Direct tantalum mining to begin in WA
09 February, 2018Global Advanced Metals (GAM) has announced it will begin direct tantalum mining in Western Australia, intending to make the state the world's largest source of the mineral.
Lapp launches in Australia to boost future-focussed industries
31 January, 2018Lapp Group is establishing a fully-fledged subsidiary in Australia — Lapp Australia is now headquartered in new premises at Eastern Creek, Sydney.
2018 CEO Insights: David Duncan
30 January, 2018 by David Duncan, Managing Director, SICK Pty Ltd and SICK New Zealand LtdDavid Duncan, Managing Director of SICK in Australia and New Zealand, discusses the challlenges presented by the drive to Industry 4.0, and the ways in which sensor vendors must respond to them.
2018 CEO Insights: Warwick Bardsley
23 January, 2018 by Warwick Bardsley, Managing Director, Endress+Hauser AustraliaWarwick Bardsley of Endress+Hauser Australia reflects on the need for Australian manufacturing businesses to be more internationally focused.
Whyalla steelworks owner wants to make electric cars in Adelaide
22 January, 2018UK billionaire Sanjeev Gupta, who saved the Whyalla steelworks, is looking to bring car manufacturing back to Adelaide's northern suburbs, just months after Holden closed its doors.
ABB to help strengthen Indonesia's power grid
18 January, 2018Power plant upgrade and expansion boosts clean energy supply to the greater Jakarta area.
Rio Tinto to sell French aluminium smelter
17 January, 2018Rio Tinto has received a binding offer from Liberty House to acquire Rio Tinto's Aluminium Dunkerque smelter in northern France for $500 million.
2018 CEO Insights: Russell Palmer
16 January, 2018 by Russell Palmer, Managing Director, Yokogawa Australia and New ZealandRussell Palmer of Yokogawa Australia and New Zealand discusses the fast-changing process automation world, and the benefits of providing a supportive environment for young talent to prosper.
ABB and Hewlett Packard partner on IT/OT integration
04 December, 2017Partnership to provide actionable insights across industrial plants, cloud and on-premises data centers for higher productivity and innovation.
Green light for new energy project in South Australia
01 December, 2017Schneider Electric and Planet Ark Power have been awarded a $1.95m South Australian Government grant towards a $13.8m solar PV and battery microgrid project.
Hitachi predicts Australian mining will be fully autonomous by 2030
30 November, 2017Hitachi is predicting that by 2030 Australia's mining industry will be operated almost entirely by autonomous machines, not only for Australia's largest mining companies, but across the entire industry.
IHI marks milestone in the Pilbara
24 November, 2017IHI Engineering Australia is celebrating a major milestone as it joins TransAlta, Horizon Power and the Government of Western Australia for the official on-site opening of the South Hedland Power Station on 27 November 2017.
Change creates opportunities
20 November, 2017 by Greg Garrihy*What do you need to do to capitalise on change and enhance your career opportunities? The answers are in education, innovation, collaboration and networking.
Rockwell Automation invests in AI
13 November, 2017Rockwell Automation recently announced its investment in The Hive, a Silicon Valley innovation fund and co-creation studio, to gain access to an ecosystem of innovators and technology start-ups with a focus on applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to industrial automation.
Manufacturing in Australia is not dead — it's transforming
10 November, 2017Despite the shutdown of the automobile industry in Australia after almost a century of car making, manufacturing is alive and well, says an industry expert.
