Sydney-based SensMar is thriving on a brisk export business while retaining product development and manufacturing in Australia.

Real Time Systems has recently developed an advanced electrode control system that offers substantially higher productivity and reduced specific energy consumption in electric arc furnaces.

Under a process called Algal Synthesis, captured flue gases from the coal-fired power station are injected into waste water contained in long plastic membranes next to the station.

Duqu threats were created to gather intelligence data from industrial control system manufacturers. The creators of Duqu had access to the source code of Stuxnet and were looking for information such as design documents that could help them mount future attacks on industrial control facilities.

After a couple of tumultuous years companies once again are ramping up spending in CPM solutions. What are the reasons for this upsurge?

Etihad Stadium could always do things differently due to its retractable roof. Now the Intimate Mode Hoisting System designed for unison lifting takes it to new heights.

Security, wireless and zero-second switchover redundancy are trends set to dominate the industrial network sector.

In the first year of operation the Centre aims to train up to 90 people in the skills required to work in the Santos GLNG Project gas fields.

ABB Australia has developed a world-first technology for recycling contaminated sulphur hexafluoride gas at a new facility in NSW.

The 10,000th model of NUM’s new-generation CNC kernel has just been produced. This milestone has been achieved within three years from launch marking a success for a mid-level CNC provider that serves mainly specialised machine tool builders.

FOUNDATION technology is expected to transform the industrial remote operations market by providing a single integrated infrastructure built specifically for process automation.

The plant is built in two trains each featuring pre-treatment by micro-filtration membranes followed by reverse osmosis modules to remove salts.

Not only are individual automation systems becoming more complex they are increasingly being integrated with each other to facilitate interoperability.

The rig is designed to desalinate up to 600L/s of brackish water using reverse osmosis membranes.

The plants use 70 percent less material, require 40 percent less land and consume 80 percent less water per megawatt generated than parabolic trough designs.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has hit out at Australia’s mining industry, claiming they make profit, don’t pay tax and don’t support manufacturing.

A squad of Australian built and designed robots has just been shipped to the US to help train Marine Corps in marksmanship.

Sevaan Group has taken the jobbing shop concept to a new level by offering profitable economies of scale for fabrication in everything from very small quantities through to the largest orders.

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.