NORD expands Aust customer services capacity
19 June, 2013NORD Drivesystems AU now offers mechanical and electrical engineering services and support for all NORD helical geared motors and NORD frequency inverter products, with application engineers in both the Sydney and Melbourne offices.
Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council forms
17 June, 2013A group of Australian companies has joined forces with global technology giants to launch Australia’s first industry-led Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council.
Help us deliver better services - 5-minute industry survey
30 May, 2013The survey is a joint initiative of the IICA and Westwick-Farrow Media, and will assist both organisations to continue delivering valuable information and services to the local process control, instrumentation and automation community.
Ford Australia to cease local manufacturing in 2016
23 May, 2013Ford Australia has announced it will cease local manufacturing operations at its Geelong and Broadmeadows plants in October 2016.
Upgrading food quality and processing efficiency
20 May, 2013The use of advanced inline cooking systems is improving product quality and cooking efficiencies among food processors in Australia - and saving on costs.
Emerson opens flow calibration and service centre in Singapore
15 May, 2013The US$1 million Southeast Asia Flow Calibration and Service Center is reportedly the first in-region, internationally traceable calibration facility.
Increasing women in mining is imperative, says Anglo American CEO
15 May, 2013Speaking at the Australian Women in Resources Alliance (AWRA) Conference, CEO of Anglo American Seamus French said attracting more women employees is a top corporate priority for the world ‘Top 3’ coal exporter.
Honeywell selected for water distribution project in Kuwait
10 April, 2013Honeywell today announced that it has been selected by Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water to modernise the water distribution network that supplies more than 1.2 billion litres of fresh water daily to Kuwait’s growing population.
ABB wins $30 million oil and gas order in Australia
09 April, 2013Power and automation technology group ABB has been appointed the main electrical contractor (MEC) for a new floating production, storage and off-loading (FPSO) vessel at the Ichthys oil and gas field in the Timor Sea off Western Australia.
GE awarded US$620 million services contract
05 April, 2013GE Oil & Gas has received a US$620 million, 22-year contractual service agreement to provide a broad range of advanced technology services for QGC’s Queensland Curtis LNG plant.
ABB wins Chilean contract
03 April, 2013ABB has won an order to provide the electrical equipment, including its new gearless conveyor drives, for Codelco’s largest operation in Chile.
ABB wins $15 million Ichthys contract
26 March, 2013ABB has won a $15 million oil and gas contract for the Ichthys oil and gas field in the Timor Sea off Western Australia.
Gender imbalance persists in engineering profession
08 March, 2013Women earn lower incomes than men across the engineering profession and are less likely to hold top management responsibilities, according to a survey released today by Engineers Australia.
Compressed-air audit business expansion
05 March, 2013The continuing drive by industry to reduce energy costs has enables the Energy Efficiency Services division of CAPS Australia to expand its range of services and number of staff. The company has invested more than $150,000 in its growth.
Infrastructure delays see engineer salaries drop 3%
27 February, 2013Engineer salaries dropped by 3% in 2012, the latest edition of the Engineers Australia Salary and Benefits Survey has shown. This is the first salary decrease recorded in the history of the survey.
