Kaeser Compressors Australia has announced the appointment of Delta Electrics as a distributor of the full range of Kaeser compressed air equipment in the Northern Territory.

With more than 200 industry-leading brands now confirmed for National Manufacturing Week (NMW 2015), to be held from 26-29 May in Melbourne, this year's event will be exhibiting some new and innovative technologies. [ + ]

Proliferation of dangerous counterfeit medication is a global concern. Impending regulations across markets will require pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer packaged goods manufacturers to trace products down to the individual saleable unit across the supply chain. [ + ]

Some of Australia's biggest manufacturers are concerned that a planned takeover of BG Group by Royal Dutch Shell could potentially worsen what they see as a lack of competition in the eastern Australian gas market. [ + ]

Vale of Brazil, the world's largest iron ore miner, has announced it is willing to temporarily slow exports, which other sources have suggested could start a rally in iron ore prices. [ + ]

In the United States, scientists are more certain than ever that oil and gas drilling is causing hundreds of small earthquakes across the country. [ + ]

There's only one week until CeMAT, the global intralogistics and materials handling event, opens in Australia for the first time at Sydney Olympic Park, 5-7 May 2015. [ + ]

Nissan may have stopped building cars in Australia in 1992, but it will continue to produce automotive components well after Ford and Holden have stopped manufacturing cars in Australia. [ + ]

Iron ore is enjoying a positive run, currently at a six-week high, in a bear market that has now lasted close to 18 months. [ + ]

4D printing is unfolding as technology that takes 3D printing to an entirely new level, according to researchers at the University of Wollongong. [ + ]

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has launched the first digital dashboard designed to proactively monitor, measure and manage cybersecurity risk for control systems. [ + ]

The United Nations has published the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), which will come into effect in Australia on 1 January 2017. [ + ]

Engineers have combined innovative optical technology with nanocomposite thin films to create a new type of sensor that is inexpensive, fast, highly sensitive and able to detect and analyse a wide range of gases. [ + ]

ABB has introduced YuMi, the world's first truly collaborative dual-arm industrial robot at the Hannover Messe trade fair. [ + ]

ABB has introduced YuMi, the world's first truly collaborative dual-arm industrial robot at the Hannover Messe trade fair. [ + ]