$1bn takeover bid for Transfield Services
21 October, 2014Transfield Services has received a takeover bid of close to $1bn from Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial Servicios.
Australian industry can learn from its manufacturing 'outliers'
21 October, 2014Australia’s manufacturing industry is in decline. Yet some businesses are managing to buck the trend. The question is what do these “outliers” do differently from their competitors? And what does each thriving business have in common?
CSIRO awards $2m for 3D mapping software upgrade
20 October, 2014UK-based start-up GeoSLAM is partnering with CSIRO to further develop the handheld 3D Laser mapping technology Zebedee.
Weir Minerals strikes US$220m deal for crushing company
20 October, 2014Weir Minerals has acquired Chinese crushing and separation equipment manufacturer Trio Engineered Products from Navis Capital for US$220 million.
ACI Connect 2015 conference program and expo floor plan released
15 October, 2014
The initial conference program and exhibition floor plan for Australia's only dedicated automation, control and instrumentation event, ACI Connect 2015, has been released this week.
ICheme Safety Centre secures its first international industry partner
13 October, 2014The Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre (ISC) has secured its first international Industry Partner, MMI Engineering Limited (MMI).
NT pushes ahead with Moomba pipeline
13 October, 2014The Northern Territory government is moving quickly on the construction of a gas pipeline from Alice Springs to Moomba, which it is hoped will ease NSW's looming gas shortage and revolutionise the domestic gas market.
Why the Australian economy still needs manufacturing
13 October, 2014With major employers heading offshore and employment numbers decimated, what will emerge from the ashes of Australia's manufacturing industry?
3D manufacturing plant opens in Melbourne
13 October, 2014A $7 million manufacturing plant that uses only 3D printers has opened on the southern outskirts of Melbourne.
The three key dimensions of the modern operational workplace
13 October, 2014 by Tim Sowell, Vice President of Production, Invensys | Supplied by: Schneider Electric Pty LtdOver the next seven years the industrial operational workforce is predicted to undergo a number of key changes, including a 40% reduction in operational experts.
Inaco becomes Rexel Industrial Automation
10 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Rexel Industrial AutomationInaco Automation Controls has announced that, effective 1 November 2014, it is changing its company name from Inaco to Rexel Industrial Automation.
Jump on board the Internet of Things (IoT)
09 October, 2014 by Steve Mackay, Technical Director, IDC Technologies* | Supplied by: IDC Technologies Pty LtdObjects around you are increasingly being embedded with a myriad of sensors and actuators - from your roadway, to your body, to industrial processes. Kevin Ashton (from Proctor & Gamble) used the term ‘internet of things’ to refer to everyday objects autonomously communicating with each other.
Enterprise sustainability at Convention 2014
08 October, 2014Australia's largest engineering event, Convention 2014, will include a half-day forum on enterprise sustainability. Organised by Engineers Australia, the convention will run from 24-28 November at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, with the Business Enterprise Sustainability Forum to be held on 27 November from 1-6 pm.
Schneider Electric named in global top 50 'ideal employers'
30 September, 2014Schneider Electric has been recognised by Universum, a global research and employer branding consultancy, as one of the world's 'most attractive' employers in 2014.
'Game-changing' offshore oil find to feature at industry event
30 September, 2014Carnarvon Petroleum will provide an inside look at the biggest Australian oil discovery for more than 20 years at a special luncheon to be held during the 2015 Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference (AOG) in Perth in March.
