Instrumentation and automation courses feature low down the priority list and this has to change.

Escalating demands to save energy in manufacturing facilities coupled with rising energy prices have lead equipment suppliers to develop new, more efficient motor and drive systems.

The automation of Rylock’s aluminium pre-treatment plant in Melbourne has resulted in the doubling of production output.

Process dust is a huge problem in many industries but, as Tasmania’s Impact Fertilisers plant found, taking control can be simple.

Analysing data in motion leads to faster decision making says Honeywell’s David Dickson.

Noted networking specialist and trainer, Andy Verwer, offers PACE readers some rare insights into the world of Profibus.

Festo introduces new operating concepts between humans and machines.

In industrial buildings, whoever can make control cabinets the fastest will win the contract.

The seamless interoperability across the entire process control system enables the rapid identification of production losses and immediate rectification of faults thereby minimising process downtime.

Rio Tinto’s Yandicoogina mine has been designated as the ‘Mine of the Future’ and ongoing development is delivering significant benefits.

Garry Mahoney, Pacific Director, Honeywell Process Solutions took time out at the Symposium to speak with PACE about key aspects of the company’s technology solutions.

Companies in Australia have discovered that direct digital manufacturing is a powerful alternative, rather than a direct replacement, to the conventional manufacturing processes.

Expos allow end-users to experience the latest products and services.

Think about the elasticity of every capital expenditure and its real economic life if and when product designs change.

Clients are often naive when negotiating with suppliers about the quality of the software they receive but there are business advantages in insisting on maintainable software.

A Melbourne-based company has developed an innovative system for the inspection of wind farm turbine blades.

Measurement and control systems are vulnerable to transient surges and therefore require robust lightning and surge protection to avoid plant outages.

CTL plants cost billions of dollars to get established so it is critical to ensure the project viability before proceeding.

Industrial wireless standards incorporate a host of security features and are robust and secure enough to provide a valid solution for any industrial process application.

Plants are becoming more complex and to succeed in today’s competitive business environment, companies must focus on the operator’s ability to add value in uniquely human ways.