Upgrading food quality and processing efficiency
20 May, 2013The use of advanced inline cooking systems is improving product quality and cooking efficiencies among food processors in Australia - and saving on costs.
Emerson opens flow calibration and service centre in Singapore
15 May, 2013The US$1 million Southeast Asia Flow Calibration and Service Center is reportedly the first in-region, internationally traceable calibration facility.
Increasing women in mining is imperative, says Anglo American CEO
15 May, 2013Speaking at the Australian Women in Resources Alliance (AWRA) Conference, CEO of Anglo American Seamus French said attracting more women employees is a top corporate priority for the world ‘Top 3’ coal exporter.
Honeywell selected for water distribution project in Kuwait
10 April, 2013Honeywell today announced that it has been selected by Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water to modernise the water distribution network that supplies more than 1.2 billion litres of fresh water daily to Kuwait’s growing population.
ABB wins $30 million oil and gas order in Australia
09 April, 2013Power and automation technology group ABB has been appointed the main electrical contractor (MEC) for a new floating production, storage and off-loading (FPSO) vessel at the Ichthys oil and gas field in the Timor Sea off Western Australia.
GE awarded US$620 million services contract
05 April, 2013GE Oil & Gas has received a US$620 million, 22-year contractual service agreement to provide a broad range of advanced technology services for QGC’s Queensland Curtis LNG plant.
ABB wins Chilean contract
03 April, 2013ABB has won an order to provide the electrical equipment, including its new gearless conveyor drives, for Codelco’s largest operation in Chile.
ABB wins $15 million Ichthys contract
26 March, 2013ABB has won a $15 million oil and gas contract for the Ichthys oil and gas field in the Timor Sea off Western Australia.
Gender imbalance persists in engineering profession
08 March, 2013Women earn lower incomes than men across the engineering profession and are less likely to hold top management responsibilities, according to a survey released today by Engineers Australia.
Compressed-air audit business expansion
05 March, 2013The continuing drive by industry to reduce energy costs has enables the Energy Efficiency Services division of CAPS Australia to expand its range of services and number of staff. The company has invested more than $150,000 in its growth.
Infrastructure delays see engineer salaries drop 3%
27 February, 2013Engineer salaries dropped by 3% in 2012, the latest edition of the Engineers Australia Salary and Benefits Survey has shown. This is the first salary decrease recorded in the history of the survey.
Become an engineering entrepreneur today
15 February, 2013The days of expecting a job for 30 to 40 years, say, from one company are rapidly diminishing as competition intensifies, so we need to approach the problem of employment from a different angle and create engineering jobs ourselves.
Honeywell awarded four contracts worth US$40m by Borouge
06 February, 2013A suite of Honeywell solutions to optimise operations efficiency for a petrochemical plant expansion.
GHD merger means more power
23 January, 2013One of the world’s leading engineering, architecture and environmental consulting companies, GHD, has merged with Hill Michael, an Australian firm specialising in the development and operation of electricity supply systems.
AMTIL names new president
15 January, 2013Paul Fowler has been named as the new president of the Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute Limited (AMTIL), effective 17 December.
