Santos says Australia needs foreign labour for energy projects
22 November, 2012Santos chief executive David Knox says Australia needs to use foreign skilled labour to meet the planned development of energy projects in the years ahead.
Yokogawa wins $20 million LNG supply contract
20 November, 2012Yokogawa has won a $20 million supply contract from Bechtel for integrated control and safety systems for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project.
ABB to optimise productivity, energy efficiency for new coal mine
19 November, 2012 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdABB has won an order worth US$38 million to design, engineer and supply an integrated automation and electrification system for Anglo American’s new Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland.
DMG/Mori Seiki meeting the challenge of storing green energy
15 November, 2012 | Supplied by: DMG/Mori Seiki AustraliaGildemeister Energy Solutions (a DMG company) has developed the CellCube, a powerful, durable and low-maintenance vanadium redox flow large-scale storage solution.
ABB solves 100-year-old electrical puzzle
13 November, 2012 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdDevelopment of a DC breaker for high-voltage transmission will help shape the grid of the future.
Siemens acquires LMS to enable closed-loop product development
12 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Siemens LtdSiemens PLM has expanded its portfolio of industry software by acquiring LMS International NV (Leuven, Belgium), a leading provider of test and mechatronic simulation software.
Virtual plant planning, retrofitting and maintenance
10 November, 2012Process plants have useful lives of 30 to 50 years, during which time they are routinely retrofitted. Virtual reality software simplifies and helps keep track of retrofit planning and testing. Fraunhofer researchers and BASF SE are jointly developing VR solutions for the plant life cycle.
$11m aircraft countermeasure defence project nearing completion
07 November, 2012 | Supplied by: SAGE AutomationA major investment to enter the defence sector is paying off for SAGE Automation, with the final stage of its $11 million project with Chemring Australia to build aircraft countermeasures.
LNG research wins Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
06 November, 2012Professor Eric May has been awarded the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year for his work towards making liquid natural gas a cleaner resource.
Australian manufacturing still contracting
05 November, 2012Australia’s manufacturing sector has contracted for an eighth consecutive month.
Computer whiz wins top engineering medal
01 November, 2012Electrical engineering student Michael Peever has been awarded James Cook University’s 2012 Engineers Australia Charles (CN) Barton Medal for the best fourth-year engineering thesis seminar at JCU’s School of Engineering & Physical Sciences.
Students test remote control vehicles for monitoring water quality in wetlands
31 October, 2012More than 60 Adelaide students will compete to build the best remote controlled water sampling vehicle. The students developed a vehicle that can collect 500 mL water samples to monitor water quality in South Australian wetlands.
LevelOne goes industrial
31 October, 2012LevelOne has launched its Infinity brand, which offers a range of industrial-standard networking solutions. The brand is aimed at large industrial enterprises such as mines, manufacturing assembly lines and power stations.
Gillard says Aussie solar plant dispels '2 big myths'
29 October, 2012Australia's only solar panel manufacturing plant is optimistic about being able to compete with China.
National registration for engineers is needed, says Engineers Australia
25 October, 2012Engineers Australia has urged the federal government to bring forward its plans to create a national system of registration for engineering professionals.
