NHP 2013 Catalog
08 March, 2013 | Supplied by: NHP Electrical Engineering Products Pty LtdNHP has released its 2013 catalogue, as well as an App for iPhones and iPads.
Moth study to aid robotics development
08 March, 2013Sitting in a dark room watching a moth fly into a light might not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but it’s paying dividends for a University of Oxford researcher.
NI releases Embedded Systems Outlook 2013
06 March, 2013National Instruments has released its Embedded Systems Outlook 2013 report, which outlines the company’s conclusions about the direction of the embedded systems market.
Compressed-air audit business expansion
05 March, 2013The continuing drive by industry to reduce energy costs has enables the Energy Efficiency Services division of CAPS Australia to expand its range of services and number of staff. The company has invested more than $150,000 in its growth.
Honeywell opens student process control design competition
04 March, 2013Honeywell has launched its annual process control design competition, which rewards students’ innovative projects designed using Honeywell’s UniSim Design simulation software.
Honeywell opens Automation College in Vietnam
01 March, 2013Honeywell has announced the opening of its new regional Automation College in Hanoi, Vietnam, in partnership with PetroVietnam and PetroVietnam University.
New systems integrator and distributor for Delta Tau products
28 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Motion Technologies Pty LtdMotion Technologies has been announced as a systems integrator and Australian distributor for all Delta Tau products.
Infrastructure delays see engineer salaries drop 3%
27 February, 2013Engineer salaries dropped by 3% in 2012, the latest edition of the Engineers Australia Salary and Benefits Survey has shown. This is the first salary decrease recorded in the history of the survey.
Workforce Development Service will help SMEs improve their competitive edge
27 February, 2013A Manufacturing Workforce Development Service has been formed to work with manufacturing SMEs to support them and assist them to access the government’s National Workforce Development Fund.
Winning engineers take centre stage for award launch at Powerhouse Museum
26 February, 2013The Sydney Division of Engineers Australia has launched the Engineering Excellence Awards Sydney 2013 at the Powerhouse Museum in conjunction with the opening of an interactive exhibit of last year’s award-winning entries.
Milling technology dramatically reduces toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants
25 February, 2013Research shows that coal milling technology by Techinomics reduces toxic emissions while plant data documents a significant increase in available power.
Free plant-wide control and information system workshops
20 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaRockwell Automation on Tour will visit multiple locations in both metropolitan and regional centres around Australia delivering its free educational workshop series.
Government must act on innovation recommendations, says Engineers Australia
18 February, 2013Engineers Australia has called on government to take action on recommendations made regarding innovation by Professor Ian Chubb, Australia’s Chief Scientist.
Become an engineering entrepreneur today
15 February, 2013 | Supplied by: IDC Technologies Pty LtdThe days of expecting a job for 30 to 40 years, say, from one company are rapidly diminishing as competition intensifies, so we need to approach the problem of employment from a different angle and create engineering jobs ourselves.
21st-century oil: hard to find, hard to produce
11 February, 2013 by Chris Rhodes*The era of cheap oil is over. Chris Rhodes, an expert on energy and environmental issues, explains why.