Green light for new energy project in South Australia
01 December, 2017Schneider Electric and Planet Ark Power have been awarded a $1.95m South Australian Government grant towards a $13.8m solar PV and battery microgrid project.
Hitachi predicts Australian mining will be fully autonomous by 2030
30 November, 2017Hitachi is predicting that by 2030 Australia's mining industry will be operated almost entirely by autonomous machines, not only for Australia's largest mining companies, but across the entire industry.
IHI marks milestone in the Pilbara
24 November, 2017IHI Engineering Australia is celebrating a major milestone as it joins TransAlta, Horizon Power and the Government of Western Australia for the official on-site opening of the South Hedland Power Station on 27 November 2017.
Change creates opportunities
20 November, 2017 by Greg Garrihy*What do you need to do to capitalise on change and enhance your career opportunities? The answers are in education, innovation, collaboration and networking.
Rockwell Automation invests in AI
13 November, 2017Rockwell Automation recently announced its investment in The Hive, a Silicon Valley innovation fund and co-creation studio, to gain access to an ecosystem of innovators and technology start-ups with a focus on applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to industrial automation.
Manufacturing in Australia is not dead — it's transforming
10 November, 2017Despite the shutdown of the automobile industry in Australia after almost a century of car making, manufacturing is alive and well, says an industry expert.
Express access to industrial electrical and networking products
16 October, 2017LAPP EXPRESS is operated by Engineering Computer Services (ECS), a New Zealand business that has a history of providing solutions to process and automation engineers for more than 30 years.
Rio Tinto completes first fully autonomous rail journey in WA
09 October, 2017Rio Tinto has successfully completed the first fully autonomous rail journey at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as the company progresses towards full commissioning of its AutoHaul project in late 2018.
ABB and Northvolt partner to build Europe's largest battery factory
29 September, 2017Northvolt is going to build Europe's largest and most advanced lithium-ion battery factory in Sweden.
Treotham Automation celebrates 25 years
05 September, 2017Founded by Mikael Paltoft in 1992, Treotham began as a very small business selling just chains and accessories out of Mikael's home garage.
LogiCamms announces collaboration with Dassault Systèmes
19 July, 2017LogiCamms has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dassault Systèmes to jointly pursue technical and business opportunities in the natural resources, energy and utilities, and life sciences industries.
Phoenix Contact supports joint ongoing development of open-system smart grid platform
03 July, 2017Phoenix Contact Energy Automation GmbH is continuing to work closely together with SAG GmbH on the iNES system solution to ensure energy grid optimisation.
First industrial-scale insect processing plant to be built in Europe
30 June, 2017Bühler Insect Technology has announced it will build its first industrial plant to process black solider flies for animal nutrition together with its partner Protix in the Netherlands.
GE and Solairedirect India form 25-year partnership
27 June, 2017GE will provide Solairedirect India with 140 MW of solar inverter technology and a service agreement for 25 years.
Vector awarded contract for NT battery storage
23 June, 2017Vector Energy has won a multimillion-dollar Australian contract to supply the Territory Generation Alice Springs Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project.
