Hawk, a global provider of level, positioning and flow measurement technology, has announced a joint venture with MS Instrumentos in Brazil.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has appointed Dave Booysen, a process control expert with more than 20 years' experience in the field, to expand its WA operations.

The PROFIBUS User Organization (PNO) has announced it is drawing up a first draft of a uniform solution for device integration that is fully compatible with both EDDL and FDT technologies.

Industrial motors and drives manufacturer, Bonfiglioli, has opened a new office and warehouse in Perth.

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has announced that it has completed the acquisition of assets of the MTL Open System Technologies (MOST) product lines, including the MTL8000 general purpose I/O, intrinsically safe I/O, SafetyNet system and process control technologies.

BOC has commenced construction in Darwin on Australia’s first helium plant, due to begin production in July 2009.

Over 200 inventors from the Endress+Hauser Group worldwide gathered recently to celebrate the company’s new record of 182 patent applications in 2007.

Workplace ‘wellness’ is expected to be the hottest new buzzword at the inaugural WA Safety Conference, held in Perth from 12–14 August, but the program will also touch on much less optimistic issues like bullying and ‘corporate manslaughter’.

EMEX 2008, New Zealand’s largest engineering and machinery industry showcase held in Auckland 6–8 May, was a great success, according to feedback from both visitors and exhibitors.

Profinet is firmly established in the field of automation with over a million nodes installed around the world, according to PI (Profibus & Profinet International).

ABB has announced that it has won over $64 million worth of contracts to supply equipment for Woodside's $12 billion Pluto Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project, currently under construction in Western Australia.

Moore Industries is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and is trying to find the oldest of its products that are still in service.

Rockwell Automation has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Incuity Software, a privately held company that is a leading supplier of enterprise manufacturing intelligence software.

Intergraph Korea has acquired TechServer Corp, a Seoul-based software and services company specialising in automated drafting, data exchange and system integration in the shipbuilding, process, power and offshore industries.

Geothermal or hot rocks energy could power the future needs of South Australia's booming mining sector in the state's north, according to geothermal developer Petratherm.