Report confirms Australia’s engineering boom
04 December, 2012Demand for engineers in Australia increased by more than 30% between 2006 and 2011 - but not in the sectors one might expect.
Banner Engineering tower light configurator
03 December, 2012 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty LtdThe Banner Engineering tower light configurator is an online tool that allows users to customise tower light selections and view related information.
Sydney Water commits to $100m SCADA upgrade with Schneider
29 November, 2012Sydney Water has signed a $100 million Collaborative Services Agreement with Schneider Electric and Thompson Controls to upgrade SCADA systems at 33 of its water and wastewater treatment plants.
Northern Sewerage Project named as ACAA finalist
26 November, 2012Yarra Valley Water has been named as a finalist in the Australian Construction Achievement Awards for its Northern Sewerage Project, one of the largest wastewater tunnelling projects in Australia.
European ACS market to reach US$1.9bn in 2016
26 November, 2012The automation and control solutions (ACS) market in the European oil and gas industries is expected to reach $1904 million in 2016, according to new analysis from Frost & Sullivan.
ETG to showcase 360 EtherCAT products at SPS IPC Drives
23 November, 2012Together with 58 co-exhibitors, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) will display 360 EtherCAT products at the SPS IPC Drives 2012 in Nuremberg from 27 to 29 November.
Santos says Australia needs foreign labour for energy projects
22 November, 2012Santos chief executive David Knox says Australia needs to use foreign skilled labour to meet the planned development of energy projects in the years ahead.
Yokogawa wins $20 million LNG supply contract
20 November, 2012Yokogawa has won a $20 million supply contract from Bechtel for integrated control and safety systems for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project.
ABB to optimise productivity, energy efficiency for new coal mine
19 November, 2012 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdABB has won an order worth US$38 million to design, engineer and supply an integrated automation and electrification system for Anglo American’s new Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland.
DMG/Mori Seiki meeting the challenge of storing green energy
15 November, 2012 | Supplied by: DMG/Mori Seiki AustraliaGildemeister Energy Solutions (a DMG company) has developed the CellCube, a powerful, durable and low-maintenance vanadium redox flow large-scale storage solution.
ABB solves 100-year-old electrical puzzle
13 November, 2012 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdDevelopment of a DC breaker for high-voltage transmission will help shape the grid of the future.
Siemens acquires LMS to enable closed-loop product development
12 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Siemens LtdSiemens PLM has expanded its portfolio of industry software by acquiring LMS International NV (Leuven, Belgium), a leading provider of test and mechatronic simulation software.
Virtual plant planning, retrofitting and maintenance
10 November, 2012Process plants have useful lives of 30 to 50 years, during which time they are routinely retrofitted. Virtual reality software simplifies and helps keep track of retrofit planning and testing. Fraunhofer researchers and BASF SE are jointly developing VR solutions for the plant life cycle.
$11m aircraft countermeasure defence project nearing completion
07 November, 2012 | Supplied by: SAGE AutomationA major investment to enter the defence sector is paying off for SAGE Automation, with the final stage of its $11 million project with Chemring Australia to build aircraft countermeasures.
LNG research wins Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
06 November, 2012Professor Eric May has been awarded the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year for his work towards making liquid natural gas a cleaner resource.
