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 →

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has selected Emerson as the design-build contractor for an automation project to modernise its Southeast Treatment Plant. Built in 1952, the Southeast Treatment Plant is the city’s largest wastewater facility, responsible for treating 57 million gallons of wastewater per day. During heavy rains, it has the capacity to treat … Continue reading Emerson win wastewater treatment plant contract →

Faro has announced the availability of the Faro Scene 7.0 software platform, which is said to include the high-quality functionality offered by its predecessor, Scene 6.2. This includes automatic object recognition, scan registration and position, and takes it a step further with integrated real time, on-site registration for Faro Focus Scanner 3D point clouds. The … Continue reading Faro updates software platform →

Australian tech firm Cohda Wireless has trialled its vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) technology on city streets for the first time. The technology was originally designed to allow cars and motorcycles to avoid collusions by talking to each other. In collaboration with Telstra and the South Australian Government, Cohda Wireless has conducted the first test of V2P technology … Continue reading Radar technology to boost pedestrian safety →