Despite record low LNG prices, and the ever increasing capital costs of new production plants, there is pressure on the industry in Asia-Pacific to increase capacity by improving existing plant efficiencies and constructing more facilities. [ + ]

Upstream spending plans have been the first casualty of the oil market's collapse to lower prices. As a result, the oil and gas sector is looking to ways to extend the lifetime of mature fields, develop technologies for unconventional reservoirs and improve the transportation between production and refining. [ + ]

RFID technology allows tomato processor Kagome to ensure product traceability, leading to increased efficiency in the production process. [ + ]

As manufacturers undertake rationalisation programs and centralise procurement services, the conversation around fire protection for the manufacturing sector is changing. [ + ]

Ensure optimal performance in demanding environments with these tips on how to specify industrial fibre-optic cable. [ + ]

A recent study of Australian management attitudes towards environmental initiatives has found strongly increasing support among the people who are key to making such projects happen, although CFOs and engineering managers were particularly sceptical of 'overcooked' sustainability claims. [ + ]

The world's leading oil and gas industry process control specialists are coming together in Perth next year for the annual Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference (AOG). [ + ]

In the past we have seen a variety of innovations that have become disruptive technologies. What's changed is that we have a new name for it, and it occurs at a much faster pace today. [ + ]

The next level of industrial evolution is already here. How will you put all the new capabilities to work? [ + ]

Some processes do not require temperature measurement accuracy, and others do. However, you may be unsure whether accuracy is important for your particular application, or whether improving accuracy will make enough of a difference in your process results to justify the cost and effort. [ + ]

Many oil fields, especially mature ones, can produce high levels of hydrogen sulphide, which is deadly at even low concentrations. As drilling and completions are often in remote locations, getting to the nearest hospital in time to respond to an exposure event could be impossible. It is always crucial to be able to detect the gas as soon as possible when a leak occurs, in even the most challenging conditions. [ + ]

The world's most common form of renewable energy production is not solar energy or wind power, but energy generated by burning biomass or biogas. Like coal-fired power generation, the efficiency of the process needs to be monitored, as well as the range of toxic materials that can be released when burning organic materials and other waste. [ + ]

With engineers succeeding in 3D-printing electrical components — such as resistors, inductors and capacitors — they've put the new technology to the test by printing a wireless 'smart cap' for a milk carton that detected signs of spoilage using embedded sensors. [ + ]

Changing vapour phase conditions affect radiation-based continuous level measurement. [ + ]

Digitalisation overlaps into all parts of the economy and transforms the way we do business. But if digitalisation is so important, where does it sit in the business and political agenda? Who needs to drive it? [ + ]