agreement for ACA.HF Solution
29 May, 2012Invensys Operations Management announced yesterday that it has signed a licensing agreement with Valero Energy Corporation, allowing use of Invensys’s patented ACA.HF Advanced Alkylation Measurement Solution.
ABB Australia acquires Bob White Electrix and LE Jarvis
16 May, 2012ABB Australia has acquired Bob White Electrix and LE Jarvis for an undisclosed amount as part of a strategy to broaden its motor and generator repair and service business in Australia. ABB anticipates the acquisition will close in July.
ABB invests in water network monitoring company
09 May, 2012ABB recently announced its decision to invest in TaKaDu, a provider of advanced monitoring solutions for water distribution networks. TaKaDu provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that gives real-time alerts on water network faults, leaks, bursts, network breaches, faulty meters and other inefficiencies.
