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'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.

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.

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 Automation has announced that it and Wipro Technologies will work together globally to provide the automotive industry with solutions in the production management area.

Biofuel producer LanzaFuels New Zealand has stopped plans for a local biofuels production plant.

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.

ABB Australia has launched the ABB Australia and the Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia inaugural National Robotics Innovation competition.

The completion of the merger between OneSteel and Smorgon Steel has resulted in the loss of 230 Newcastle jobs, due to company restructuring.

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.

Nuclear power could be as cheap as coal if carbon capture and storage is enforced, according to Prof Peter Johnston, Head of Physics at RMIT and panel member of the 2006 federal government review into the nuclear industry.

SEW-Eurodrive, a market leader in mechanical power transmission equipment and drive solutions, celebrated 25 years of service in Australia last Saturday.

New Zealand manufacturing employment is on the decline and an increasing number of people are working irregular or part-time hours, according to a survey by the Canterbury Manufacturers Association (CMA).

Leading international compressor technology group, Sullair recently celebrated the first anniversary of the establishment of its Australian manufacturing facility.

Japanese company Yokogawa Electric and the American company Moore Industries have expanded their preferred vendor agreement to include Moore Industries’ HCS HART concentrator system.