Advantech has acquired an area in an industrial park in Taiwan to establish its second R&D and manufacturing headquarters.

At the AUSPACK PLUS 2011 exhibition in March, Rockwell Automation will focus on furthering cooperative partnerships with machine-builders and OEMs, emphasising a consultative approach to helping companies achieve their business goals.

Honeywell has formed a new advanced solutions business which leverages the capabilities of its Matrikon acquisition.

The Profibus Association of Australia (PAA) has responded proactively to an expected spike in demand for certified Profibus training by scheduling a new series of courses in May and November 2011 to be conducted by leading international Profibus trainer Andy Verwer.

SEW-Eurodrive has released an updated 2011 calendar for its nationwide motor and drive technology training program, known as DriveAcademy.

Rockwell Automation has appointed Michael Loke to the position of Industry Manager, Sustainability.

Industrial Video and Control (IVC), a supplier of cameras and video systems for industrial, military and commercial applications, has announced the acquisition of Longwatch, a developer of video management software for industrial automation and process control applications.

RMIT University researchers have become the first to fabricate batches of nanoscale sensors on the tips of optical fibres.

Siemens PLM Software and ProSTEP iViP have initiated the formal process to establish the JT data format as an ISO standard for lightweight 3D data.

Sullair's new national service centre has been handling 300 calls per day since opening in November.

Turck Australia has announced a direct sales structure for Australia.

The Han-Yellock connector has taken the iF product design award 2011.

The Fieldbus Foundation has made updated device development solutions for its FOUNDATION Fieldbus for Safety Instrumented Functions (FF-SIF) technology available.

ABB and Baldor Electric Company have agreed that ABB will acquire Baldor in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately US$4.2 billion, including $1.1 billion of net debt.

Belden expands its networking and RF hardware range.