Industry News
Craft brewing production up but unplanned downtime still high
Research from OFS shows a 7.6% surge in craft beer production from April to June compared with the previous three months, but unplanned downtime remains a key issue. [ + ]
Signs of manufacturing slowing in August: Ai Group
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has reported that its Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) showed a decline in August. [ + ]
FieldComm Group announces test and registration for Ethernet-APL
Pepperl+Fuchs switches are the first to achieve registration under the new registration process for Ethernet-APL infrastructure products. [ + ]
HyP SA delivers first renewable hydrogen to Whyalla
Hydrogen Park South Australia (HyP SA) has begun deliveries of renewable hydrogen to Whyalla Steelworks and AGIG's Whyalla Argon Purification Unit. [ + ]
Origin Energy announces plans for net zero
Origin Energy has released its first Climate Transition Action Plan outlining the company's strategy and ambition towards net zero by 2050. [ + ]
WA announces start of major LNG project
The WA Government has announced that Woodside Energy has broken ground on its Pluto Train 2 LNG project. [ + ]
IoT vulnerability disclosures grow 57% in six months
Vulnerability disclosures impacting IoT devices increased by 57% in the first half of 2022, according to new research released by Claroty. [ + ]
'Robot Olympics' prize money reinvested in future Aussie scientists
CSIRO has announced it will fund a $1.2 million scholarship program at QUT to train the next generation of aspiring Australian roboticists. [ + ]
GFG Alliance announces first GREENSTEEL-ready pellets made in Whyalla
GFG Alliance says its GREENSTEEL pellets will underpin the future of decarbonised steel production in Whyalla. [ + ]
Engineers Australia makes recommendations to address skills crisis
The engineering peak body has released a new engineering recovery roadmap ahead of the Australian Government's Jobs and Skills Summit in September. [ + ]
OPCF and FCG to develop a Device Profile for OPC UA Field eXchange
The OPC Foundation and FieldComm Group are cooperating to develop an Instrumentation Device Profile that will harmonise OPC UA-based field instruments. [ + ]
Dematic and Dexterity partner to deploy full-task robotics
Dematic has announced a strategic partnership with warehouse robotics provider Dexterity to offer full-task robotics as part of Dematic's automation solutions. [ + ]
Waste and resource recovery experts to meet in October
Waste Expo Australia will return to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre this October. [ + ]
Siemens Australia appoints new Chairman and CEO
Peter Halliday will replace Jeff Connolly at the helm of Siemens Australia from 1 September. [ + ]
Engineers Australia to advocate for space engineering jobs
Discussions held at the National Space Workforce Forum will feed into the Australian Jobs and Skills summit to detail the employment needs of the space industry. [ + ]
