Modern manufacturing methods are stunningly inefficient in their use of energy and materials, consuming from 1000 to 1,000,000 more energy than traditional industries according to a MIT study.

Honeywell has launched www.TheOptimizedPlant.com, a website that delivers ideas, information and tools to help manufacturers maximise plant performance and get the most out of existing assets.

SeaGen, a commercial tidal current turbine in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough, runs with bearings from NKE Austria.

The ASCC has released a report that shows work-related injuries and illnesses cost Australians $57.5bn in the 2005–2006 financial year, amounting for 5.9% of Australia's GDP in that period.

Researchers are using the motion-sensing hairs on a blind cavefish as a blueprint for advanced flow sensors.

The world's smallest machined part will be on display at Austech 2009, along with a range of new products and technologies showcased for the Australian manufacturing industry.

Macnaught Australia, a lubrication equipment manufacturer, has just invested more than $1.2 million on advanced technology CNC machining centres at its Sydney manufacturing complex.

Australian OHS pioneer Dr Eric Wigglesworth died on the weekend, days short of presenting a paper to the Safety In Action Conference calling for systemic change to the research into workplace health.

Profinet is experiencing a rapid increase in the number of installed nodes, recording a 40% growth in the number of instalments during 2008.

Siemens has enhanced its Channel Partner program with the recent appointment of a number of authorised resellers of industry products throughout Australia.

Bonfiglioli has commissioned a complete assembly and testing line dedicated to HDP parallel shaft and HDO bevel helical gearboxes.

The most recent and innovative process control and automation products will be displayed at a trade show in Bathurst on 25 March 2009.

Western Australia will receive a much-needed boost to its job market this year, with 1500 jobs to be created during the construction of the $3.5 billion Perdaman urea plant in Collie. The plant is just one of a range of large projects that the government is relying on to buck the nation's job loss trend.

Environmental control, carbon neutral and dust filtration specialist Donaldson Australasia has appointed Roger Miller as the Managing Director to oversee operations in Australia and New Zealand.

Siemens will be holding a tour of half-day seminars around Australia and New Zealand from 24 March 2009 to 17 February 2010, to discuss how organisations can achieve maximum productivity while also reducing costs.