Australian technology company Calix has announced it is the recipient of an Australian Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund award to produce advanced materials for lithium-ion batteries, a major growth market over the coming decades. [ + ]

UNSW is the only Australian institution and the only university outside of the United States selected by GE to receive the $350,000 machine. [ + ]

MEP Instruments has announced a corporate name change to Metrohm Australia and Metrohm New Zealand, effective 1 January 2018. [ + ]

World-first initiative seeks to decrease methane emissions from underground coalmining operations by up to 90% and reduce Australia's annual greenhouse output by up to 3%. [ + ]

IHI Engineering Australia is celebrating a major milestone as it joins TransAlta, Horizon Power and the Government of Western Australia for the official on-site opening of the South Hedland Power Station on 27 November 2017. [ + ]

One of Australia's outstanding young engineering innovators will be awarded the prestigious Batterham Medal today, recognising his contributions to engineering over the last five years. [ + ]

Emerson's Roxar Downhole Sensor System has been deployed on the Maria field offshore Norway, providing field operator Wintershall with improved well integrity monitoring and offshore safety. [ + ]

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A report released by the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) says that Australia has the potential to lead the world in developing large- and home-scale energy storage systems if public uncertainty can be overcome. [ + ]

Headquartered in Belgium, GeonX provides software for engineers developing new products, to simulate additive manufacturing, welding, machining and heat treatment processes in various industries such as aerospace, automotive and energy. [ + ]

Emerson's automation technologies and project strategies will help Novo Nordisk achieve a tight project schedule and the rapid construction of a manufacturing site for critical medicines. [ + ]

ABB has been named Frost & Sullivan's 2017 Company of the Year. The award was given in recognition of ABB's digital leadership, not only when compared to other industrial automation suppliers, but also against non-industry peers. [ + ]

An explosion at an Indian coal-fired power station has killed 36 people and injured more than 97. [ + ]

SAGE Automation has opened its new corporate headquarters and advanced manufacturing facility at the Tonsley Innovation Precinct in Adelaide, a state government initiative that has transformed the former Mitsubishi manufacturing site into a hub that combines advanced manufacturing, research, industry, skills development and the community. [ + ]

Endress+Hauser has acquired Blue Ocean Nova AG, a manufacturer of inline spectrometers for monitoring quality-relevant process parameters. The acquisition was effective 31 October 2017, and details of the transaction were not disclosed. [ + ]