Industry News
Emerson and Cisco join wireless forces
Cisco and Emerson Process Management have announced an agreement to deliver wireless architecture for many applications available to process manufacturers.
[ + ]Open wireless communication standard for process control
The Hart Communication Foundation (HCF) has released the HART 7 specification, enabling more capabilities for communication with intelligent field devices, including Wireless HART.
[ + ]Australian companies below par in environmental standards
Bluechip Australian companies lag behind Europe and Japan in environmental standards and only two in 10 firms have policies on overseas labour exploitation, according to a global ethical investment study done by London-based Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS).
[ + ]Engineering graduates to meet resources boom demand
For the first time in Australia, engineering students will have the option of accelerating their degree to complete their studies in three years instead of four.
[ + ]New public image unveiled
Champion Compressors has unveiled a new public image, comprising a new company slogan, a refreshing new colour scheme and a company mascot — Champ, the Blue Heeler.
[ + ]Firms a bit smoggy about lowering emissions
The vast majority of Australian companies want to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions but only 10% say they have the know-how to do it, according to a report by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group).
[ + ]China backs a $3 billion port project in Geraldton
China's president Hu Jintao has given support to the proposal by Yilgarn Infrastructure to build a port and infrastructure near Geraldton, to boost the flow of Australian iron ore to the resource-hungry superpower.
[ + ]Why factories struggle with wireless technology
Factories have much to gain from wireless technology, such as robot control, RFID tag monitoring, and local area network (LAN) communications. Wireless systems can cost less and offer more flexibility than cabled systems. But factories are challenging environments for wireless systems, as verified by tests conducted recently by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US.
[ + ]1000 manufacturers now buying online
ManufactureLink, Australia’s first online sourcing system for custom manufacturing and engineering services, has registered its 1000th buyer since beginning its online purchasing system in May 2006.
[ + ]GE Fanuc and Wipro Technologies combine global services
GE Fanuc Automation has announced that it and Wipro Technologies will work together globally to provide the automotive industry with solutions in the production management area.
[ + ]NZ biofuel plant shelved
Biofuel producer LanzaFuels New Zealand has stopped plans for a local biofuels production plant.
[ + ]Industry urges national clean-up
In the lead-up to the federal election, Australian industry is calling for priority action to clean up the nation's legacy of past industrial contamination, to enhance the nation's ‘clean green’ export image.
[ + ]Robotics innovation competition
ABB Australia has launched the ABB Australia and the Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia inaugural National Robotics Innovation competition.
[ + ]Newcastle steel industry loses 230 jobs
The completion of the merger between OneSteel and Smorgon Steel has resulted in the loss of 230 Newcastle jobs, due to company restructuring.
[ + ]Bridge stability monitoring a reality just weeks after Minneapolis disaster
An American professor has developed a system for remote monitoring of bridges using a dense network of wireless sensors, just weeks after the disastrous Minneapolis bridge collapse in early August.
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