Industry News
Airline tickets as employee incentives: report
Bosses are giving their workers extra leave and even airline tickets instead of wage increases to retain staff in a tight labour market, a report into collective workplace agreements has found.
[ + ]Women in Manufacturing Stepping Up Program 2008
The Women in Manufacturing Stepping Up Program will be offered again during 2008, following the success of the pilot program last year.
[ + ]Awards for multi-axis energy chains
Industrial components specialist Treotham Automation has seen one of its major suppliers, igus of Germany, recognised in a top-level design award competition.
[ + ]International trade fair for valves, pipelines, fluid engineering and process industry
Flowexpo is an international exhibition on valves, pipelines, fluid engineering and process industry, founded in March 1997. It is held 26-28 March at Guangzhou, China.
[ + ]BHP not swapping petroleum for Rio Tinto
BHP Billiton has ruled out selling the company’s petroleum division to help fund a potential takeover of Rio Tinto.
[ + ]Rockwell acquires Pavilion Technologies
Rockwell Automation has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Pavilion Technologies, a privately held company involved in advanced process control, production optimisation and environmental compliance solutions for process and hybrid industries.
[ + ]PetroChina has become world’s 1st $1 trillion company
PetroChina became the world’s first company worth more than US$1 trillion on Tuesday, shooting past Exxon Mobil as the Chinese oil producer’s shares nearly tripled in their first day of trading in China.
[ + ]Adept Electronic Solutions opens Melbourne office
Adept Electronic Solutions is opening an office in Melbourne and is celebrating with a Machine Vision Open Day on 22 November.
[ + ]Motor group sets up a subsidiary in Australia
The maxon motor Group has announced plans to strengthen its worldwide network in the market for high-precision drives and systems, with the establishment of a new subsidiary - maxon motor Australia - on 1 November.
[ + ]2007 National Robotics Innovation Competition - Winners announced
ABB Australia has announced Jarred Spriggs from Deakin University is the overall winner of the National Robotics Innovation competition for university students, launched earlier this year.
[ + ]Online marketplace for Kiwi manufacturers
Finding the right product or service from a local manufacturer will be much easier for New Zealanders from now on, thanks to MarketplaceNZ.com, which provides Kiwi manufacturers with a virtual storefront to showcase their business.
[ + ]India, Australia joint venture for contamination research
Australia’s Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) have joined forces on research and training for contamination risk assessment and clean-up.
[ + ]WA Mid West gains eco-friendly power
Carbon emissions can be cut by 90% with new technology incorporated into a $1 billion power station in WA’s Mid West region.
[ + ]Safe instrumentation market booming in automation industry: report
Safety-rated process instrumentation is becoming one of the fastest growing segments of the automation industry, according to a report recently published by American engineering consulting firm Exida.
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