Inaco Automation Controls has announced that, effective 1 November 2014, it is changing its company name from Inaco to Rexel Industrial Automation. [ + ]

A sensor application that detects dangerous levels of carbon monoxide has won a grand prize at the AT&T Mobile App Hackathon. [ + ]

Australia's largest engineering event, Convention 2014, will include a half-day forum on enterprise sustainability. Organised by Engineers Australia, the convention will run from 24-28 November at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, with the Business Enterprise Sustainability Forum to be held on 27 November from 1-6 pm. [ + ]

Carnarvon Petroleum will provide an inside look at the biggest Australian oil discovery for more than 20 years at a special luncheon to be held during the 2015 Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference (AOG) in Perth in March. [ + ]

Schneider Electric has been recognised by Universum, a global research and employer branding consultancy, as one of the world's 'most attractive' employers in 2014. [ + ]

China has lifted its ban on the massive Valemax iron ore bulk carriers owned by Brazilian mining giant Vale. [ + ]

A forum on the future of Australia's manufacturing sector will bring leaders of industry and academia together to debate the challenges that lie ahead and the role of innovation. [ + ]

The federal government says coal will serve as an affordable, dependable energy source for decades to come. But this is at odds with the views of the UN, which in the lead-up to the New York climate summit warned that coal has no future in the world's energy mix. [ + ]

27 student teams from universities across Australia and New Zealand will compete in the 4th annual National Instruments (NI) Autonomous Robotics Competition Grand Final at Macquarie University, Sydney on Thursday, 25 September. [ + ]

Standardised I/O module cabinets offer increased flexibility, speeding project completion and cutting start-up costs. [ + ]

The International Society of Automation (ISA) has announced that ANSI/ISA-100.11a-2011 has been approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as an international standard. [ + ]

Four students from Curtin University in Sarawak, Malaysia, collaborate to improve energy efficiency in the natural gas processing industry. [ + ]

Winners of the Sydney Engineering Excellence Awards for 2014 have been announced by Engineers Australia Sydney Division. [ + ]

Innovative solution to enable Kodiak island to integrate more renewable energy and stabilise power supply across its remote and isolated microgrid. [ + ]

Flexicon Corporation has broken ground for an expansion that will double the size of its world headquarters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, it was announced by president and CEO David Gill. [ + ]