Schneider Electric has announced that new versions of Vijeo Citect will be released that will offer improvements in mobility, ease of use, information management, security, performance and reliability. [ + ]

Frost & Sullivan has released analysis on the global process analytical instrumentation market, which found that high operating and maintenance costs have prompted customers to demand solutions with lower cost of ownership. [ + ]

Australia's dedicated automation, control and instrumentation conference and exhibition, ACI Connect, will move to Sydney in 2015, following its inaugural success in Melbourne earlier this year.

Australian technology and service provider EnVizTec has signed up as the Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre's (ISC) first Industry Partner. [ + ]

Specialty chemicals manufacturer Clariant has announced plans to build its newest masterbatches plant in Sydney. [ + ]

A strong contingent of Australian teams travelled to Honolulu to showcase their science and technology skills at the 2014/2015 Hawaii Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition. [ + ]

META, together with Aviation/Aerospace Australia, has launched the META National Commercial Aerospace Hub. [ + ]

ABB has opened its Regional Robotics Packaging Application Hub in Singapore. The hub will deliver productivity and innovation to manufacturing industries. [ + ]

Frost & Sullivan says that the demand for accurate, lightweight test and measurement sensors is set to increase, and that offering a wide configuration of sensors that can support multiple applications will help manufacturers capitalise on demand. [ + ]

oneM2M, the global organisation creating standards for communications of devices and services used M2M applications and the IoT, is inviting public comment on its initial Candidate Release of Technical Specifications. [ + ]

Visiting Siemens expert says Western Australia's mining, oil and gas, energy, water, healthcare, transportation and other industries stand to greatly increase their productivity if they harness big data. [ + ]

Orica has been ordered to commence the process of cleaning up arsenic-contaminated groundwater at the company's Kooragang Island site. The order was issued by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). [ + ]

Schneider Electric and Waterfall have announced a partnership to bring stronger-than-firewall cybersecurity technologies to Schneider Electric customers. [ + ]

Robotics company KUKA launched an Industry 4.0 robot that is sensitive to touch at Automatica in Munich this year. [ + ]

Honeywell Process Solutions will begin safety and production process upgrades for the Molikpaq platform, on Russia's Sakhalin shelf. [ + ]