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, 2015 | Supplied by: Emerson Automation SolutionsAddressing 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.
ATS acquires Integrated Automation
16 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Integrated AutomationNetherlands-based automation company ATS has announced that it has acquired Integrated Automation Pty Ltd, based in Melbourne, Australia. Integrated Automation specialises in system integration, control, industrial automation and related services for manufacturers.
ABB celebrates 60 years of transformer manufacturing in Perth
16 October, 2015 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdABB hosted an event at its Malaga factory on 13 October to celebrate the significant milestone of 60 years of transformer manufacturing in Western Australia.
Rittal appoints new MD for ANZ
12 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Rittal Pty Ltd
Rittal has appointed Michael Mallia as the new managing director for its Australia and New Zealand business.
Process safety competence matters
09 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Institution of Chemical EngineersThe director of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre (ISC), Trish Kerin, has won the Engineers Australia John A Brodie Medal for her paper featuring a new process safety competency.
Things that matter: digitalisation is the key to shaping the future
08 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Siemens LtdDigitalisation overlaps into all parts of the economy and transforms the way we do business. But if digitalisation is so important, where does it sit in the business and political agenda? Who needs to drive it?
Chemical engineering matters at APCChE 2015
08 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Institution of Chemical EngineersChemical engineers from around the world have gathered in Melbourne for the Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress (APCChE 2015).
Siemens partnership brings new levels of innovation to Australian Defence industry
07 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Siemens LtdSiemens has signed a research agreement with Defence Science and Technology Group and QUT to advance the use of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) technologies in Australia.
Schneider Electric elected to IIC steering committee
06 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Schneider ElectricSchneider Electric has been elected to the steering committee of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC).
IChemE 2015 medal nominations now open
06 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Institution of Chemical EngineersThe Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is calling on the profession to put forward its nominations for the latest round of medals and prizes.
Gold mine eliminates processing emissions
02 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Metso Australia LimitedKalgoorlie 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.
Research boosts productivity in mineral exploration
29 September, 2015 | Supplied by: CSIRO Head OfficeA CSIRO-led innovation that enables fast, automated analysis of rock materials directly from drill sites is to be commercialised, opening the way for millions of dollars' worth of potential cost and time savings.
JAVAC becomes distributor for ALD Vacuum Technologies
29 September, 2015 | Supplied by: Javac Pty LtdALD Vacuum Technologies is a global supplier of vacuum equipment and systems and offers process services for thermal and thermo-chemical treatment of metals in solid and liquid form.
University of South Australia wins NI Autonomous Robotics Competition
25 September, 2015 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty LtdThe University of South Australia claimed victory on Tuesday at the 2015 National Instruments Autonomous Robotics Competition (NI ARC), defeating 21 university teams from Australia and New Zealand in the live final held at the University of New South Wales.
