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Australian PMI: Manufacturing expanded in April despite challenges

09 May, 2022

Manufacturing expands but supply chain and labour constraints continue to grow.


ANU sees bleak outlook for Australian coal exports to China

22 April, 2022

According to resaerchers at ANU, China's demand for coal imports, including from Australia, will drop significantly by 2025.


Oil and gas automation market to see positive growth: report

17 March, 2022

Spurred by technology innovation, the overall market revenue is expected to reach US$24.6 billion by 2025, according to Frost & Sullivan.


Manufacturing returned to expansion in February: Ai Group

04 March, 2022

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has reported that its Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) rose by 4.8 points in February.


Caterpillar claims 'world’s largest' number of autonomous trucks

01 March, 2022

Industrial vehicles manufacturer Caterpillar claims it now has the largest number of autonomous trucks in operation in the world.


Australian mining companies optimistic about the year ahead: report

18 February, 2022

Mining leaders are investing heavily in technology and innovation to reach sustainability, growth and productivity goals.


Survey reveals relationship between digitalisation and sustainability

11 February, 2022

An ABB survey of 765 decision-makers reveals that while 96% believe digitalisation is essential to sustainability, just 35% have implemented IIoT at scale.


70% of energy suppliers working towards net zero

07 February, 2022

A new survey shows that Australian energy suppliers are actively engaged in implementing strategies to help achieve net zero goals.


AspenTech makes AI predictions for 2022

28 January, 2022 by Bill Scudder

The application of artificial intelligence in industry is set to accelerate over the next few years.


Digitalisation in pulp and paper to exceed US$3.6 billion: report

24 January, 2022

Device and application platform services, data analytics and IoT security are among the necessary technologies to avoid unplanned downtime and improve OEE.


Report predicts US$4.6 billion global spend on digital twins

11 January, 2022

ABI Research's 2022 Trend Report identifies the industrial and manufacturing market trends that will deliver in 2022 and the ones that won't.


Two new technology predictions for Australia in 2022

13 December, 2021

Stephane Marouani, Country Manager, ANZ at Mathworks, shares two market predictions for 2022.


Non-alcoholic beverage industry needs efficiency improvement: report

22 November, 2021

Research from OFS shows that non-alcoholic producers spend more than 36 minutes every hour not filling beverages.


Report sheds new light on future of critical metals demand

05 November, 2021

A new CSIRO report may change current views on the demand for critical metals in the energy transition.


Integrating solar with LNG can cut Australia's carbon footprint

27 October, 2021

NERA reports that the integration of solar energy into Australia's LNG industry could dramatically reduce Australia's carbon footprint.


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