Industry News
IIoT-enabled instrumentation at Hannover Messe 2018
Visitors to this year's Hannover Messe can learn how to implement their Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) strategies, by seeing the latest in IIoT-enabled instrumentation. [ + ]
OPC Foundation and FieldComm Group cooperate on standard information model
The OPC Foundation and FieldComm Group are cooperating to develop a standardised information model for process automation devices. [ + ]
Automation and robotics to have a greater presence at NMW 2018
National Manufacturing Week is set to have a greater automation and robotics focus this year. [ + ]
Key decision-makers in impressive AOG 2018 speaker line-up
Senior executives from some of the world's leading oil and gas companies will feature as speakers at the AOG Exhibition and Conference this month. [ + ]
Industrial Ethernet is now bigger than fieldbus
HMS Industrial Networks' annual study of the industrial network market shows that Ethernet has overtaken traditional fieldbus technologies in new installations. [ + ]
Baldor Electric Company is now ABB
ABB integrates Baldor Electric under the ABB brand. [ + ]
AMMA says future of work needs modern workplace relations system
The Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) has called for greater efforts by Australia's policymakers to modernise the nation's workplace relations system. [ + ]
Major multimillion-dollar project completed for BP North Sea
New automation technologies and ongoing support enable BP to target production growth and safe and reliable operations. [ + ]
Research predicts growth in machine monitoring market to 2025
Annual market growth of around 10% is expected over the next five years. [ + ]
Eight key industry players sign cybersecurity charter
Eight key industry partners recently signed the first joint charter for greater cybersecurity at the Munich Security Conference. [ + ]
Control system helps bridge IT/OT divide
The latest major update to the DeltaV automation system includes enhancements to reduce complexity in capital projects, plus improve productivity and usability. [ + ]
Digital technology, robots, to expand specialty gas production
A Western Sydney specialist gas production facility is set to increase competitiveness, exports and safety with the latest technology. [ + ]
Turck introduces Backplane Ethernet Extension Protocol
Newly released BEEP technology allows a network of devices to communicate as a single device. [ + ]
Registrations open for NMW 2018
Returning to Sydney Showground, this year's National Manufacturing Week event will feature over 150 exhibitors across 12 product zones, alongside two conferences with over 40 industry speakers. [ + ]
Schneider Electric sees increased APM take-up
Schneider Electric says it is experiencing increasing momentum in adoption of the company's Asset Performance Management (APM) solutions. [ + ]
