New IChemE membership offer advances process safety
26 October, 2015The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has launched a new membership grade in response to growing demand for the recognition of process safety specialists.
Toyota to close its Australian tech centre
23 October, 2015Toyota has announced its research and development centre in Melbourne will close by June 2016 with the loss of more than 100 highly skilled engineering jobs.
Emerson launches Project Certainty to improve capital project execution
19 October, 2015Addressing growing industry demand for transformational improvements in capital project execution, Emerson has launched Project Certainty, a technology and engineering-based approach for improved capital efficiency and more reliable project schedules.
Schneider Electric elected to IIC steering committee
06 October, 2015Schneider Electric has been elected to the steering committee of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC).
Gold mine eliminates processing emissions
02 October, 2015Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM), one of Australia's largest gold producers, recently commissioned a new Metso carbon regeneration kiln as part of its $98 million Emissions Reduction Project, which has eliminated sulfur dioxide and significantly reduced mercury emissions from its Gidji and Fimiston Processing Facilities.
ADLINK Technology celebrates 20 years
17 September, 2015Over the past 20 years, ADLINK has evolved from a test and measurement instrument supplier to offering robust, reliable solutions in industrial automation, health care, defence, transportation, communications and infotainment.
Viva Energy Australia advances process safety
07 September, 2015Refinery operator Viva Energy Australia is the latest organisation to join the Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre (ISC). Viva Energy has signed on as an ISC operating partner and is expected to share its safety expertise to benefit process industries globally.
Information, mobility and visibility: the value proposition for the IoT in manufacturing
04 September, 2015 by Stephen Broadbent, Country Manager New Zealand, Rockwell AutomationThe IoT enables companies to establish an information-enabled business, linking consumer information, distribution, manufacturing and supply chain — allowing manufacturers to become flexible and competitive on a global scale.
SpeedCast selected by Interoil to deliver satellite services in PNG
28 August, 2015SpeedCast International Limited has announced that it has been awarded a multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract for delivery of satellite communications and network services by InterOil Corporation in Papua New Guinea.
SpeedCast announces landmark energy deal
24 August, 2015SpeedCast International Limited has announced that it has been awarded one of its largest ever satellite service agreements in the energy sector, with a multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract covering services in over 20 countries for both onshore and offshore oil and gas in Asia-Pacific and Africa.
Australian F&B company to enter India
21 August, 2015Australia's Flavor and Life Food and Beverages (FAL), maker of the Coco Joy, Juiced Up and Aqua Hero beverages, has announced it would set up its first Indian factory within three years, which will serve several countries.
Emerson signs 10-year agreement with BP
20 August, 2015BP and Emerson have signed a global agreement for Emerson Process Management to provide automation technologies and aftercare services for BP's upstream oil and gas operations.
ABB installs world's most powerful offshore converter platform in the North Sea
18 August, 2015The DolWin beta offshore converter station in the North Sea, housed on an offshore platform, has a 916 MW power transmission capacity, making it the most powerful installation of its kind.
Australian manufacturing is the gold standard for Boeing
07 August, 2015Boeing International President Marc Allen said that Boeing's Australian operations set the "gold standard" for manufacturing in its global operations because of ongoing innovations by the local team.
Burra Foods halves energy cost of wastewater treatment with Hydroflux
24 July, 2015Dairy ingredient processor Burra Foods has used a dissolved air flotation system from Hydroflux Industrial to halve its energy costs for wastewater treatment.
