NYRSTAR Hobart has awarded a $2.5 million order to Rockwell Automation to replace a distributed control system (DCS) with the PlantPAx process automation system.

In 20 years’ time 15.7% of total energy production will come from renewable sources.

The sensor monitors the condition of conveyor belt rollers and wirelessly warns if the rollers need replacing. The device has the potential to save companies millions of dollars in lost production and downtime.

Acquisition will provide Precision Mechatronics with a competitive edge in clean atmospheric plasma technology.

Darwin based Powercorp employs around 30 people and offers automation and intelligent control solutions to manage renewable energy generation in isolated grids.

The Water Corporation has confirmed that a wobbegong (carpet) shark has been found in the seawater intake station at the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant during scheduled maintenance work.

The increasing threat of cyber attacks coupled with open enterprise wireless architectures have had the biggest impact on electronic security fears and slowed down the spread of wireless.

IN a win for local manufacturing, Australia Pacific LNG has awarded Vinidex a contract to supply the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic pipes for its CSG to LNG project.

HONEYWELL, with the release of its OneWireless Adapter, says manufacturers will be able to improve plant efficiency by converting HART field devices into devices that can transmit data over an ISA100.11a-compliant wireless network.

Student teams from ten Australian universities recently participated in the competition that focused on inspiring student innovation in the field of robotics.

ADEFFECTIVE has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Singapore-based HCMI which could see international workers entering into the Australian mining and resources sector en masse.

GE and Penrice Soda Holdings consortium to build brine pilot plant to selectively precipitate and recover salts from coal seam gas brine streams.

New Cisco technology promises to expand customer choice and reduces total cost of ownership.

In the food industry, it is essential to carefully control the temperature of perishable goods
throughout production, transportation, storage and sales.

ABB has retained its leading worldwide market position in the distributed control system market for 2010.

The Impressed Current Cathodic Protection system suppresses the effects of galvanic corrosion through an electrical process that generates a protective current around the hull.

The National Electrical and Communications Association has called for governments at all levels to stamp out dodgy solar installers and protect consumers following official government figures that show many installations are dangerous.

BELDEN has acquired Byres Security to boost its capabilities in protecting industrial automation systems from cyber attack.

The government should renegotiate the contract to have the desalination plant process effluent from the Carrum treatment works, because, unlike sea water, the effluent does not contain boron.

The Profibus Association of Australia (PAA) and the Profibus International Competence Centre (PICC) are holding a Profibus EXPO in Perth on 10 November.