Engineers Australia urges action on engineering shortages in WA
18 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Engineers AustraliaEngineers Australia (EA) has reissued its call for a state engineering capability strategic plan to address engineering shortages in Western Australia.
EPA serves Amcor with a notice following Yarra River oil leak
18 July, 2012Amcor has been served an EPA notice following an incident of industrial waste discharge into the Yarra River from its Alphington paper-manufacturing plant.
Beckhoff Automation opens new office in Auckland
17 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Beckhoff Automation Pty LtdBeckhoff Automation has opened a new office in the Auckland suburb of Albany. The office will be run by automation expert Neil Pearce.
ABB wins $80m worth of orders for Ichthys LNG project
16 July, 2012 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdABB has won $80 million worth of orders to supply power technologies and medium-voltage drive systems for the new Ichthys LNG processing plant.
HazardsAPS 2013 abstract deadline extended
11 July, 2012IChemE has extended the deadline for abstracts for the second Hazards Asia Pacific Symposium 2013 to Monday 3 September 2012.
Watlow Singapore relocates to larger facility
10 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Watlow Australia Pty LtdWatlow has relocated its Singapore operations to a new 22,000 square feet facility that will serve as the company’s Asian hub.
International robotics conference begins at University of Sydney
09 July, 2012 | Supplied by: The University of SydneyThe Robotics: Science and Systems conference commenced at the University of Sydney on 9 July.
Mining IQ conference receives seal of approval
05 July, 2012The Official Mine Site Automation and Communications Advisory Board has given the sixth Mining IQ conference its seal of approval.
ATS acquires QMC’s CM4D software and engineering services
05 July, 2012 | Supplied by: ATS Applied Tech Systems Pty LtdDutch company ATS International has acquired the business and assets of the CM4D software and professional engineering services operations from US-based QMC.
Orica guilty of pollution breaches
02 July, 2012Orica has pleaded guilty to breaching its environment protection licence in four incidents in 2011.
RMIT to deliver training for Xstrata
02 July, 2012RMIT University School of Engineering TAFE has been awarded a 17-month contract to deliver instrumentation training for Xstrata.
FDT2 Frame application now available for shipment
29 June, 2012FDT Group has announced that the first FDT2 Frame application is available for immediate shipment.
FDT2 workshop completes 26 DTMS in under two days
28 June, 2012Attendees at the FDT2 Developers’ Workshop completed 26 DTMs in under two days.
FDT Group announces record surge in DTM certifications
27 June, 2012The FDT Group Certification Office recorded a surge in DTM certifications earlier this year, issuing 42 certificates for 900 intelligent devices in the first six months of 2012.
MG Bryan pilots cloud computing system to remotely manage equipment
26 June, 2012 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaWith help from Rockwell Automation, heavy-equipment OEM MG Bryan Equipment is using cloud computing to remotely manage its high-tech fracturing equipment.
