Emerson is providing safety shutdown valves to protect the flow of natural gas and liquid condensate safely from offshore oil and gas production platforms to an onshore processing facility in the UK. [ + ]

Already a discrete-manufacturing leader, Schneider's acquisition of Invensys allows the company to bring a process-heavy portfolio into its fold. [ + ]

Tim Keech has been appointed to the role of state manager for Victoria and Tasmania for Rockwell Automation. Keech will be responsible for planning, directing and controlling the operations in the two states. [ + ]

Trish Kerin has been appointed as director of the Institution of Chemical Engineers' new IChemE Safety Centre (ISC). The ISC will initially operate out of Melbourne. [ + ]

Emerson Process Management has introduced its Integrated Operations Initiative to address customers' needs for streamlined decision-making, easily accessible expertise and the safe, collaborative collocation of essential personnel. [ + ]

The 2nd Gas Statement of Opportunities (GSOO) has highlighted the challenges of domestic gas supply in Western Australia, the DomGas Alliance says. [ + ]

The dates for SEW-Eurodrive's DriveAcademy motor and drive training program have been released. The nationwide program will commence in late March 2014. [ + ]

Chemeca 2014 organisers have issued a call for abstracts for the chemical engineering conference. The closing date for papers is 10 March. [ + ]

A new agreement between Schneider Electric and Process Partners will deliver clean-in-place (CIP) optimisation solutions to the food and beverage sector. [ + ]

Pilz has signalled that safety is high on the agenda for manufacturing companies this year, with an unprecedented demand for its training courses. [ + ]

FDT Group has become a Promotional Partner of the International Society of Automation (ISA). The partnership will see FDT Group working to educate industry professionals on open standards enabling device and network integration. [ + ]

More than 90 exhibitors are already confirmed for EMEX 2014, the biennial engineering, manufacturing, machinery, electronics and technology industry event. Event organisers say that, of the 90-plus exhibitors, more than 35% are new to the show. [ + ]

Metso has announced plans to build a greenfield global valve technology centre in Chungju, South Korea, in response to the growing global demand for reliable valve technology. The new facility will begin global deliveries in September. [ + ]

Moore Industries has released a new video showing how its HCS HART Concentrator System saves money and time by consolidating wiring and reducing power consumption at remote natural gas and oil production sites. [ + ]

Emerson, Fieldbus Foundation and Siemens joined forces at the ISA Automation Week conference to present a white paper: FDI Meets Plant's Device Integration Needs. [ + ]