Prize for excellence awarded to robotics expert
28 October, 2014At the 2014 NSW Science & Engineering Awards, the prize for 'Excellence in Engineering and Information and Communications Technologies' has been awarded to robotics and information systems expert Professor Salah Sukkarieh.
Honeywell wins award for wireless network
28 October, 2014Honeywell Process Solutions has been named the Best Industrial Wireless Provider at the 2014 Asian Manufacturing Awards (AMA).
Engineers compete to turn ideas into 3D reality
27 October, 2014A contest to be held at the Engineers Australia Convention 2014 will see Australia's up-and-coming engineers compete to transform their big ideas into reality.
NSW coal miners suffer a double blow
23 October, 2014The rejection by the Planning Assessment Commission of two open-cut mine expansions in the Hunter Valley and the Blue Mountains has been described as a "brutal double blow" by the NSW Minerals Council.
$1bn takeover bid for Transfield Services
21 October, 2014Transfield Services has received a takeover bid of close to $1bn from Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial Servicios.
Australian industry can learn from its manufacturing 'outliers'
21 October, 2014Australia’s manufacturing industry is in decline. Yet some businesses are managing to buck the trend. The question is what do these “outliers” do differently from their competitors? And what does each thriving business have in common?
CSIRO awards $2m for 3D mapping software upgrade
20 October, 2014UK-based start-up GeoSLAM is partnering with CSIRO to further develop the handheld 3D Laser mapping technology Zebedee.
Weir Minerals strikes US$220m deal for crushing company
20 October, 2014Weir Minerals has acquired Chinese crushing and separation equipment manufacturer Trio Engineered Products from Navis Capital for US$220 million.
ACI Connect 2015 conference program and expo floor plan released
15 October, 2014
The initial conference program and exhibition floor plan for Australia's only dedicated automation, control and instrumentation event, ACI Connect 2015, has been released this week.
ICheme Safety Centre secures its first international industry partner
13 October, 2014The Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre (ISC) has secured its first international Industry Partner, MMI Engineering Limited (MMI).
NT pushes ahead with Moomba pipeline
13 October, 2014The Northern Territory government is moving quickly on the construction of a gas pipeline from Alice Springs to Moomba, which it is hoped will ease NSW's looming gas shortage and revolutionise the domestic gas market.
Why the Australian economy still needs manufacturing
13 October, 2014With major employers heading offshore and employment numbers decimated, what will emerge from the ashes of Australia's manufacturing industry?
3D manufacturing plant opens in Melbourne
13 October, 2014A $7 million manufacturing plant that uses only 3D printers has opened on the southern outskirts of Melbourne.
The three key dimensions of the modern operational workplace
13 October, 2014 by Tim Sowell, Vice President of Production, Invensys | Supplied by: Schneider Electric Pty LtdOver the next seven years the industrial operational workforce is predicted to undergo a number of key changes, including a 40% reduction in operational experts.
Inaco becomes Rexel Industrial Automation
10 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Rexel Industrial AutomationInaco Automation Controls has announced that, effective 1 November 2014, it is changing its company name from Inaco to Rexel Industrial Automation.
