Romheld Australia has appointed Measurement & Automation Systems as South Australian distributor for its entire range of workholding, automation and machine tool products.

Optimising the ‘total systems’ efficiency of a drive system allows end-users to save energy and maintenance costs, while improving site safety, writes Ian Tribe, product manager of Industrial Gears for drive solutions group SEW-Eurodrive.

Emerson Process Management Asia Pacific Limited, a division of Emerson Electric, has been granted International Headquarters (IHQ) status from Singapore’s Economic Development Board.

The Futuresafe Conference, organised by the National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA), will address the key issues facing occupational health and safety and risk management professionals.

Rectifier Technologies has recently signed an agreement with the Wuhan Putian Telecom Equipment Group that will see Victorian designed rectifiers being used under licence in China.

Sira and the Toshiba Corporation’s Industrial and Power Systems & Services Company in Tokyo have entered an agreement which will extend Sira’s IEC 61508 certification capability into South-East Asia.

The Victorian Minister for Manufacturing and Export, Tim Holding, recently presented Richmond-based company Moonlighting Australasia with a certificate of Manufacturing Excellence from Victoria’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame.

Adelaide-based Tytronics and Tekelek have merged their businesses in an attempt to become a major competitor in the specialist electronics service sector.

It is easy to understand why in the past decade there has been a heightened interest in PC-based control for industrial automation.

The international Weidmuller Group has acquired the Sydney process automation component manufacturer, Mann Industries International Pty Ltd.

Honeywell Process Solutions has announced that it has received a US$3.2 million contract to automate control systems for hydro power stations and hydraulic dams for Korea Water Resources Corporation (KOWACO).

Adelaide-based specialist pipe fittings manufacturer, Philmac is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year with a range of events and promotions planned for the next 12 months.

The Automatic Data Capture Australia (ADCA) forum is pleased to announce its first networking functions for 2004 to be held in Sydney and Melbourne in March and April. We hope you and your guests will attend what promises to be topical and timely seminars.

One of Australasia’s most prestigious engineering honours, the Institution of Electrical Engineers’ Sir Lionel Hooke Award, has been won by TransGrid Chief Executive and Managing Director, David Croft AM.

ABB said it has received a US$20 million contract from China’s Jiangsu Shagang Group Co Ltd to supply all drive systems and power supply equipment for a ‘greenfield’ heavy plate rolling mill.