Siemens PLM appoints new Senior VP and MD, APAC
16 January, 2012 | Supplied by: Siemens LtdSiemens PLM Software has announced the appointment of KC Yee as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Asia-Pacific.
O'Farrell warns Orica of plant closure with future leaks
09 January, 2012
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says he will close Orica's Newcastle chemical plant if there are any more leaks.
Orica resumes ammonium nitrate, nitric acid production
16 December, 2011
Orica has resumed ammonium nitrate production at its Newcastle plant after repeated chemical leaks almost shut down the site.
Expert on CSG warns of environmental and health impacts
12 December, 2011
Dr Stuart Khan, an environmental engineer and water quality expert from the University of New South Wales, has warned that poorly planned exploration and extraction activities can pose considerable risks to both groundwater and surface water systems.
GE opens $100m LNG support/learning centre in Perth
07 December, 2011
GE has opened a technology and learning complex in Perth for the oil and gas industry.
ABB develops gas recycling technology that helps reduce environmental impact
06 December, 2011 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
ABB has developed a patented technology for the comprehensive recycling of contaminated SF6 (sulfur hexafluoride) gas, based on a new energy-efficient cryogenic process.
RSTechED 2011 Sydney offers a forum for education, inspiration and discussion
05 December, 2011 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia
The recently held RSTechED 2011 presented by Rockwell Automation in Sydney, brought together OEMs, system integrators and industry partners in a forum for education, inspiration and discussion.
ABB launches new concept for concentrating solar power plants
30 November, 2011 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
New concentrating solar power plants developed by ABB use 70% less material, require 40% less land and consume 80% less water per megawatt generated than parabolic trough designs.
Communications empowerment drives change
27 November, 2011 by Andrew Finch, Managing Director, Weidmüller South East Asia.
In today’s engineering and plant management environment we are witnessing massive change in the way we do things and communication is at the very heart of these modifications.
University of Sydney research in sustainable manufacturing
23 November, 2011
Sustainable ways to produce plastics, foams, paints and other everyday materials could be the outcome of a $10 million, four-year project about to commence at the University of Sydney.
Precision Mechatronics acquires Surfx Technologies
21 November, 2011
Australian-based Precision Mechatronics Pty Ltd has acquired US-based Surfx Technologies, a specialist company offering high-speed atmospheric plasma technology for treating microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), microfluidics, semiconductors, solar cells, medical devices, sensors, plastics and composites.
ABB to acquire Powercorp in Australia
21 November, 2011 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
ABB has agreed to acquire Powercorp, an Australian renewable power automation company.
Clean-up guide for most common industrial contaminants
08 November, 2011
Australia has taken a key step towards improving measures of human health risk with the release of new guidelines targeting one of our most common sources of industrial contamination.
Have your say on NSW’s Manufacturing Industry Action Plan
07 November, 2011
Individuals and organisations are invited to have their say and contribute to the development of a Manufacturing Industry Action Plan for NSW.
Endress+Hauser and Finesse Solutions form strategic partnership
03 November, 2011 | Supplied by: Endress+Hauser Australia Pty Ltd
Endress+Hauser has acquired a stake in Finesse Solutions, a US company that develops, produces and distributes sensors, hardware and software for bioprocess engineering.
