Industry News
Factory of the Future facility to accelerate advanced manufacturing
The Line Zero – Factory of the Future facility is now under construction in Adelaide, and will be a world-class manufacturing accelerator. [ + ]
Top emerging technologies to watch in 2021
Lux Research has released its Foresight 2021 annual list of transformational technologies that it says will change the world over the next decade. [ + ]
BHP awards supply agreement for LNG-fuelled iron ore vessels
Shell is set to fuel the LNG-powered bulk iron ore carriers, helping BHP to reduce emissions. [ + ]
KUKA wins Mercedes body-in-white production contract
The company announced that it has won a contract to supply Mercedes-Benz with technology for body-in-white production. [ + ]
Woodside uses large-scale computing to deliver seismic results in hours
The company is now one of a handful in the world to use more than one million CPUs for data analysis. [ + ]
Bentley Systems becomes founding member of Digital Twin Consortium
Bentley deepens collaboration with industry, government and academic members to advance interoperability of digital twins. [ + ]
ABB announced as DCS market leader for 21st year
ARC Advisory Group has reported that ABB remains the top DCS market leader for the 21st year running. [ + ]
Competition to find the next innovation in machine vision
ADLINK, in collaboration with Intel, has launched a hackathon competition for solution builders to share their ideas for machine vision prototypes. [ + ]
Sydney University and GE to accelerate advanced manufacturing
GE Additive and the University of Sydney have entered into a strategic five-year agreement to advance Australia's manufacturing capability. [ + ]
Endress+Hauser updates its virtual booth
Endress+Hauser has announced that it has enhanced its virtual trade show booth with its latest products. [ + ]
Australian lunar mission launched
After a year in stealth mode, SEVEN SISTERS, Australia's first Lunar Exploration Mission, has been unveiled by satellite start-up Fleet Space Technologies. [ + ]
3D printers may be toxic for humans: research
The base materials used in 3D printers include thermoplastics, metals, nanomaterials, polymers and volatile and semi-volatile organic chemicals. [ + ]
New sensors make for soft and sensitive robotic fingers
To develop a more human-like robotic gripper, it is necessary to provide sensing capabilities to the fingers. [ + ]
Universal Robots reaches industry milestone
Collaborative robot maker celebrates delivery of its 50,000th unit. [ + ]
ABB granted ECH2A membership
Peter Terwiesch, President of ABB Industrial Automation, will become an executive member of the EU Alliance established to kick-start the European hydrogen industry. [ + ]
