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Manufacturing concerns over Shell-BG deal

04 May, 2015

Some of Australia's biggest manufacturers are concerned that a planned takeover of BG Group by Royal Dutch Shell could potentially worsen what they see as a lack of competition in the eastern Australian gas market.


Evidence mounts on link between drilling and quakes

28 April, 2015

In the United States, scientists are more certain than ever that oil and gas drilling is causing hundreds of small earthquakes across the country.


Iron ore price surges

27 April, 2015

Iron ore is enjoying a positive run, currently at a six-week high, in a bear market that has now lasted close to 18 months.


4D printing to rewrite book on cool tech

27 April, 2015 | Supplied by: University of Wollongong

4D printing is unfolding as technology that takes 3D printing to an entirely new level, according to researchers at the University of Wollongong.


Nissan expands manufacturing base in Australia

27 April, 2015

Nissan may have stopped building cars in Australia in 1992, but it will continue to produce automotive components well after Ford and Holden have stopped manufacturing cars in Australia.


One week to inaugural CeMAT Australia event

27 April, 2015

There's only one week until CeMAT, the global intralogistics and materials handling event, opens in Australia for the first time at Sydney Olympic Park, 5-7 May 2015.


Engineers Australia adds impact to ACI Connect 2015 with new Future Tech Forum

22 April, 2015

The ACI Connect conference and expo, to be held at Sydney Olympic Park on 12-13 August 2015, will bring extra value to delegates with the just announced addition of Engineers Australia's inaugural Future Tech Forum to the conference program.


Global chemical labelling system coming to Australia

20 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Chemical Safety International

The United Nations has published the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), which will come into effect in Australia on 1 January 2017.


Shell to take over BG Group

16 April, 2015

Oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell looks set to take control of a $26 billion LNG processing plant in Queensland after agreeing to a $91 billion takeover of BG Group in what will be one of the biggest energy deals in history.


Shell to take over BG Group

16 April, 2015

Oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell looks set to take control of a $26 billion LNG processing plant in Queensland after agreeing to a $91 billion takeover of BG Group in what will be one of the biggest energy deals in history.


Profibus Australia expands training for 2015

14 April, 2015 | Supplied by: PROFIBUS Association of Australia

Certified Profinet and Profibus courses will be available at all major industrial and engineering centres around Australia and New Zealand as Profibus Australia (PAA) announces a 5-week training campaign for 2015.


Profibus Australia expands training for 2015

14 April, 2015 | Supplied by: PROFIBUS Association of Australia

Certified Profinet and Profibus courses will be available at all major industrial and engineering centres around Australia and New Zealand as Profibus Australia (PAA) announces a 5-week training campaign for 2015.


MESA International opens membership to Smart Manufacturing Working Group

13 April, 2015 | Supplied by: MESA International

MESA International is opening its Smart Manufacturing Working Group to global manufacturers/producers and solution providers, effective immediately - the goal being to demystify much of the technology-related information being thrown at businesses today, specifically as it pertains to manufacturing or production-related operations.


WorleyParsons NZ joins IChemE Safety Centre

13 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Institution of Chemical Engineers

WorleyParsons New Zealand has become the latest international company to join the Institution of Chemical Engineers' Safety Centre (ISC) as an industry partner.


MESA International opens membership to Smart Manufacturing Working Group

13 April, 2015 | Supplied by: MESA International

MESA International is opening its Smart Manufacturing Working Group to global manufacturers/producers and solution providers, effective immediately - the goal being to demystify much of the technology-related information being thrown at businesses today, specifically as it pertains to manufacturing or production-related operations.


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