Industry News
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. [ + ]
Climate change: ABB urges greater adoption of high-efficiency motors
In a white paper, ABB says there is still potential for significant energy efficiency improvements in industry by greater adoption of high-efficiency motors and drives. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
SMC Partners with VEX Robotics for national tournament
VEX Robotics competitions provide a space for students to develop and showcase industry-relevant skills, including engineering, teamwork and prototyping. [ + ]
Seeq partners with Microsoft on methane emissions hackathon
The hackathon's objective is to overlay oil and gas asset and geographic information to pinpoint leak location, and to identify unplanned emissions. [ + ]
E-crime attacks 79% of hand-on intrusions in 2020: report
The latest CrowdStrike global threat report highlights key trends in e-crime and nation-state activity. [ + ]
OnRobot releases "world’s most powerful electric vacuum gripper"
OnRobot's VGP20 electric vacuum gripper is designed for challenging palletising scenarios including heavy, bulky and porous surfaces. [ + ]
Critical authentication bypass discovered in Rockwell software
An easily exploited flaw enables an attacker to remotely connect to almost any Logix programmable logic controller. [ + ]
Siemens, IBM and Red Hat launch cloud initiative
Siemens, IBM and Red Hat have launched a new collaboration that will use a hybrid cloud to extend the flexibility of Siemens MindSphere. [ + ]
Braking distance simulator reduces robotic cell footprint
ABB has announced that its RobotStudio offline programming and simulation software now has a braking distance function to simulate real-world stopping distance. [ + ]
Injection moulder shows Australian innovation alive and well
Australian plastic injection moulding company Holoway Group forges new partnerships to produce a new product for the building industry. [ + ]
Funding now available for space technologies
Funding is being made available to help meet National Manufacturing Priorities, with the space sector being in the first round. [ + ]
Two Aussie IoT satellites set for lift-off
Fleet Space Technologies and Myriota will launch separate nanosatellites supporting IIoT applications on a Rocket Lab mission in March. [ + ]
Meeting AEMO requirements for model acceptance testing
Vysus develops software automation to help meet new AEMO requirements for PSCAD model acceptance testing. [ + ]
New wearable device turns the body into a battery
Researchers at Colorado University Boulder have developed a new, low-cost wearable device that transforms the human body into a biological battery. [ + ]
