Jobs and investment will be the focus of the first Powering North Queensland Summit, to be held in Townsville on 31 August 2017. John Grimes, Australian Solar Council and Energy Storage Council CEO, said a renewable energy boom is underway in North Queensland and locals should attend the Summit to find out how they can … Continue reading Renewable energy boom: Business and Jobs Summit announced →

The gala night for the process and control engineering industry is fast approaching and there are limited tickets still available. Held at the prestigious Doltone House in Hyde Park, the Zenith Awards highlight the best innovations and projects in the past year. Every year there is a keynote speaker who offers an excellent insight into … Continue reading Last chance for Zenith Awards tickets →

Redstar Equipment has announced the addition of the Atlas Copco QAC 1100 twin-power generator to their prime mobile generator range delivering high-performance, low-cost of ownership and transport efficiency to Australian customers. According to Kevin Ennis, Redstar Equipment’s general manager sales, the six metre generator with two 500kVA generators inside, is designed for applications with variable … Continue reading Atlas Copco twin power generator arrives in Australia →

A combined solar and methane power plant in South Australia is set to begin operating within days. In what’s believed to be an Australian first, the plant will channel thermal energy from solar panels and methane gas from decomposed garbage through a shared turbine inter-connector. A generator will then convert the two sources of energy … Continue reading Combined solar and methane energy plant set to open →

In the Australian wood processing industry there is significant demand for compression routers (tools with opposing cutting flutes) also known as compound shear or up-down cutters. Leitz Australia needed to find a suitable tool and cutter grinding machine that met their requirements. “Leitz identified that to meet market demands, the machine had to be highly … Continue reading Leitz invest in FX7 linear CNC grinding machine →

Alicat Scientific has added Modbus TCP/IP compatibility to its line of mass flow, pressure, and liquid instrumentation. The new option allows PLCs running the Modbus industrial automation protocol to connect to Alicat instruments over Ethernet cable. Alicat instruments rapidly and precisely monitor and control critical process parameters in chemical, medical, manufacturing and power industries. All … Continue reading Modbus compatibility added to instrumentation products →

Leaders in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will gather in Sydney for the AI and Machine Learning Summit on 15 and 16 August. The event will look at the implications of AI and Machine Learning, across industry and its application on business. How industry can integrate AI into their existing structure, how they can maximise return on investment, the … Continue reading How to apply AI and machine learning to business →

An Australasian first to integrate a Tesla Powerpack with wind generation will soon be switched on at a salt manufacturing factory at Lake Grassmere, at the top of New Zealand’s South Island. Vector Energy Solutions is working with Dominion Salt to combine energy storage with Dominion Salt’s 660 kW wind turbine at its Lake Grassmere … Continue reading Vector creates Australasian first in salt plant energy solution →

Arrow Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Bosch Sensortec to supply Bosch Sensortec products. Bosch is a supplier of MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) sensors worldwide. It has built on an initial base in automotive applications to expand its offering to consumer electronics markets and now provides a diverse portfolio of MEMS devices for the … Continue reading Agreement signed to address IoT →

The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and workers’ need for real-time data, monitoring and tracking are boosting the development of wearable technologies for the industrial sector. With the technology crossing the concept phase, stakeholders in manufacturing, logistics and warehousing, construction, mining, oil & gas, retail and healthcare industries are eager to incorporate it … Continue reading Applications abound for wearables in industry →

Nanusens has announced that its CMOS nano-sensor technology has been successfully used to solve the problem of stiction in MEMS inertial sensors, which is a major source of failure for this type of sensor. “Our first silicon nano-sensor samples from Globalfoundries exceeded our expectations showing outstanding resilience to stiction, with the devices going through more … Continue reading Nano-sensor technology solves problem of stiction →

The GigCity scheme uses the existing SABRENet fibre optic network to deliver internet services to five key innovation hubs in the CBD and Adelaide suburbs including the Tonsley Innovation Precinct and TechInSA. Commercial tenants of those precincts will also have access to internet speeds 100 times the national average with more affordable and less restrictive … Continue reading Adelaide flicks switch on Gig City network →

Gas Sensing Solutions’ SmartIR technology has enabled it to create a sensor that can take up to 20 readings per second, with a six times faster response rate than the current SprintIR due to it having a sample volume of only 2ml.  The SprintIR6S is available to measure CO2 concentrations right up to 100 per … Continue reading Super-fast battery-powered NDIR CO2 sensor →

In less than two weeks the winners of the 2017 Zenith Awards will be announced on August 15th at a gala event at Doltone House, Hyde Park in Sydney. This year’s finalists have all been outstanding in their fields and deserve the recognition of their peers. The evening will be hosted by The Chaser’s Craig … Continue reading Zenith Awards finalists announced →

Emerson and Prime Creative Media have partnered to host workshops and seminars targeting production optimisation, reliability improvements, plant safety and emissions reduction. International speakers and local experts will present reliability & Operational Certainty case studies across multiple industries. Included in the workshops will be a round table discussion on Harnessing the power of Industrial IoT to … Continue reading Emerson Connect Tour – Reliability & Operational Certainty →

Hoffmann-Krippner has released the EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group) certified hygienic mounting kit for PiL’s P53 Steel Head ultrasonic sensors. This new, off the shelf, hygienic sensor solution has been designed for the food and beverage sector and chemical and pharmaceutical industries – suitable for any manufacturing/ assembly/ bottling/ packaging system that requires … Continue reading Durable ultrasonic sensors for hygienic requirements →

The University of Sydney will work together with Thales Australia to explore new opportunities in the aerospace, defence, security and transportation fields. In a memorandum of understanding (MOU), the University of Sydney and Thales Australia have committed to work closely together over the next five years to develop new technologies and capabilities. The MOU was … Continue reading University of Sydney and Thales sign MOU →

WaterGroup has announced it has signed a five-year partnership with Thinxtra that will enable large water users to detect water leaks and thereby avoid wasting millions of litres of water while realising thousands of dollars in water savings each month. This will be achieved by connecting WaterGroup’s IoT-based smart water meters with the Sigfox Low … Continue reading WaterGroup joins forces with Thinxtra →