Industry News
ABB launches robotic depalletising solution
The ABB Robotic Depalletizer is a solution for handling complex depalletising tasks in the logistics, e-commerce, healthcare and consumer packaged goods industries. [ + ]
Festo announces a pneumatic collaborative robot
Festo has unveiled what it describes as "the first pneumatic collaborative robot", saying it marks a "new era in human–robot collaboration". [ + ]
Ai Group and ATSE see new government as an opportunity for change
The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and Ai Group have welcomed the change that the new Labor government is expected to bring to Australian industry. [ + ]
MakerBot and Ultimaker agree to merge
The 3D printing companies have secured additional funding of $62.4m to fuel what they say will be a global acceleration of 3D printing innovation. [ + ]
SAGE Automation becomes first Rockwell platinum integrator
Rockwell Automation has announced that SAGE Automation has become the first organisation globally to be designated as a Platinum System Integrator Partner. [ + ]
AspenTech and Emerson complete acquisition transaction
More diversified Apentech claims broader scale, capabilities and solutions. [ + ]
Deepwater hyperbaric test chamber to be established in WA
Matrix will establish the first deepwater hyperbaric test chamber in the Southern Hemisphere suitable for subsea control module testing in the oil and gas industry. [ + ]
NSW Government reveals 20-year R&D roadmap
The NSW Government has unveiled a long-term strategy for turning the state's R&D capabilities into industries and jobs for future generations. [ + ]
Australia's first battery-grade lithium hydroxide produced in WA
Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia (TLEA) has announced the first production of battery-grade lithium from its plant in Kwinana, Western Australia. [ + ]
Raman analysis proves its worth in LNG custody transfer
GERG industry study compares methods for measuring composition and energy content in LNG. [ + ]
University of Southern Queensland a leader in space research
The University of Southern Queensland has been named one of Australia's Trailblazer universities to accelerate growth in space. [ + ]
Energy Renaissance batteries pass 90% local content goal
A NSW company is proving what we always knew: that Australia has long had the skills and resources to make batteries locally, rather than just shipping raw materials offshore. [ + ]
CST achieves full local manufacture to end supply bottlenecks
CST Wastewater Solutions is now fully manufacturing its rotary drum screen and screw screen compactors locally to enhance quality and certainty of supply in ANZ. [ + ]
Bosch to develop components for hydrogen electrolysis
Bosch has announced it is venturing into the business of hydrogen generation with the development of components for electrolysers. [ + ]
Anduril and RAN to partner on autonomous undersea vehicles
The Royal Australian Navy's planned extra-large UAVs to provide advanced military capabilities, fully designed and built locally. [ + ]
