Industry News
Giving robots a more nimble grasp
Engineers use the environment to give simple robotic grippers more dexterity [ + ]
Manufacturer ANCA believes government manufacturing plan is missing the point
Pat Boland, a co-founder of ANCA, which sells automated machine tools to Apple, Samsung and Boeing suppliers, has said the Abbott government's plan to kickstart the manufacturing sector loses sight of drivers of success like designing better products and updating obsolete equipment. [ + ]
Robot world championship title stays in Australia
A team from the UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering has won the RoboCup world soccer championships for the second year in a row. [ + ]
Join Process Online at your industry golf day in September
Westwick-Farrow Media has joined forces with the Institute of Instrumentation, Control and Automation (IICA) for the inaugural Industry Tech Golf Day, to be held at Manly Golf Club on Thursday 3 September. [ + ]
Balluff receives Bosch global supplier award
Balluff GmbH has been recognised for the second time by its customer Robert Bosch GmbH with the Bosch Global Supplier Award. [ + ]
Belden contributes to Industry 4.0 standardisation
Combining time-sensitive network (TSN) technology with the OPC UA specifications will allow the Industry 4.0 vision of a high-performance, real-time-capable network to be realised without any vendor-specific technology. [ + ]
Internet of Things to revolutionise lives via 50 billion devices by 2020
According to Simon Blyth, CEO of LX Group, it's official: the Internet of Things (IoT) is the next technology revolution — set to be bigger than the industrial revolution and more transformative than the dot-com boom. [ + ]
Study shows over 80% of companies increased revenue by investing in IoT
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a major global study looking at the impact of IoT technologies across a wide range of industry sectors around the world. [ + ]
3D printing all the buzz at AUSTECH
Additive technology is a game-changer for many manufacturers — and walking through the crowded aisles at the recent AUSTECH Digital & Additive Manufacturing Pavilion reflected the ongoing trend towards AM, with studies predicting that AM sales are expected to more than quadruple in the next 10 years. [ + ]
Burra Foods halves energy cost of wastewater treatment with Hydroflux
Dairy ingredient processor Burra Foods has used a dissolved air flotation system from Hydroflux Industrial to halve its energy costs for wastewater treatment. [ + ]
Concerns that big LNG users will take profit hit as Australia's gas exports grow
An ANZ report predicts that LNG will take over from iron ore as the main driver of Australia's exports and will reach $50 billion in value by 2020. [ + ]
Electro-Chemical Devices appoints AMS as distributor
AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty Ltd has been appointed exclusive distributor for the ECD range of analytical instrumentation in its territories. [ + ]
Xylem Oceania appoints new MD
Effective 6 July, Jim Athanas has been named managing director for Xylem Oceania. [ + ]
New opportunities for EPCs, systems integrators and engineering operations
A new conference and expo coming to Sydney next month will provide a unique opportunity for automation & control engineers and management to come together to learn, network and do business. [ + ]
Acquisition strengthens Rotork presence in global marine and offshore markets
Rotork has increased its range of flow control products and services for the worldwide marine and offshore industries with the acquisition of Masso Ind, a manufacturer of shipboard valve remote control systems. [ + ]
