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Cleaner, cooler air with the best in extraction tech
Australia’s harsh climate can be unforgiving, and when working in industrial environments, it is crucial to ensure adequate cooling and ventilation systems are in place. Whether it is an enclosed warehouse or factory setting, steel structures tend to amplify heat internally, contributing to worker fatigue. Hot air may also build up from machinery, and with … Continue reading Cleaner, cooler air with the best in extraction tech
August 10, 2022 0 comment
Panel PCs powered by 6th gen iCore processors
Having reliable equipment in automated plant is key to making sure that everything runs smoothly when the production process is in progress. Poorly performing equipment can have a knock-on effect that can lead to failure in other parts of the plant. This is why when choosing equipment to run and monitor plant it is advisable … Continue reading Panel PCs powered by 6th gen iCore processors
September 27, 2017 0 comment
Medical torque sensor
Traditionally, opening a patient’s thoracic wall requires fast movement and consistent torque to minimise trauma.
May 8, 2017 0 comment
New multichannel mixed-signal Instruments
NI has announced today the release of a new family of PXI arbitrary waveform generators with up to two channels and 80 MHz of analog bandwidth in a single slot, and a new 100 MHz, 8-channel oscilloscope that builds on NI’s expertise in high-density and software-designed instruments in PXI.
May 4, 2017 0 comment
New salinity system for increased flow assurance in oil & gas production
Emerson Automation Solutions launched the Roxar Salinity Measurement System for the sensitive, accurate and real-time measurement of saline water in gas production well streams at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston this week.
May 4, 2017 0 comment
Performance leap for new embedded PCs
With the new CX2000 series of embedded PCs, Beckhoff offers more core processing power in a DIN rail-mountable format.
May 2, 2017 0 comment
Schneider Electric releases new circuit breakers
The new circuit breakers offer the most reliable protection with a design based on the roto-active breaking technology
May 2, 2017 0 comment
Elbow flow conditioner for accurate wastewater flow measurement
Process and plant engineers who can’t find room for the recommended straight pipe run required by liquid flow meters in their municipal water treatment plant retrofit projects will find the Vortab Elbow Flow Conditioner available from AMS, eliminates the problem by removing swirl and asymmetric velocity profiles caused by pumps, valves and other equipment placed too close to the meter.
May 1, 2017 0 comment
Wireless data loggers
The Fourtec DataNet is a wireless data logging system to measure temperature, humidity, voltage, current, frequency, and pulse.
April 25, 2017 0 comment
Invisible radar a boost for defence
New radar technology developed in Australia promises comprehensive surveillance of enemy troops without compromising safety.
April 23, 2017 0 comment
Metal-oxide gas sensor
The SGP gas sensor is a multi-pixel platform, which integrates four gas sensing elements into a very small 2.45 x 2.45 x 0.9 mm3 DFN package featuring a fully calibrated air quality output signal.
April 20, 2017 0 comment
Kaeser delivers compressed air to wastewater plant
As part of the Malabar Waste Water Treatment Plant Process and Reliability and Renewal Improvement Project, an ageing compressed air system at the plant was recently upgraded with three Kaeser CSDX series rotary screw compressors, along with a Sigma Air Manager 4.0 compressed air management system.
April 20, 2017 0 comment
Australian physicists open door to improved communications
Research led by ANU on the use of magnets to steer light has opened the door to new communications systems which could be smaller, cheaper and more agile than fibre optics.
April 20, 2017 0 comment
New fanless embedded computer
Backplane Systems Technology has launched Neousys Technology’s Ultra Compact Atom and Pentium Apollo Lake Fanless Embedded Computer, the POC-300 Series.
April 11, 2017 0 comment
Australian Ambassador visits Pilz HQ
Australia’s ambassador for Germany, Lynette Wood together with Australian consul general Richard Leather, recently visited automation specialist Pilz at its headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany in March to discuss opportunities for industrial scale projects and solutions for ‘Downunder’.
April 10, 2017 0 comment
Bees set to add buzz to robot vision systems
According to a report in The Lead, a new study into honeybee eyesight has the potential to improve the vision of robots according to Australian scientists.
April 9, 2017 0 comment
Australian RF technology to be used in Joint Strike Missile
BAE Systems Australia’s technology said it was another step closer to being used in the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) being developed for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, following the signing of a contract between the Federal Government and Norway’s Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace.
April 7, 2017 0 comment
Miniature Torque Screwdriver
Utilising FUTEK’s Miniature Reaction Torque Screwdriver from Metromatics allows operators the ability to monitor the torque applied during the assembly of more delicate products.
April 7, 2017 0 comment
IoT will make the world unrecognisable says scientist
The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing at such a rapid rate, leading researchers are predicting a future dominated by autonomous production and logistics – and much sooner than many may expect.
April 7, 2017 0 comment
Transparent material sensor with RFID
The SICK RFU65x RFID sensor detects tags at long range, recording the direction in which objects are moving at the same time.
April 7, 2017 0 comment