Advantech announces full support for Microsoft Windows 8
30 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Advantech Australia Pty LtdAdvantech has announced its full support for Microsoft Windows 8. The company has added several powerful functions into this release, including Natural User Interface, cloud connectivity, Windows-to-Go and Secure Boot.
Autodesk acquires PI-VR
11 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Autodesk AustraliaAutodesk has completed the acquisition of PI-VR, a privately held German software company that specialises in sophisticated real-time visualisation technology used primarily in the automotive industry.
Metso acquires ExperTune
11 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Metso Automation (ANZ) Pty LtdMetso has acquired US software company ExperTune. ExperTune’s software tools are used to analyse and monitor the performance of industrial processes and to identify the associated maintenance and improvement opportunities.
ATS International CM4D v19 product quality validation software
14 December, 2012 | Supplied by: ATS Applied Tech Systems Pty LtdVersion 19 of CM4D provides enhanced performance capabilities that will allow users to retrieve inspection data, generate critical quality reports, analyse production problems and prevent build issues more efficiently.
ExperTune PlantTriage version 11.01
05 December, 2012 | Supplied by: Daesim Technologies Pty LtdExpertune’s PlantTriage has been enhanced with tools to extend its oscillation analysis features.
MathWorks Stateflow for Simulink R2012b
05 November, 2012 | Supplied by: MathWorks AustraliaMathWorks has announced an updated version of Stateflow in Simulink R2012b that simplifies control logic design.
CSE-Semaphore WebForm Studio 2.0 HMI development software
02 November, 2012 | Supplied by: OvarroWebForm Studio 2.0 is a software utility that enables the development of compatible, organisation-wide HMI displays spanning smartphones, tablets and PCs.
Cutting time to market of coal-to-liquid energy projects
24 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Aspen Technology Australia Pty LtdThe volatility of the coal industry, and the ongoing search for alternative energy resources, has resulted in many Australian coal miners investing heavily in R&D to discover the optimal coal-to-liquid process (CTL). CTL plants cost billions to get established so it is critical to ensure the project viability before proceeding.
Invensys enhanced refinery optimisation software
23 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric Pty LtdInvensys Operations Management has introduced refinery-wide optimisation solutions that complement its existing portfolio of SimSci-Esscor hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) offerings.
Wonderware MES Software 2012 with Quality
16 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Invensys Process Systems (S) Pte LtdInvensys Operations Management has updated its Wonderware MES software adding quality management.
Chinese hacker group blamed for Telvent customer file hacking
05 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Telvent Australia Pty LtdSchneider Electric subsidiary Telvent Canada has blamed the recent intrusion to its network on a Chinese group calling themselves the Comment Group or Comment Crew.
MatrikonOPC OPC Server for Allen-Bradley
03 October, 2012 | Supplied by: MatrikonOPCMatrikonOPC has expanded the functionality of its OPC Server for Allen-Bradley by adding the support for Rockwell’s EN2T communication card, bit writes and revamped graphical user interface.
MathWorks Release 2012b
25 September, 2012 | Supplied by: MathWorks AustraliaMathWorks has introduced Release 2012b with major updates to MATLAB and Simulink that significantly improve use and navigation.
Autodesk Simulation 360 cloud-based pay-as-you-go simulation platform
24 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Autodesk AustraliaAutodesk Simulation 360 is a set of tools delivered in the cloud with a pay-as-you-go pricing model that enables a company to make simulation part of its design and engineering processes.
Accelerating innovation with smaller teams
18 September, 2012 by Matej Krajnc* | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty LtdIn the upcoming decade, software tools will play a more critical role in system design and development.
