Industry News
Gillard says Aussie solar plant dispels '2 big myths'
Australia's only solar panel manufacturing plant is optimistic about being able to compete with China. [ + ]
National registration for engineers is needed, says Engineers Australia
Engineers Australia has urged the federal government to bring forward its plans to create a national system of registration for engineering professionals. [ + ]
Magic Finger: the future of touch interaction
You may like the touch input offered by your tablet or mobile device, but imagine if your entire surrounding environment was touch sensitive. [ + ]
Instrumentation training project wins Kinetic Group award
RMIT and SAGE piloted a project in the mining and power industries at Mount Isa to deliver instrumentation and control training, which produced quality training outcomes above academic requirements. [ + ]
Panduit and Rockwell Automation form strategic alliance
Rockwell Automation and Panduit have formed a strategic alliance that expands their long-standing Encompass product-referencing relationship. [ + ]
Invensys acquires Spiral Software
Invensys Operations Management has announced its acquisition of Spiral Software. The business will continue to be managed by Spiral’s existing executive team. [ + ]
Australia could become world’s largest LNG producer
The federal government has predicted that, within five years, Australia will be the largest LNG producer if the current boom continues. [ + ]
LabVIEW helps Baumgartner break the sound barrier
When Felix Baumgartner achieved his record-breaking jump on Monday, his progress and condition were monitored using NI LabVIEW. [ + ]
Registration open for 2012 NI Embedded Control and Monitoring Technology Roadshow
Registration is now open for National Instruments’ 2012 Embedded Control and Monitoring Technology Roadshow, a series of free technical events featuring the latest trends, technologies and information. [ + ]
Industry panellists confirmed for Automation and Power World Australia
Automation and Power World Australia 2012 is now less than two weeks away and organisers have confirmed panellists for the three industry panel sessions on day one of the event. [ + ]
Invensys introduces ArchestrA System Platform at User Group meeting
Invensys Operations Management kicked off its 2012 Wonderware and Avantis User Group meeting with the introduction of its ArchestrA System Platform 2012 R12 software. [ + ]
congatec opens office in Australia
congatec AG, manufacturer of embedded computer modules, is widening its sales presence in Australia and New Zealand with the opening of a new subsidiary in Queensland. [ + ]
Schneider Electric Australia launches PlantStruxure at 2012 User Conference
PlantStruxure is a key building block of Schneider Electric’s comprehensive energy management portfolio, EcoStruxure, focused on the process automation domain. [ + ]
UNSW chemical engineer receives ExxonMobil Award
UNSW’s Scientia Professor Rose Amal has been awarded one of Australasia’s highest honours for chemical engineers, the ExxonMobil Award, for her research into functional nanoparticles. [ + ]
Robotic assistants may adapt to humans in the factory
New algorithm allows robots and humans to work side by side. [ + ]