Registrations are now open for the 2018 Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference (AOG 2018), Australia's largest oil and gas industry event. [ + ]

WEARX, an Australian privately owned wear solutions provider, and the Metso Corporation finalised an agreement on 1 November that will bring the two companies together. [ + ]

Emerson and exida have announced the release of a tool designed in collaboration to automatically generate SIS configurations. [ + ]

Finnish company Neste Jacobs has launched a new game called NAPCON Games Distiller for operator training in the process industry, which is said to improve training outcomes and speed up the learning process. [ + ]

There is no choice for industrial organisations but to take advantage of cloud computing, according to Vimal Kapur, president of Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS). [ + ]

Schaeffler Group has announced its acquisition of autinity GmbH, an IT company that specialises in machine data recording and evaluation. [ + ]

The Australian National University (ANU) has announced the establishment of the nation's first interdisciplinary Cyber Institute, which will combine expertise from across a range of disciplines to conduct leading research that will help shape the nation's future in the increasingly vital fields of cybersecurity and innovation. [ + ]

Industrial manslaughter laws have been passed in Queensland, which will mean that a company or individual found guilty of industrial manslaughter may now be liable for a fine of up to $10 million, while an individual senior officer may be liable to a term of up to 20 years' imprisonment. [ + ]

With questions surrounding the future of the Australian manufacturing industry with our automotive closures, a new report commissioned by the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has found that the Australian manufacturing industry is larger and more dynamic than currently estimated. [ + ]

Advantech has received an award from ROI Management Consulting for its Industry 4.0-compliant digital factory. The award was given to honour its achievements as a pioneer in the practical implementation of "real-time equipment and resource monitoring". [ + ]

The Indigenous STEM Professional Awards are part of the Indigenous STEM Education Project, funded by the BHP Billiton Foundation and delivered by CSIRO. [ + ]

The Industrial Robotics and Machine Vision zone at the Guangzhou Automation Fair in March 2018 has already been sold out, reflecting the growing demand for robotics and automation technology in China. [ + ]

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has announced that Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited (SECCO) will upgrade its operator training simulator (OTS) system to the Honeywell Connected Plant UniSim Competency Suite. [ + ]

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has been awarded the Vanderlande Supplier Award 2017 for its outstanding operational excellence and responsive supply chain, high innovative capability and strong competitiveness. [ + ]

Australia's largest independent dedicated oil and gas company, Woodside Petroleum, and National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) have taken up the high-profile roles as Principal Sponsors of next year's Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference (AOG 2018). [ + ]