Yokogawa and Maverick Technologies have announced that their joint alliance has been selected as the main automation and control contractor for Chevron’s global refineries in a long-term agreement.

Rockwell Automation has appointed Andrew Sia as business development manager for process solutions in the Asia Pacific region. Sia, with an extensive background in distributed control systems, brings 12 years cross-industry experience to the growing process solutions group.

Champion Compressors has been made a licensee of the Australian Made Campaign, earning the right to display the green and gold kangaroo logo on its range of industrial rotary-screw air compressors.

IDC Technologies is pleased to introduce the Engineering Training & Learning Conference. The objective of the conference is to provide you with the latest know-how and practices in engineering training. You will learn strategies to successfully launch a program using either classroom-based training or online delivery.

GE Fanuc Automation has announced that it has entered into a solution provider go-to-market agreement with Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited. The two companies will work together globally to better serve manufacturing enterprises in the automotive, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and consumer packaged goods industries with product management solutions.

The Queensland state government is closer to filling in a ‘missing link’ in Queensland's coal rail network after reaching an agreement with property owners to secure a 69 km stretch of the proposed corridor.

Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, has opened two technology centres in Tianjin, China, to help meet the rising demand for control-valve and valve-automation products for the growing process manufacturing industry in the Asia-Pacific region.

An international Siemens-led consortium is building a 750 MW supercritical-steam coal-fired power station at Kogan Creek, near Chinchilla in Queensland. The $1.2 billion project is scheduled to come online in September this year and will be the largest single-block power station in Australia.

Controlsoft Pty Ltd, one of Australia’s leading industrial automation and control system engineering companies and headquartered in Melbourne, has been acquired by ZI-Argus, a member of the Zuellig Industrial Group.

A futuristic ‘eye’ developed by Pilz and DaimlerChrysler claims to allow people to work next to robots and other automated machines without physical safety barriers.

Kraus & Naimer was founded in 1907, the first workshop being set up in the basement of the building in Wattgasse 53, Vienna. Lorenz Naimer, the founder and financier, and his partner Franz Kraus, launched an experiment to manufacture special electrical devices.

At National Manufacturing Week 2007, Australian drive solution group, SEW-Eurodrive exhibited the results of 25 years of involvement in the Australian manufacturing scene.

An Australian manufacturer of electric motors is set to launch into the European market after signing a lucrative contract with a major Swiss distributor of industrial components.

Australia’s peak water industry body has a new chief executive officer.

The 19th Australian international manufacturing technology exhibition for the automation, process electronics and electrical industries will be held this year at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour.