Fuel and chemicals from steel plant exhaust gases
25 August, 2015 | Supplied by: Fraunhofer-GesellschaftCarbon monoxide-rich exhaust gases from steel plants are only being reclaimed to a minor extent as power or heat. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a new recycling process for this materially unused carbon resource: they successfully produced fuel and specialty chemicals from these exhaust gases on a laboratory scale.
SpeedCast announces landmark energy deal
24 August, 2015 | Supplied by: SpeedCast International LtdSpeedCast International Limited has announced that it has been awarded one of its largest ever satellite service agreements in the energy sector, with a multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract covering services in over 20 countries for both onshore and offshore oil and gas in Asia-Pacific and Africa.
More commercial research needed, says advanced manufacturing chief
21 August, 2015Andrew Stevens, chairman of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, said federal research spending was mainly driven by research priorities and the curiosity of individual researchers, but making Australian companies globally competitive should be a higher priority.
Australian F&B company to enter India
21 August, 2015Australia's Flavor and Life Food and Beverages (FAL), maker of the Coco Joy, Juiced Up and Aqua Hero beverages, has announced it would set up its first Indian factory within three years, which will serve several countries.
Emerson signs 10-year agreement with BP
20 August, 2015 | Supplied by: EmersonBP and Emerson have signed a global agreement for Emerson Process Management to provide automation technologies and aftercare services for BP's upstream oil and gas operations.
ABB installs world's most powerful offshore converter platform in the North Sea
18 August, 2015 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdThe DolWin beta offshore converter station in the North Sea, housed on an offshore platform, has a 916 MW power transmission capacity, making it the most powerful installation of its kind.
Launching Australia into space
14 August, 2015 | Supplied by: The University of QueenslandResearchers at the University of Queensland are planning a transformational space project called SPARTAN, designed to deliver satellites weighing up to 500 kg into orbit.
Infor to acquire GT Nexus
14 August, 2015 | Supplied by: Infor Global SolutionsInfor has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire GT Nexus, the world's largest cloud-based global commerce platform, for $675 million.
See the latest products from leading vendors at ACI Connect this week
12 August, 2015The ACI Connect 2015 expo and conference is on today and tomorrow at Sydney Olympic Park, featuring the latest automation, control and instrumentation products from leading local vendors.
Protecting electricity networks against cyber attacks
10 August, 2015At the Engineers Australia Future Tech Forum, strategic management consultant Graeme Couch will outline key lessons for engineers dealing with changing technology environments.
Giving robots a more nimble grasp
07 August, 2015Engineers use the environment to give simple robotic grippers more dexterity
New data arena allows display of 'big data'
07 August, 2015The University of Technology Sydney has opened a new Data Arena that will allow users to view and interact with data in new ways.
Australian manufacturing is the gold standard for Boeing
07 August, 2015Boeing International President Marc Allen said that Boeing's Australian operations set the "gold standard" for manufacturing in its global operations because of ongoing innovations by the local team.
Manufacturer ANCA believes government manufacturing plan is missing the point
06 August, 2015Pat Boland, a co-founder of ANCA, which sells automated machine tools to Apple, Samsung and Boeing suppliers, has said the Abbott government's plan to kickstart the manufacturing sector loses sight of drivers of success like designing better products and updating obsolete equipment.
Robot world championship title stays in Australia
04 August, 2015 | Supplied by: ACI ConnectA team from the UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering has won the RoboCup world soccer championships for the second year in a row.
