Industry News
17 finalists announced for NI Autonomous Robotics Competition
The National Instruments (NI) Autonomous Robotics Competition now has its 17 finalists. The student university teams will travel from across Australia and New Zealand to compete in the competition final at Swinburne University. [ + ]
Honeywell opens new facility in north China
Honeywell has opened an industrial automation engineering facility in the Huaming Industrial Zone of Tianjin in northern China. [ + ]
Swagelok acquires assets of Innovative Pressure Technologies
Swagelok Company has announced the acquisition of Innovative Pressure Technologies’ (IPT) assets for an undisclosed sum. [ + ]
Research furthers knowledge of ultralow-power wireless networks
The University of Arkansas will receive $279,425 over three years from the National Science Foundation to create distortion-tolerant communications for wireless networks that use very little power. [ + ]
Schneider Electric to acquire SolveIT Software
Schneider Electric has entered into an agreement to acquire SolveIT Software, a scientific software provider that specialises in supply and demand chain optimisation and predictive modelling. [ + ]
Two Honeywell products receive EDSA certification
Two Honeywell Process Solutions products have been awarded EDSA certification by the ISA Security Compliance Institute. [ + ]
Ampcontrol acquires Primatec QDA
Ampcontrol has announced its strategic acquisition of Primatec QDA, which it says will boost the company’s innovative technology solutions. [ + ]
SEW-Eurodrive to open Heavy Industrial Solutions Division in November
SEW-Eurodrive has announced that its new Heavy Industrial Solutions Division is in the final stages of development and will be unveiled in November. [ + ]
Wärtsilä to supply engines to NT power plant expansion
Power plant solution supplier Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply equipment for an expansion of the McArthur River zinc mine power plant in the Northern Territory. [ + ]
Coca-Cola Amatil to re-enter beer market
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) predicts it could cater to up to 15% of the premium beer market in Australia through a brewing joint venture with Casella Wines. [ + ]
Process Group selects IFS Applications
Process Group has announced it will implement IFS Applications, the project-based ERP suite, becoming IFS’s fifth Australian customer in the past year. [ + ]
Calling humanitarian engineers: applications for EWB placements open
EWB has announced that 10 new humanitarian engineering placements are available in East Timor and Cambodia. Applications close on 16 September. [ + ]
Opengear wins iAward for ACM5500
Opengear took out the national Tools and Infrastructure category at the iAwards ceremony last week for its ACM5500 Remote Infrastructure Management Gateway. [ + ]
SMC signs RS Components as APAC distributor
SMC Pneumatics has signed RS Components as its distributor in the Asia-Pacific region, including South-East Asia. [ + ]
InduSoft releases Web Studio Education v7.1
InduSoft has launched a special educational version of its InduSoft Web Studio v7.1 for students and researchers at higher education institutions. [ + ]