John Morris Industrial, a division of John Morris Scientific Pty Ltd, has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Larson Davis. [ + ]

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Bonfiglioli has appointed Paul Johnson as operations and quality assurance coordinator to optimise benefits to customers. [ + ]

Belden has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tripwire, a leading global provider of advanced threat, security and compliance solutions, for US$710 million. [ + ]

Evergreen private investment firm Manifex has announced the opening of its second round of investment funding to help start-ups commercialise their high-tech products. [ + ]

Metso Corporation and Valmet Corporation have entered into an agreement on the sale of Metso's Process Automation Systems (PAS) business to Valmet. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation together with Cisco has launched a new training course - Managing Industrial Networks with Cisco Networking Technologies (IMINS). [ + ]

Rockwell Automation's Automation University event will tour regional centres in Australia and New Zealand during 2015. [ + ]

Universal Robots has announced the official opening of its APAC headquarters in Singapore. [ + ]

MathWorks has announced an expanded relationship with Siemens Automation Systems to make it easier for customers to take advantage of model-based design for developing and implementing complex control algorithms. [ + ]

Schneider Electric has been recognised for its efforts to conserve and manage energy consumption at more than 300 company facilities around the world. [ + ]

RoboJob - a Belgian company specialising in the automatic loading and unloading of CNC machines - has reached an agreement with machine builder Okuma to provide robotic machine loading and unloading in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

Australia's first internet-enabled manufacturing hub designed to connect manufacturers to their customers and suppliers more efficiently has been launched. [ + ]

Organisers of the 2015 Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference (AOG) have announced a presentation by leading Timor-Leste dignitaries. [ + ]

Gear units supplied to Rio Tinto have won Bonfiglioli Transmission Australia the Bulk Handling Award for 2014 in the category of Excellence in the Application of Gears, Motors or Drives. [ + ]