Rittal has introduced the Rittal Service program for its climate control systems, designed to offer end users the ability to ensure high levels of uptime for their critical manufacturing processes, increase equipment service life and reduce operating costs. [ + ]

ABB has won orders from National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) for the delivery of electrical and telecommunication systems to the Al Nasr Full field Development Project in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. [ + ]

Geologists have found evidence of mineral 'footprints' that may point to undiscovered, high-grade zinc deposits hiding underneath known deposits in the Northern Territory's prospective McArthur Basin. [ + ]

Siemens Buildings Technologies Division and IBM have announced cloud-based solutions that will leverage Siemens' building expertise and IBM Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities to maximise the potential of connected buildings and the data they create. [ + ]

Automation projects representing more than half of North American LNG export capacity have been awarded to Emerson. [ + ]

The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) has published the long-awaited ISO/TS 15066 as a supplementary document to support the ISO 10218 'Safety Requirements for Industrial Robots' standard. [ + ]

Schneider Electric has announced it has established a partnership with Pro-Face, manufacturer of HMI and industrial personal computer technology. [ + ]

Industry professionals from workplace health and safety, manufacturing, engineering, transport, mining, government and the corporate sectors will gather in Perth, 1–2 June 2016, for Safety in Action. [ + ]

Emerson Process Management and OVS Group have formed an alliance to help oil and gas producers accelerate decision-making to more effectively operate their oilfield assets. [ + ]

Advanced motion technology will complement the iTRAK motion solution. [ + ]

Siemens has officially opened its new state-of-the-art Perth Service Centre with a special visit from the global head of customer service for Siemens' industrial businesses, Dr Thomas Moser, who says this heralds a new era for high-tech service. [ + ]

Less than half of Australia's recent engineering graduates are working in their field, but most of them are likely to work in highly skilled and highly paid jobs, new Deakin University research has found. [ + ]

RS Pro range to offer more than 40,000 industrial products and electronic components online. [ + ]

The industrial automation community has shown impressive interest towards the 2016 edition of SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou, which will again be held at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in China. [ + ]

A large US utility has slashed its fuel usage for a large power generating unit using Emerson's combined cycle optimisation strategies. [ + ]