Pump company volunteers
20 November, 2008
25 staff from Grundfos Pumps' head office made the short trip to Novita Children’s Services at Regency Park (Adelaide, SA) to help with housekeeping and gardening jobs in and around the facility.
Government asked to support engineering migration
03 November, 2008
APESMA has urged the government not to include engineers in forecast migration cuts, saying the migrants would complement increased investment in domestic engineering skills.
First-phase Olympic Dam expansion by 2013
03 November, 2008
BHP Billiton says it expects the first stage of its five-phase Olympic Dam expansion to be in production by 2013.
Low-voltage AC motors
01 November, 2008 | Supplied by: Motion Technologies Pty Ltd
A 350-page full-colour catalogue of the Boneng range of gear reducer products now distributed by Motion Technologies has been produced. The catalogue provides specific information on worm, helical and planetary gearing and provides guidance in the selection of products based on application and environmental factors, complete with fully worked examples.
Processing carbon emissions
17 October, 2008 by Dr David J Beale, PhD BSc (Hons)* | Supplied by: Viewlocity
Processes for creating products and services are being scrutinised carefully for any negative contribution to overall carbon footprints, and carbon accounting and management has fast become a part of the Australian business landscape.
Manufacturing innovators receive accolades
14 October, 2008
Austal, Production Parts and FlexiCut Engineering were among the winners at this year's AMTIL Advanced Manufacturing Awards Gala Dinner.
Rockwell Automation receives Best Practice Award
08 October, 2008
Rockwell Automation has been awarded the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Industrial Technologies Award for Asia Pacific PLC Company of the Year.
Citect connects with customers amid coconuts, cocktails and cake
24 September, 2008
Citect celebrated 35 years in the real-time intelligence and industrial automation industry, and the 21st birthday of CitectSCADA at its sixth annual Citect Connects Oceania User Conference.
Rockwell appoints new MD for ANZ
24 September, 2008
Rockwell Automation has appointed Twain Drewett as managing director for Australia and New Zealand.
Rio, GE, Atlas unite to automate mining
22 September, 2008
Rio Tinto has formed separate alliances with Atlas Copco and General Electric (GE) to develop autonomous drilling and energy-efficient mining solutions.
Megatrends of the future
15 September, 2008 by Glenn Johnson, Editor
There is no doubt that the changing face of the world manufacturing industry is presenting enormous challenges and opportunities to the automation and process control industry. Can we, in Australia, be innovative enough to continue to prosper while meeting our environmental and social responsibilities in the future? This article is an excerpt from a forthcoming feature in What’s New in Process Technology magazine.
Garnaut projections show mitigation bearable
11 September, 2008
The costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions are less daunting when the alternatives are considered, according to the Garnaut Climate Change Review.
Champion sets five-year safety record
10 September, 2008
Australian compressed air specialist Champion Compressors has recently chalked up five years without a ‘lost-time injury’ in any of its workplaces.
Emerson opens Singapore customer service centre
10 September, 2008
Emerson Process Management has opened the Southeast Asia Service Centre in Singapore to make its full range of automation services more accessible to the Asia–Pacific market.
The instrumentation skills shortage — is there light at the end of the tunnel?
10 September, 2008 by John Immelman* | Supplied by: Endress+Hauser Australia Pty Ltd
The demise of the instrumentation technician in Australia began over 20 years ago when formal training in these skills ceased. Throw in Generation Y, short-sighted venture capitalists, outsourced servicing and company reengineering and it is evident that all is not well with the instrumentation profession.
