The chairman and national president of peak professional body Engineers Australia, Hon Trish White, has  welcomed digital transformation specialist Hurol Inan to the board of Engineers Australia. “With experience in digital strategy and marketing gained across Accenture and Deloitte, and now as the AU/NZ CEO for the global Wunderman network, Inan brings a user perspective … Continue reading Board appointment strengthens digital future for engineering peak body →

Backplane Systems Technology has released iBASE Technology’s New MI988 Industrial Mini-ITX motherboard powered by the all new AMD Ryzen V1000 APU with on-board Vega graphics. The all new MI988 is the latest in motherboard technology from iBASE, with the new AMD Ryzen V1000 APU with its four CPU cores and eight threads making it perfect … Continue reading Mini-ITX motherboard supporting AMD’s Ryzen V1000 processor →

As the global innovation race continues, the continent looks to it manufacturers to advance innovation, unlock new opportunities and to ultimately accelerate the economy. This is particularly evident in the food and packaging industries as some of our largest and most prominent sectors.In particular, market-leading companies play a key role thanks to their substantial investment … Continue reading SMC to showcase Industry 4.0 technologies at Foodtech Packtech New Zealand →

Elgi Equipments, one of India’s leading air-compressor manufacturers, today announced its 100 per cent acquisition of F.R. Pulford & Son Pty Limited along with its wholly owned subsidiary Advanced Air Compressors. Elgi Equipments is currently on a mission of becoming a leading player in the global air- compressor business by 2027. This strategic acquisition made … Continue reading Elgi Equipments acquires Pulford Air & Gas →

Victoria’s next generation of scientists, astronomers and engineers are getting real hands on experience of what it’s like to work in the space industry at an Australian space education centre. On the 15th of August, Minister for Industry and Employment, Ben Carroll, visited the Victorian space science education centre in Strathmore, where students from across … Continue reading Students in Victoria get hands-on experience of what it’s like working in space industry →

Australia’s national science agency has appointed Dr Cathy Foley to the position of CSIRO chief scientist – a unique role which will help champion science, its impact and contribution to the world. Foley is a world-renowned physicist and science leader most noted for her work developing superconducting devices and systems which have assisted in unearthing … Continue reading Physicist appointed as CSIRO chief scientist →

Smart meter verification software allows users to fine tune and adjust their engineering processes to ensure absolute measurement confidence and top performance. Emerson has launched the latest version of its smart meter verification software for Coriolis and magnetic flow meters, providing flow meter verification on demand and empowering process engineers, technicians and operators to look … Continue reading Emerson’s smart meter verification software makes debut →

Schneider’s Harmony range of pushbuttons, switches, and pilot lights has been expanded and improved with redesigned products for a modern look and feel, new IP69-rated products, and patented anti-vibration technology for industrial environment. The Harmony range is available in both plastic and metal body versions and comes in a colour palette to give machine control … Continue reading Schneider Electric expands Harmony range →

Across the University of Sydney, female researchers are breaking new ground in their fields. As part of National Science Week, the university asked some inspiring women about succeeding in STEMM. Computing education specialist Dr Nicky Ringland, from the Australian Computing Academy, completed her PhD in computer science at the University of Sydney. She is also … Continue reading Women making an impact in STEMM →

PLC specialist Martÿn Hilbers talks about the differences between a PLC-SCADA control system and a DCS configuration. Currently there are two main stream types of control systems – PLC-SCADA and Distributed Control Systems (DCS). DCSs were traditionally used to control large processes, while PLC systems were used to control machines. Since the introduction of PC … Continue reading PLC-SCADA vs DCS →

As a staple food item the world over, the potato plays a key role in the world’s food supply. This humble starch is the world’s fourth-largest food crop and was first introduced to European diets in the second half of the 16th Century by the Spanish. Now, more than 400 years later, the South Australian … Continue reading Automation expertise stops leaks at potato factory →

Energy retailer AGL’s profits increased by 194 per cent, in the last financial year, to $1.6 billion. AGL managing director and CEO Andy Vesey said AGL’s results for the 2018 financial year reflect the benefits of the company’s multibillion-dollar investments in an electricity generation portfolio over recent years. “Alongside disciplined execution of our strategic plans, [this] … Continue reading AGL’s profits increased by 194 per cent in the last financial year →

The fifth edition of the Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (AES) saw more than 60 companies in the energy storage industry exhibit their newest technologies. The conference sessions during the event revolved around the latest developments in lithium batteries, flow batteries, hydrogen, silicon thermal storage, compressed air storage, flywheel energy storage, inverters, lead acid … Continue reading AES 2018: a showcase of energy storage technologies →

Applicable DIN standards demand the regular inspection of surge protective devices, and many users also want additional monitoring during operation. But what options are there for monitoring, diagnostics, and the electrical testing of devices? To be able to react quickly to device overloads or failures, the status of surge protective devices is transmitted and evaluated … Continue reading Intelligent surge protection device monitoring →

Peter Braun, senior technical sales consultant process automation, Schneider Electric, explains how safety within the manufacturing process can help with profitability Traditionally, safety and profitability have seemed to be diametrically opposed for many manufacturing and production operations. Although no-one disputes the value of investing in safety, the primary objective for a manufacturing or production business … Continue reading Five steps to boost safety and increase profitability →

During the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century a movement in Britain called the luddites grew. This group of working class people opposed progress in the manufacturing arena – in this case they destroyed new weaving machines, as they feared their jobs were in the firing line. Over the years nothing much has changed, … Continue reading Understanding robotics role in the workplace →

The Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) in partnership with WWF-Australia and Flow Power have produced a research paper outlining the prospective savings from combining PPAs with demand response. The report, Best of Both Worlds: Renewable Energy and Load Flexibility for Australian Business Customers, outlines the prospective savings from the uptake of corporate renewable PPAs with demand response for three large Victorian-based … Continue reading Combine demand response with PPAs for maximum saving, says research →

The AMP8000 distributed servo-drive system provides support for the implementation of modular machine designs. The system involves having a servo drive directly integrated into a servomotor, with a compact design. In this way, the power electronics have been relocated to the machine, reducing space requirements in control cabinets to a single coupling module. In addition, … Continue reading Distributed servo drive system for modular machines →

Engineering has never been a sexy industry. Whether it be structural, process, chemical, civil or mechanical, the stereotype is a usually a male, dressed in overalls with greasy hands building a bridge or running a manufacturing plant. Talk to anybody in the industry and they’ll laugh because they know it’s not true. Not only can it … Continue reading Changing perceptions is key to making engineering sexy again →

Fiber Patch Placement (FPP) has become the preferred technology for the automated production of complex fiber composite components. The additive manufacturing of components with suitably-sized patches is used especially in the aerospace and automotive industries, for medical devices and sports equipment. In close cooperation with leading manufacturers of components for the aerospace industry, Cevotec further … Continue reading New Fiber Patch Placement concepts for aerospace →