Industry News
ABB adds mobile connectivity to electromagnetic flowmeter
Bidirectional connectivity and improved energy efficiency to assist in intelligent water loss management. [ + ]
Sydney's 'factory of the future' ready to drive statewide innovation
Hub puts Sydney at the heart of 'Industry 5.0'. [ + ]
Sandvik to acquire Australian mine-planning software company Deswik
Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire Australian-based Deswik, a fast-growing major provider of mine-planning software. [ + ]
New regional hydrogen technology clusters in WA and Qld announced
The new clusters will expand the H2TCA network and collaborate across Australia to grow our hydrogen capability. [ + ]
Alfa Laval offers digitalisation for hygienic processing
Alfa Laval has announced a subscription-based condition monitor and cloud gateway. [ + ]
Siemens and Flinders University announce partnership
Siemens and Flinders University have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in the areas of defence, energy efficiency, and food and beverage. [ + ]
Innovation challenge to improve Shell's recycling and re-use rates
Shell Australia has joined GeneratER, NERA's open innovation challenge platform, to unlock recycling opportunities. [ + ]
ABB launches smart factory solution for steel melt shop operations
ABB has launched ABB Ability Smart Melt Shop, a smart factory digital application for the metals industry. [ + ]
CSIRO combines best of humans and machines to reimagine AI
CSIRO has announced a collaboration intended to be part of reinventing the way humans and AI work together. [ + ]
Dexterous robotic hands manipulate thousands of objects with ease
Researchers at MIT have developed a model-free framework that reorients over 2000 diverse objects with a robot hand facing both upward and downward. [ + ]
Newmont and Caterpillar announce autonomous electric haul fleet
The strategic alliance will involve a comprehensive mining system including the deployment of an all-electric autonomous haulage fleet across two continents. [ + ]
Modernisation of steel rolling mill uses AR for remote testing
ABB has provided a modernisation package with digital-ready solutions to a steel wire rolling mill, with factory acceptance testing carried out via augmented reality. [ + ]
GF Piping Systems introduces bio-attributed PVC
GF Piping Systems (GF) has announced the introduction of bio-attributed materials to its polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U) metric pressure pipes, fittings and valves. [ + ]
Field robotics revenue to reach US$29 billion by 2030: report
Teleoperated robots and hardware-agnostic robotics platforms are nascent trends with huge future potential, according to ABI Research. [ + ]
Beauty and wellness company BWX to build new automated facility
Natural beauty and wellness company BWX is expanding its Melbourne operations with the construction of a highly automated manufacturing plant. [ + ]