Industry News
Siemens and Bentley Systems form Process Industries Academy
Academy to support development and sharing of best-practice approaches for project delivery and asset operations. [ + ]
SAP and Endress+Hauser work on joint IIoT solutions
Open platform concept for process industry to enable seamless integration of field instruments into business processes. [ + ]
Endress+Hauser receives German Innovation Award
Two flow measurement technologies impressed the jury, resulting in a Gold Award and a Winner Award. [ + ]
Australia, Singapore and Sweden top Technological Readiness Ranking
Spending on e-government, cybersecurity and a robust e-commerce environment will increasingly be a policy priority across the world over the next five years. [ + ]
UniSA receives largest ever software grant in Australia
Siemens has announced a more than $450 million of in-kind commercial value advanced industrial PLM software grant to the University of South Australia. [ + ]
ANU sensors make wearable medical diagnostic devices possible
The tiny sensors open the door to developing a wearable device that can help diagnose people's health in real time. [ + ]
Neometals to launch lithium processing plant in WA
Neometals, a WA-based technology minerals project developer, has moved ahead with plans to build a lithium hydroxide refinery in West Kalgoorlie. [ + ]
Moore Industries celebrates 50 years
Starting with only three staff in 1968, Moore Industries has enjoyed international success in the design and manufacture of interface technologies for industry. [ + ]
NI announces LabVIEW 2018
The latest release of LabVIEW offers new tools that simplify system integration and grant more control through hardware accessibility. [ + ]
PROFINET devices exceed 20 million in 2017
Reflecting the increasing use of Industrial Ethernet-based technologies, twice as many PROFINET devices were installed in 2017 than for PROFIBUS. [ + ]
Mastering mountains of Industry 4.0 data
A new system developed by researchers in Germany is helping plant managers see the big picture associated with production data for improved decision-making. [ + ]
Honeywell control system improves waste plant efficiency
Riikinvoima Oy's waste incineration plant has implemented Honeywell's Experion Orion Console to help improve safety, productivity and environmental compliance. [ + ]
Titanium filters launched commercially in Australia
Adelaide-based Advanced Material Solutions (AMS) began commissioning its first commercial titanium filtration membranes last month. [ + ]
Personnel and materials hoist crushes a worker
A worker was working on the roof of Car 1 of the dual carriage hoist and was connected via a safety harness attached to Car 2 when it started automatically, pinning him against a structural tie. [ + ]
Information about toxic chemicals reduces industrial use
Access to information about the potential environmental impact of industrial activities may be sufficient to persuade companies to abandon toxic chemicals. [ + ]
