In a bid to increase collaboration and cooperation in 3D printing, Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute Limited (AMTIL) is launching the Additive Manufacturing Hub, the primary aim of which will be to seek investment in research. [ + ]

Process industry software company ranked 11 among top companies for 2014. [ + ]

The Fieldbus Foundation and the HART Communication Foundation have agreed to form a united industry organisation dedicated to the needs of intelligent devices and their integration in the world of process automation. [ + ]

The Profibus Association of Australia has announced it will hold a series of three-day certified Profinet training courses throughout Australia in November 2014. [ + ]

Australia's National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) is celebrating the first birthday of Raijin, the Southern Hemisphere's fastest supercomputer. [ + ]

Moore Industries-International has promoted Scott Saunders to the position of chief executive officer. Saunders was previously COO and vice president, sales and marketing at Moore Industries, a manufacturer of instrumentation for the process control industry. [ + ]

Mark Diesendorf refutes a recent article by University of Melbourne Professor Emeritus Frank Larkins, which claimed Australia's targets to increase renewable energy will make electricity more expensive, thanks to problems with consistency and storage. [ + ]

The ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI) has expanded the coverage of the ISASecure cybersecurity certification program with the introduction of a system-level cybersecurity certification and the launch of an organisational certification. [ + ]

Australia ranks 17th in the just-released 2014 Global Innovation Index (GII) - up from 19th in 2013 and 23rd in 2012. [ + ]

A biogas and water treatment plant has won the award for Innovation in ‘Environmental Management Construction’ at the Queensland Master Builders Association (QMBA) Brisbane Regional Awards. [ + ]

WorkCover has announced that 12 new codes of practice have come into force in NSW. The new codes replace a number of existing codes that were in place under previous occupational health and safety laws. [ + ]

A report commissioned by manufacturing companies shows more than 14,000 manufacturing jobs could be lost nationally by 2021, if gas prices continue to rise and exports increase. [ + ]

IChemE has signed up its first Australian Technician Member, following the introduction of a new member grade. [ + ]

The HART Communication Foundation is seeking qualified nominees from all world areas for the 13th annual HART Plant of the Year Award. [ + ]

The Northern Territory iron ore industry has suffered its second hit this month, with an iron ore company announcing it is going into voluntary administration, just weeks after the declared shutdown of a Top End mine. [ + ]