The theme of Honeywell's 40th annual customer gathering was '40 Years of Innovation'. [ + ]

Activity across the Australian manufacturing sector fell sharply in June. [ + ]

At its 2015 annual general meeting, Profibus Australia (PAA) announced a profit for the 2014 financial year, but forecast a softer financial return in 2015 following a slowdown in Australia's resources sector. [ + ]

With all the talk of a shrinking Australian manufacturing industry it is easy to forget that some manufacturers are actually thriving. [ + ]

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) and Intel Security have announced they will collaborate to help bolster protection of critical industrial infrastructure and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). [ + ]

Universal Robots has appointed Andrew Donald Design Engineering (ADDE) as a distribution partner for the Australian market. [ + ]

A University of São Paulo project shows how to remove toxic compounds from contaminated water. [ + ]

UN Women has selected Schneider Electric to join the HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 pilot group, following the 2015 Leadership Award it won for its action in favour of gender equality. [ + ]

As part of the ACI Connect 2015 Conference and Exhibition, IDC Technologies will be running a series of MiniLab sessions for technical personnel over both days of the conference, 12-13 August, at Sydney Olympic Park. [ + ]

The majority of changes and impact to Australian businesses from the GHS recommendations will be felt prior to the official introduction of the new GHS standards on 1 January 2017, so businesses will need to spend time and money to prepare their operations for compliance. [ + ]

Unlike other multinationals planning to quit manufacturing in Australia, Boeing will inject an extra $70 million into its Australian factory. [ + ]

The Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) is holding a seminar titled 'Corrosion in the Oil & Gas Industries 2015' in New Plymouth, NZ, on 27 August 2015.

A mineral long viewed as a waste product of uranium mining could now be used, due to an extraction method discovered by Perth researchers, potentially boosting extraction by 15%. [ + ]

Approval has been granted by the Tasmanian Government for the development of a new iron ore mine in the northwest of the island.

Lab 22 has been launched to assist businesses in developing new strategies to incorporate 3D printing into their operations. [ + ]