Industry News
Manufacturing has a strong start to 2018
The Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index increased by 2.5 points to 58.7 in January, indicating faster growth than at the end of 2017. [ + ]
Phoenix rises to make the MacLean connection
MacLean Electrical (Australia) to partner with Phoenix Contact for WA and Qld. [ + ]
Covestro chooses Emerson's IIoT solutions
Emerson will deliver software-as-a-service technologies for remote monitoring and predictive maintenance. [ + ]
Boeing and CSIRO expand their partnership for Australia's growing space industry
As Australia prepares to create a space agency, Boeing and the CSIRO will perform new joint research and development in space technologies. [ + ]
New versions of mixproof valves designed to meet corrosion challenges
Industries such as food, pharmaceuticals and biotech face significant challenges from corrosion, in addition to having to meet stringent hygienic demands. [ + ]
Whyalla steelworks owner wants to make electric cars in Adelaide
UK billionaire Sanjeev Gupta, who saved the Whyalla steelworks, is looking to bring car manufacturing back to Adelaide's northern suburbs, just months after Holden closed its doors. [ + ]
Honeywell helps BASF turn hazardous waste into clean energy
New control room at BASF's Ludwigshafen waste incineration plant uses Honeywell's Experion technology to support the company's strategic Industry 4.0 initiative. [ + ]
AOG 2018 Collaboration Forum presenters announced
The AOG 2018 Collaboration Forum will feature key industry decision-makers. [ + ]
ABB to help strengthen Indonesia's power grid
Power plant upgrade and expansion boosts clean energy supply to the greater Jakarta area. [ + ]
Rio Tinto to sell French aluminium smelter
Rio Tinto has received a binding offer from Liberty House to acquire Rio Tinto's Aluminium Dunkerque smelter in northern France for $500 million. [ + ]
Explosives manufacturing plant invests in latest motor control technology
Systems integrator Auto Control Systems is the first in the world to implement a complete motor control centre solution using an Allen-Bradley CENTERLINE 2500 MCC, to be shipped as a complete containerised unit for an explosives manufacturer in Eastern Europe. [ + ]
Global Water Summit 2018: Transcending the boundaries of the water sector
Global Water Intelligence (GWI) has announced the theme for the 12th Global Water Summit, taking place in Paris on 15–17 April 2018. The conference will focus on 'Transcending Boundaries'. [ + ]
China adopts FDT technology as national standard
A cooperative initiative undertaken between FDT Group and Chinese standards organisations has resulted in a Chinese national standard for device integration based on FDT 2.0 technology. [ + ]
HIMA supports safe and secure operations at Ichthys LNG
HIMA has been awarded a long-term service contract to support the safety systems at the Ichthys LNG project, now that it is moving into its operational phase. [ + ]
Emerson named 'Industrial IoT Company of the Year'
Emerson receives IoT Breakthrough Award for leadership in IoT solutions. [ + ]
