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 →

Nearly all of the motor technology that we still use today was invented over a period of seventy years from 1820–1890, with the first commutated DC electric motor invented by British scientist William Sturgeon in 1833. Clearly, production processes — and the resultant demands on equipment — have changed since then and there is a … Continue reading Smart sensors for motors →

An energy production and trading scheme designed for the Tonsley Innovation District in Adelaide will incorporate one of Australia’s largest rooftop solar arrays to provide energy to businesses and homes within the growing precinct. The South Australian project will be delivered by Enwave Energy, a subsidiary of Enwave Australia. Enwave Australia CEO Cameron Evans said … Continue reading Enwave Australia wins bid to build energy network in Adelaide →

South Australia is on the verge of achieving two key milestones in which the old Leigh Creek coalfield will be used to deliver a fresh source of gas and energy products into the national power grid. Leigh Creek Energy managing director, Phil Staveley, said the company is on track to commence this quarter, a pre-commercial … Continue reading Leigh Creek Energy poised to deliver two key milestones →

Leti, a research institute at CEA Tech, and CMP, a service organisation that provides prototyping and low-volume production of ICs and MEMS, has announced the integrated-circuit industry’s first multi-project-wafer (MPW) process for fabricating emerging non-volatile memory OxRAM devices on a 200mm foundry base-wafer platform. Available on Leti’s 200mm CMOS line, the MPW service provides a … Continue reading Multi-project wafer service with integrated silicon oxram →

uStepper improves performance stepper motors, used in items such as inkjet printers – for moving the ink cartridge back and forth over the paper. Stepper motors can be a cheaper alternative to servo motors, but the drawback of steppers is not being able to tell if they are moving to the position they were told … Continue reading uStepper improves performance stepper motors with better communication →

BOC Limited will be sponsoring the Women in Industry Awards in 2019. By renewing its sponsorship, 2019 will be BOC’s five-year anniversary of sponsoring the awards. BOC has a strong affinity for safety, sponsoring the Safety Advocacy Award since it was introduced in 2017. Recently, the company took out the Safety Solution of the Year … Continue reading BOC Limited has renewed its sponsorship of the Women in Industry Awards →

The rugged ST100 Digester gas flow meter provides accurate, safe and compliant measurement. Engineers and operators responsible for accurately measuring gas production from digester tanks at municipal or industrial wastewater treatment operations can depend on the rugged ST100 series thermal flow meter from Fluid Components International to provide precision mass flow measurement. Digester waste gas … Continue reading Digester gas flow meter provides accurate and compliant measurement →

A nanosatellite mission control station has launched in South Australia. Fleet Space Technologies has opened a commercial tracking station to track and transmit data from nanosatellites in the Internet of Things (IoT) global network. The ground station opened in late-July at Pinkerton Plains, 80km north of Adelaide. It completes the mission control centre built at … Continue reading Nanosatellite mission control station launched in South Australia →

Michell’s Easidew moisture transmitter is a dual output and new rugged connector for harsh applications in industrial dryers with DDS. Michell Instruments has introduced a new version of its 2-wire Easidew dew-point transmitter, with a simultaneous analog and digital modbus RTU output and a rugged five pin M12 electrical connection. Designed for dew point measurements in … Continue reading Michell’s Easidew moisture transmitter – for harsh applications in industrial dryers with DDS →

Profound change is on tap for the global beer and spirits industry. With consumers around the world looking for craft beers and spirits in ever-growing numbers, craft breweries and distillers are popping up in suburbs around the country. The number of gin and whiskey distilleries in Australia has gone from 10 a few years ago … Continue reading Crafting the perfect beer and spirit through technology →

The Australian National University (ANU) will offer businesses nationally access to its space-flight testing facilities, thanks to $250,000 from the ACT Government. ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt AC welcomed the funding commitment from the Government to the University’s Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre (AITC), host of the national facility for space-flight testing.The University is home … Continue reading ANU to offer businesses access to space-testing facilities →

Backplane Systems Technology has announced Winmate’s New M101BK vehicle mountable computer system with the portability of a rugged tablet. The New M101BK is a multi-function rugged eight-inch tablet PC with a built-in QWERTY keypad. Designed for versatile use in applications such as warehouse logistics, direct store delivery, and law enforcement vehicles, the M101BK is for … Continue reading Backplane Systems Technology announces Winmate’s New M101BK vehicle mountable computer →

Experts in cyber security are concerned that a lack of security in smaller companies and start-ups creates room for attacks. The concern comes from IT industry experts that are pushing for companies to pay more attention to securing their infrastructure. Giovanni Polizzi, energy solutions manager at technology company Indra, said new companies were using insufficient … Continue reading Cyber security should be addressed with small companies first, experts say →

While mining dominated the list of top earning jobs on Seek in 2013, information and communication technology (ICT) has taken the number-one spot in 2018. The highest paying job, in the 2017/18 financial year, was an architecture role in the ICT sector. The salary came in at $138,144. In the 2012/13 financial year, the mining, resources and energy … Continue reading Technology takes over mining in Seek’s highest paying jobs list →

Australian tradespeople who manage billions of dollars of equipment that keeps facilities open, are the new frontline in the advance of the Internet of Things (IoT). The internet and smartphones are necessities when running a business, so trade services must embrace the next phase of business evolution in order to remain relevant in the market. … Continue reading Internet of Things changes the way trade services operate →

The risk of cyber-attacks is a growing problem, as monitoring and control of core Australian infrastructures becomes more complex. With Australia’s utility operators more susceptible to cyber-attacks than ever, there could be widespread disruption across the nation. On Tuesday the 24th of July, in Sydney, a panel of experts talked about how companies can manage … Continue reading Risk of cyber-attacks a growing problem for core Australian infrastructures →