Schneider Electric is the first vendor in Australia to achieve the Certificate of Competency with the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA).

National Instruments Oceania has announced the competing teams for the inaugural National Instruments Autonomous Robotics Competition, a student robotics competition designed to encourage development and innovation in the field of robotics.

A laser conveyor belt scanner designed to provide greater efficiencies and production costs reduction has been developed by Queensland firm Group Engineering.

To accommodate its continued expansion, Industrial Scientific has moved its business operations to a 250 m² space located along the ship channel in Port Melbourne.

ABB has agreed to acquire Mincom to broaden its software portfolio and strengthen its enterprise asset management (EAM) software and services.

IDC Technologies is currently looking for a number of presenters to submit an abstract and present their papers at the upcoming Safety Control Systems Conference that IDC will be bringing to Australia this year.

AMS has announced that it is cancelling its distributorship arrangement with GE Measurement & Control Solutions.

National Instruments has announced its 2011 Green Engineering Grant program, a worldwide competitive program that fosters rapid design, prototyping and commercialisation of promising new renewable energy, energy-efficiency and smart grid systems.

With the aquisition of DH-Budenberg, WIKA intends to further expand its leading position in the field of pressure calibration. DH-Budenberg’s product range includes high-end primary pressure standards and transfer standards of the Desgranges & Huot brand as well as laboratory and industrial standards of the Budenberg brand.

Swagelok Company has announced process analyser sampling system training to be held in Australia in June.

Fluidic Flowmeters’ products are classified as oscillatory flowmeters, which utilise specially designed geometric shapes to create an environment where self-induced, sustained oscillations will occur.

Andy Verwer is to deliver a new training course, Profibus Control System Design, in Sydney on 30 May. It is the first time this course is being offered publically in Australia.

Research underway at the University of Newcastle could someday improve the capabilities of autonomous aircraft, including their potential use in hazardous situations.

Rockwell Automation has elected two new corporate executives who will lead the company’s Control Products and Solutions (CP&S) and the Architecture and Software (A&S) segments.

The Asset Management Council together with the Global Forum on Asset Management and Maintenance (GFMAM) will host the 15th international ICOMS Asset Management Conference in May 2011.