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Next generation crushing technology boosts efficiency
Located in the Adelaide suburb of Seacliff Park, Boral’s Linwood quarry is positioned within one of South Australia’s most important sources of hard rock. Quarrying started over 130 years ago, when the quarry was first operated in 1882 to supply limestone to the nearby Brighton Cement works. Boral Australia’s largest building and construction materials supplier … Continue reading Next generation crushing technology boosts efficiency
October 12, 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
New chemical attack sensor for ADF
Bertin Technologies has announced that its Second Sight MS standoff detector of chemical threats has just been chosen by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to equip its troops.
April 28, 2017 0 comment
Upgraded data acquisition suite
DASYLab is a data acquisition software application that allows users to configure custom acquisition, analysis, and control applications in minimal time and without programmin
April 26, 2017 0 comment
In data we trust – or do we?
According to a recent blog post on the ARC Advisory Group website, data analytics are critical to the concept of IIoT. But what if we don’t trust what the data indicates? Asset condition monitoring and management applications have been the initial IIoT target, but are the benefits being realised?
April 26, 2017 0 comment
Are opportunities increasing in the renewable energy sector?
With the push for greater development of clean renewable energy sources continuing to gather momentum, is there likely to be an increasing focus on potential opportunities for involvement of Australia’s manufacturing industry in supplying this market segment?
April 13, 2017 0 comment
Sunlight-readable panel PCs
Backplane Systems Technology has released the APC-3072 & APC-3082 series of IP66 Sunlight Readable 7” & 8” Panel PC’s.
April 13, 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 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
‘Energy-on-Demand’ offers solution to global energy crisis
Australian company Infratech Industries, in collaboration with the University of Newcastle has launched a world-first ‘Energy-on-Demand’ system that overcomes the predictability and environmental issues that currently plague existing renewable energy and storage solutions.
April 6, 2017 0 comment
Cisco: IoT Isn’t Just About the ‘Thing’
Internet of Things (IoT) is the term du jour. As adoption increases the natural question becomes, how has it been secured? To understand an effective security strategy for IoT, we first need to understand where the value from IoT is generated.
April 5, 2017 0 comment
Australian technology installed on world’s largest single-dish radio telescope
Yesterday, the world’s largest filled single-dish radio telescope launched in China, and it relies on a piece of West Australian innovation.
September 26, 2016 0 comment
Cool solution cuts the angel’s share in barrel halls
A barrel hall cooling system designed to efficiently maintain ideal temperatures and raise humidity is robbing the wine gods of the ‘angel’s share’.
September 23, 2016 0 comment
SEW-Eurodrive to open new Mackay facility
SEW Eurodrive has begun construction on its new Heavy Industrial Solutions Service centre in Mackay.
September 20, 2016 0 comment
Solutions for Industry 4.0 and IoT
As information technology and automation technology continue to converge, cloud-based communication and data services are increasingly used in industrial automation projects.
September 7, 2016 0 comment
Zooming in on leaky pipes saves a flood of problems
P-CAT is a condition assessment technology that allows pipeline owners and operators to accurately identify defects and develop cost effective solutions.
September 7, 2016 0 comment
Smallest in class medium voltage drive
Hitachi has introduced the HIVECTOL-HVI-E2 Series to expand its product line of HIVECTOL-HVI medium voltage multilevel IGBT drives, which contribute to energy conservation in process plants, as well as improvements in productivity and quality.
July 26, 2016 0 comment
How to keep more women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
There have been myriad promises made by the major political parties over the years focused on funding programs aimed at increasing the number of women pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
July 13, 2016 0 comment
From the editor: Why Industry 4.0 should really matter to everyone
This year’s global economic summit in Davos in Switzerland raised awareness of the opportunities of Industry 4.0 for everyone and not just for manufacturers or those with engineering degrees
July 7, 2016 0 comment