$11m aircraft countermeasure defence project nearing completion
07 November, 2012A major investment to enter the defence sector is paying off for SAGE Automation, with the final stage of its $11 million project with Chemring Australia to build aircraft countermeasures.
LevelOne goes industrial
31 October, 2012LevelOne has launched its Infinity brand, which offers a range of industrial-standard networking solutions. The brand is aimed at large industrial enterprises such as mines, manufacturing assembly lines and power stations.
Gillard says Aussie solar plant dispels '2 big myths'
29 October, 2012Australia's only solar panel manufacturing plant is optimistic about being able to compete with China.
Panduit and Rockwell Automation form strategic alliance
23 October, 2012Rockwell Automation and Panduit have formed a strategic alliance that expands their long-standing Encompass product-referencing relationship.
How businesses can benefit from direct digital manufacturing
17 October, 2012 by Scott Crump, Stratasys, and Dermid McKinley, Tasman MachineryCompanies in Australia have discovered that direct digital manufacturing is a powerful alternative, rather than a direct replacement, to the conventional manufacturing processes.
Manufacturing precinct to help build the factories of the future
03 October, 2012A world-class innovation precinct that will underpin the future of Australian manufacturing is being developed by Monash University and the CSIRO.
Shell questions the future of its Geelong refinery
19 September, 2012Shell says the operation of the refinery at Geelong is "questionable" given the challenges faced.
Honeywell opens new facility in north China
11 September, 2012Honeywell has opened an industrial automation engineering facility in the Huaming Industrial Zone of Tianjin in northern China.
Swagelok acquires assets of Innovative Pressure Technologies
10 September, 2012Swagelok Company has announced the acquisition of Innovative Pressure Technologies’ (IPT) assets for an undisclosed sum.
Wärtsilä to supply engines to NT power plant expansion
28 August, 2012Power plant solution supplier Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply equipment for an expansion of the McArthur River zinc mine power plant in the Northern Territory.
SEW-Eurodrive to open Heavy Industrial Solutions Division in November
28 August, 2012SEW-Eurodrive has announced that its new Heavy Industrial Solutions Division is in the final stages of development and will be unveiled in November.
Coca-Cola Amatil to re-enter beer market
27 August, 2012Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) predicts it could cater to up to 15% of the premium beer market in Australia through a brewing joint venture with Casella Wines.
Calling humanitarian engineers: applications for EWB placements open
22 August, 2012EWB has announced that 10 new humanitarian engineering placements are available in East Timor and Cambodia. Applications close on 16 September.
Process Group selects IFS Applications
22 August, 2012Process Group has announced it will implement IFS Applications, the project-based ERP suite, becoming IFS’s fifth Australian customer in the past year.
Hach Pacific launches TheSource loyalty program
02 August, 2012Hach Pacific has launched a loyalty program for its Australian and New Zealand customers. TheSource loyalty program was officially launched on 16 July.
