Industry News
Queensland cottons on
Leading Australian cotton organisation, Queensland Cotton has purchased a Financial Management Solution (FMS) from software and services company SAS. The solution will be used to help speed up the organisation's monthly reporting, streamline its budgeting and develop robust models for forecasting, thus freeing up its accounting resources for more strategic analysis.
[ + ]Sandvik and Tenaris make strategic alliance
Materials specialists, Sandvik Materials Technology and Tenaris SA, a world leader in tubular technologies for the oil and gas industry, have concluded a strategic alliance under which Tenaris becomes the worldwide distributor for Sandvik's seamless, stainless steel downhole production tubing and other high performance OCTG (oil country tubular goods) products.
[ + ]Internet support
Industrial automation company Rockwell Automation has added another dimension to the way it assists customers with the establishment of an Internet-based Asia Pacific 'support' facility. Designed to complement the services of the company's rapidly expanding Asia Pacific Technical Support Centre (TSC), the facility provides a central online resource for support-centre contact details and global support information.
[ + ]Holden invests in new engine testing technology
A consortium involving Holden Engine Operations, Powertrain and Project Advisors International (PAC) has selected French company ATEQ and Australian engineering firm Applied Measurement to develop and deploy a new V6 cylinder head testing station, measuring the volume of combustion chambers.
[ + ]Terrorism education aimed at process and control professionals
A workshop for those who manage, own and build IT networks, facilities and infrastructure is being run to provide them with comprehensive information on the threats posed by terrorism.
[ + ]Manufacturers increasingly take the ‘soft’ option
Manufacturing companies are looking towards 'soft' technologies, or best practices implementation, rather than 'hard' technologies such as machinery or software, to improve performance.
[ + ]Funding to give industry access to global research
The acting minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, Senator Nick Minchin, has called for applications for the second round of funding under the Commonwealth Government's Innovation Access Program - Industry.
[ + ]Sydney goes Virtual in October
A high level forum on Virtual Product Development (VPD) will be held in Sydney in October to coincide with the Sydney Motor Show.
[ + ]Apprentice of the year award
A mechanical engineering apprentice from Dubbo has won top honours at the 2003 NSW Group Training Awards.
[ + ]Canadian and Australian companies collaborate and reap rewards
Pricedex Software of Canada, in collaboration with Australian company Mincom, has been selected to implement a new catalogue system for the automotive and heavy machinery industry, the Parts Technical Authoring Catalogue System (P/TACS). The system has been licensed to FG Wilson of Northern Ireland, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar.
[ + ]Engineering recruitment addition
The Ambit Recruitment Group has announced the addition of a specialist engineering recruitment business to its stable of recruitment brands.
[ + ]Electrical engineers top earners in graduate study
University of Newcastle graduates have achieved higher starting salaries than the national median in the latest starting salaries report.
[ + ]The need for safety in testing
Specifiers and purchasers of portable test instruments are, in many cases, giving insufficient consideration to safety, according to test and measurement expert, Megger. The company is finding that, all too often, little consideration is given to operator safety, or to the suitability of the instrument for the application in which it will be used, despite the fact that such benefits are available for no cost premium.
[ + ]Clear message from Utopia 2003
At its bi-annual utility conference - Utopia 2003 - ABB had two messages for its US power generation and water customers.
[ + ]Energy monitoring by satellite
The new Comalco Alumina Refinery (CAR) currently under construction near Gladstone, Queensland will feature an Australian first - a high-tech GPS-synchronised HV supervisory system which will allow the plant to optimise energy usage, trace faults and reduce energy costs.
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