Vimal Kapur has been announced as the new president of Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS). Kapur comes to the role from the position of vice president/general manager of HPS's Advanced Solutions line of business. [ + ]

Researchers are looking to nature when designing the next generation of flying robots. Research teams have developed solutions to common problems faced by drones by studying the mechanisms adopted by bats, birds, insects and snakes. [ + ]

Researchers have developed an entirely new class of substance that can be used as a lubricant: liquid crystalline fluid. Although it is a liquid, its molecules display directional properties like crystals do. [ + ]

Tutt Bryant Equipment, exclusive Australian dealer of Metso's Lokotrack mobile screening and crushing equipment, has launched the latest addition to the Lokotrack range. [ + ]

Enware Australia will showcase its range of portable spill containment equipment, emergency showers and eyewash technology at Safety in Action Perth. [ + ]

Professor Kevin Galvin has received the 2014 Clunies Ross Award from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE). The University of Newcastle professor is the creator of the Reflux Classifier. [ + ]

KUKA Robotics has officially opened in Australia. The company has been represented in Australia since 2009 through commercial agents. [ + ]

Polyethylene and polymer manufacturer Qenos will be subject to a mandatory audit after multiple environmental incidents at its Matraville site over the last three years, the NSW EPA has announced. [ + ]

Fuchs will showcase its range of food-grade lubricants at foodpro in June. Australia's largest food manufacturing event, foodpro will be held in Melbourne for the first time in the event's history. [ + ]

Safety in Action will return to Perth on 11 and 12 June 2014. The free event will see more than 100 of the safety sector's top influencers showcase their solutions, services and insights into the WA market. [ + ]

The IICA is hosting technical nights in Newcastle and Sydney in June. Mark Elrick, NSW Manager, Consultant - Automation Systems with Integrated Automation, will deliver a presentation at the technical nights entitled 'There shall be no internet on a site I lead'. [ + ]

Samsung C&T has selected Schneider Electric to deliver 12 switch rooms and supply electrical distribution equipment for the Roy Hill Project in the Pilbara region. The project is a 55 million tonne per annum iron ore mining, rail and port project. [ + ]

British scientists have developed a prototype 3D-printing micro aerial vehicle (MAV) inspired by swiftlets, tiny birds that build their nests using their own saliva. [ + ]

Pilz Australia has announced the appointment of Ian Yeong as its new business development manager. Yeong joined the company in March after eight years with Schneider Electric and three years with Omron. [ + ]

Mechatronics students at the University of Sydney will benefit from a new, state-of-the-art laboratory that was officially opened on 8 May. [ + ]