Industry News
OnRobot launches advanced magnetic gripper for robots
OnRobot says the MG10 offers adjustable force and grip detection features that provide users with greater levels of control. [ + ]
Electric bus company predicts a bright future
South Australian company BusTech sees a bright future for electric vehicle manufacturing in Australia. [ + ]
Chinese robotics sector files "44% of total global patents"
A Chinese research organisation has released a report saying that the country's robotics sector generated almost half of total global patents in the last year. [ + ]
Softing integrates CNC data into edge applications
Softing has expanded its dataFEED edgeConnector product family, allowing it to integrate CNC data into edge/cloud applications. [ + ]
Mitsubishi Electric and Eplan strengthen digital partnership
Mitsubishi Electric and long-term e-F@ctory solution partner Eplan have announced that Mitsubishi Electric will join Eplan's new partner network. [ + ]
NERA collaboration to address oil and gas decommissioning
Centre of Decommissioning Australia established to address the challenges of decommissioning Australia's ageing oil and gas infrastructure. [ + ]
SMC invests in local assembly
SMC Corporation ANZ has announced it will now undertake the local assembly and stockholding of a range of electric cylinders. [ + ]
Belden's latest HiOS software embeds OPC UA in the switch
The upgrade enables Open Platform Communications for factory automation to meet the needs of Industry 4.0. [ + ]
CSIRO moves towards Open Access for national benefit
The global shift towards Open Access aims to democratise science by ensuring research is available to everyone, not just those with journal subscriptions. [ + ]
BHP signs MoU with HBIS to mitigate steel industry emissions
The MoU commits to investing up to US$15 million over three years to jointly study and explore greenhouse gas emissions reduction technologies and pathways. [ + ]
Stäubli launches three new 6-axis robots
Stäubli is launching three new 6-axis industrial robots for the medium payload range. [ + ]
LAPP introduces lead-free brass cable glands
The company says it will offer cable glands in a lead-free brass version, staying ahead of increasing restrictions on lead use to come into play in 2021. [ + ]
Gender in mining governance: 25 policies to address inequality
This International Women's Day, global governments can take action to promote gender equality in the mining sector, according to the IGF. [ + ]
Digital insights to aid the energy transition at AOG
FutureOn and McDermott will show how digital twins can accelerate the energy transition at the AOG Subsea Forum. [ + ]
One-third of manufacturers planning move to the cloud: report
One-third of manufacturers are planning to move the software they currently use onsite to the cloud, according to research company IoT Analytics. [ + ]
