Registrations open for NMW 2018
19 February, 2018Returning to Sydney Showground, this year's National Manufacturing Week event will feature over 150 exhibitors across 12 product zones, alongside two conferences with over 40 industry speakers.
NERA funding the transformation of energy resources sector
16 February, 2018NERA has announced the funding of $2.1 million for eight national projects, aimed at improving the global competitiveness of the energy resources sector.
Honeywell introduces AR/VR training simulator
15 February, 2018 | Supplied by: Honeywell LtdHoneywell is offering a cloud-based, mixed-reality simulation to help improve skills retention by 100%, reduce training time by 150%.
ABB completes the tallest e-houses on a floating LNG facility
12 February, 2018 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdThe world's tallest, single lift prefabricated electrical structures for offshore use are being installed on a Malaysian FLNG facility.
Researchers discover more efficient and sustainable way to filter salt and metal ions from water
10 February, 2018Metal-organic frameworks are a next-generation material that have the largest internal surface area of any known substance, and can be used to capture, store and release chemical compounds — in this case, the salt and ions in sea water.
Factory of the future opens at Tonsley SA
09 February, 2018World-class advanced manufacturing training drives Industry 4.0 innovation
Direct tantalum mining to begin in WA
09 February, 2018Global Advanced Metals (GAM) has announced it will begin direct tantalum mining in Western Australia, intending to make the state the world's largest source of the mineral.
Top engineering and technology trends for 2018: you need to STEEM forward vigorously
08 February, 2018 by Steve Mackay PhD, Dean, Engineering Institute of Technology | Supplied by: IDC Technologies Pty LtdWe need to encourage everyone from the time they enter school to think as entrepreneurs, with a strong focus on creativity and business outcomes.
Winners announced in 2018 BHP Billiton Foundation Science and Engineering Awards
06 February, 2018 | Supplied by: CSIRO Head OfficeA robotic window cleaner, a water filter made from agricultural waste and a plastic made from prawn shells are the main winners of the 2018 BHP Billiton Foundation Science and Engineering Awards for school students.
Registrations now open for Australian delegation to Gastech 2018
05 February, 2018NERA is coordinating Australia's first delegation and country pavilion at the Gastech Exhibition and Conference in September 2018, in Barcelona, Spain.
Just five weeks until AOG 2018
05 February, 2018Australia's largest oil and gas event, the Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference (AOG 2018), opens its doors in Perth in five weeks' time.
Phoenix rises to make the MacLean connection
02 February, 2018 | Supplied by: MacLean Electrical (Australia) Pty LtdMacLean Electrical (Australia) to partner with Phoenix Contact for WA and Qld.
Manufacturing has a strong start to 2018
02 February, 2018 | Supplied by: Australian Industry GroupThe Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index increased by 2.5 points to 58.7 in January, indicating faster growth than at the end of 2017.
2018 CEO Insights: David Duncan
30 January, 2018 by David Duncan, Managing Director, SICK Pty Ltd and SICK New Zealand Ltd | Supplied by: SICK Pty LtdDavid Duncan, Managing Director of SICK in Australia and New Zealand, discusses the challlenges presented by the drive to Industry 4.0, and the ways in which sensor vendors must respond to them.
Boeing and CSIRO expand their partnership for Australia's growing space industry
29 January, 2018 | Supplied by: CSIROAs Australia prepares to create a space agency, Boeing and the CSIRO will perform new joint research and development in space technologies.