Deep space exploration, Earth observation and debris tracking have been identified as key growth opportunities for Australia’s space sector in a CSIRO report launched at the 18th Australian Space Research Conference on the Gold Coast today. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, the Hon Karen Andrews MP, launched Space: A Roadmap for unlocking future growth opportunities … Continue reading Unlocking Australia’s space economy →

ABB has been named the global market leader in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software for power generation, transmission and distribution by ARC Advisory Group, a leading technology research and advisory firm for industry, infrastructure and cities. The findings are part of ARC’s comprehensive market and technology study titled “Enterprise Asset Management Global Market Analysis 2017-2022.” … Continue reading ABB named global leader in enterprise asset management →

AxFlow Holding AB, has acquired Brown Brothers/Kelair, the market-leading distributor of positive displacement and centrifugal pumps in Australia and New Zealand. The Group operates through 15 locations across Australia and New Zealand. The acquisition is the next step in AxFlow’s geographic expansion outside Europe, after the successful acquisition of AQS in South Africa, 2016. “The … Continue reading AxFlow acquires Brown Brothers/Kelair →

Industrial technologies have led to the creation and collation of a wealth of data within the manufacturing plant, which allows plant managers to re-evaluate their maintenance program. Condition monitoring is the process of monitoring a parameter or condition of equipment to identify changes that could result in a potential fault developing. The process uses an … Continue reading Developing a condition monitoring strategy →

Veolia Water Technologies, a  water and wastewater solutions provider, showcased its  Hydrotech Discfilter technology for the power industry at the Power-Gen show in Jakarta, Indonesia. “The ever-increasing complexity of wastewater challenges worldwide has influenced power companies to make water management their paramount concern,” Bill Willersdorf, global market director, Power, Veolia Water Technologies. “Veolia’s solutions for … Continue reading Discfilter technology showcased at Power Gen 2018 →

SolarReserve, a developer of large-scale solar power projects and advanced solar thermal technology, has announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Heliostat SA, a South Australian company focused on the manufacture and assembly of heliostats and heliostat components. Under the MOU, Heliostat SA and SolarReserve will partner in the development of plans … Continue reading SolarReserve teams with Heliostat SA to create jobs →

Bestech Australia has released the Piezoelectric accelerometer by Endevco, 6243M1/M2, which has been specifically designed for extremely high-temperature environments such as in aircraft and ground-based gas turbines. These accelerometers are capable of withstanding temperature up to 760oC under intermittent operation and up to 650oC under continuous operations. In this case, intermittent operation is defined as … Continue reading High temperature-resistant accelerometer for vibration monitoring of gas turbine →

Bioenergy Australia has brought on board  AGL as a new Foundation member and as the first energy retailer and generator to show its support to Australia’s emerging Bioenergy sector. Bioenergy Australia announced AGL’s membership following Bioenergy Australia’s participation in the Liddell Innovation Day, a project designed to catalyse innovation, investment and industry in the repurposing … Continue reading AGL becomes foundation member for Bioenergy Australia →

WEX, a provider of corporate payment solutions, has announced a partnership with Sydney-based Troovo Technologies, which will see both companies collaborating to unlock travel and B2B spend using Troovo Payments and WEX virtual cards in the Asia Pacific region. WEX management projects the total payments spend in the APAC travel industry to grow by six … Continue reading WEX Partners with Troovo for robotic process automation of virtual card generation →

Australian Innovative Systems (AIS) CEO, Elena Gosse, will showcase the Australian-owned and operated company’s multi award-winning water disinfection technology at the Middle East’s premier exhibition for the leisure, sports, and resort industries this week. AIS will exhibit at The Leisure Show at the Dubai World Trade Centre from September 16-18. As part of AIS’ commitment … Continue reading AIS CEO to address Middle East exhibition →

South Australian energy storage company 1414 Degrees will start trading on the Australian Securities Exchange from tomorrow after raising $16.3 million as part of its IPO. The company has spent a decade and A$15 million developing its silicon storage technology and will begin trading as a public company from 11am Australian Eastern Standard Time on … Continue reading Energy storage company lists on Australian stock exchange →

An international team of researchers led by The Australian National University (ANU) has invented a tiny camera lens, which may lead to a device that links quantum computers to an optical fibre network. Quantum computers promise a new era in ultra-secure networks, artificial intelligence and therapeutic drugs, and will be able to solve certain problems … Continue reading Tiny camera lens may help link quantum computers to network →

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces the appointment of ERP industry leader Christian Pedersen as chief product officer. In this global role, Pederson will set the direction for IFS’s portfolio of products that span enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM) and field service management (FSM). Pederson his team will work with customers, … Continue reading IFS appoints Christian Pedersen as chief product officer →

ACEINNA has announced OpenIMUTM – a first of its kind professionally supported, open-source GPS/GNSS-aided inertial navigation software stack for low-cost precise navigation applications. Whether you are developing autonomously guided vehicles for industrial applications, autonomous cars, factory or industrial robots, drones, ROVs, any kind of smart machine which needs to move – fast or slow, on … Continue reading ACEINNA launches open-source IMU development kit for drones, robots and AGVs →

South Australian business Lightforce has linked with companies across the world to form vertically-integrated small arms firm Force Ordnance in answer to Australia’s defence build-up. Announced at last week’s Land Forcers 2018 conference in Adelaide, South Australia, the advanced manufacturing joint venture aims to strengthen Australia’s front line defence capabilities by developing small arms and … Continue reading Australian SME partners with advanced manufacturers to develop small arms in Adelaide →

Wireless rotary torque transducers from Sensor Technology Ltd are at the heart of a test rig to develop next generation technologies for electric and hybrid vehicle powertrains. With unique expertise in the electric motors and electronics used across the key powertrain technologies, AVID Technology relies on the innovative torque transducers as part of an automated … Continue reading Torque transducers on test rig help test advanced electric and hybrid powertrains →

Work is commencing on a key Budget initiative, with the Australian Academy of Science beginning to develop a 10-year plan on behalf of the Australian Government to increase the engagement and participation of girls and women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews, said the plan, announced … Continue reading 10-year plan for women in STEM →

Acciona is set to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in a new wind farm in Victoria, after success in the state’s Renewable Energy Auction Scheme. Based in Melbourne, the company is already a major investor in the Victorian renewables sector. Its recently completed Mt Gellibrand facility is in the commissioning phase, while the wind … Continue reading Acciona makes $288 million investment in Australian renewables →

Australia’s largest urban stormwater recycling scheme has been switched on in the city’s newest town centre, Green Square. Lord Mayor Clover Moore said thousands of Green Square residents will now be able to save tens of thousands of litres of precious drinking water. Up to 320 million litres of polluted stormwater will be diverted from … Continue reading Recycling stormwater to battle the drought →

Cubility AS, a provider of solids control solutions that improve efficiencies, solids control and HSE around drilling operations, has announced that it has sold a number of MudCube systems to its distribution partner Stage 3 Separation for deployment to Stage 3 Separation customers in the land drilling market. The MudCube is the industry’s first compact … Continue reading Cubility and Stage 3 separation announces new MudCube deployment →