1.3 million cars recalled for foam fire fears 29 Jan 2009 0 comments Car-maker Toyota will recall close to 1.3 million vehicles worldwide after finding a defect that could cause a foam pad near the seat belt to ignite if there was a collision, according to the…
New branch for engineering specialists 29 Jan 2009 0 comments NHP Electrical Engineering Products Pty Ltd will open a new branch in Dandenong, Victoria, next month as part of the company’s commitment to providing more support for its customers.
6,000 factory workers get extra paid leave 29 Jan 2009 0 comments Around 6,000 workers at a Japanese Yokogawa Electric Corp factory will receive additional paid leave due to “plunging sales” of the company’s chip-testing equipment in hard economic times, according…
Safeguard your control plant at Safety In Action 2009 29 Jan 2009 0 comments Don't miss the Safety In Action 2009 exhibition planned for March in Melbourne, showcasing some of the industry’s biggest players in safety processes and equipment, including Rockwell Automation’s…
World-first LED building reduces emissions 27 Jan 2009 0 comments Industrial automation manufacturer IDEC Corporation of Japan has claimed a world-first with an eco-friendly sales office building lit entirely by LED lighting, which if adopted by more companies…
OPC resource centre guides engineers 27 Jan 2009 0 comments The US-based OPC Training Institute (OPCTI) has launched an online resource centre for process control engineers and automation personnel working with standards-based OPC technology.
Register now for AOG 2009 industry seminars 27 Jan 2009 0 comments A number of important seminars on safety, contracting, water treatment and environmental awareness will feature at the 2009 Australasian Oil & Gas Expo (AOG) in Perth between 17th and 19th February…
Whitepaper on improving gearmotor efficiency out now 27 Jan 2009 0 comments A new whitepaper on improving gearmotor efficiency addresses the relatively untapped energy savings available by using the proper application with fractional horsepower electric motors, according to…
Automation giant confident about sales growth 27 Jan 2009 0 comments Schneider Electric’s head office in France has announced that despite deteriorating global business in the latter part of 2008, it is confident of meeting its sales target for the year, but foresees…
Have your say on Green Car Innovation Fund 23 Jan 2009 0 comments The Rudd Government has invited the public to attend consultation sessions to comment on the $1.3 billion Green Car Innovation Fund which provides assistance in the design and construction of cars…
Transducer wins process award for best product 23 Jan 2009 0 comments Hawk Measurement's ORCA Sonar Transducer has received the Breakthrough Product of the Year Award from Processing Magazine in the United States.
Digital valve controller named product of the year in China 22 Jan 2009 0 comments Emerson Process Management’s Fisher FIELDVUE digital valve controller has been named The Best Product of the Year 2008 by Control Engineering China Magazine, based on a reader survey.
Live Chat service offers control product information 24/7 22 Jan 2009 0 comments Advantech’s Live Chat internet service which allows Advantech customers to talk online to trained technicians is now available 24 hours a day, five days a week, allowing users to garner product and…
Portable process rig touring a mine near you 21 Jan 2009 0 comments A driving need for efficiency and reducing waste by improving process efficiency has encouraged Endress+Hauser Australia to develop a unique working demonstration rig for the mining industry, named…
Financing your plant assets in hard economic times 21 Jan 2009 0 comments Keeping pace with technology through the current banking crisis is an issue weighting on our industry. With governments worldwide being forced to prop up their teetering financial institutions, how…
Plant, machinery sales will slump rapidly: Ai Group 21 Jan 2009 0 comments While Australia up until now has fared better than the rest of the world through the economic slowdown, local business will fall rapidly in 2009 with plant and machinery expenditure set to decrease,…
What are the current hot research topics in automation? 20 Jan 2009 0 comments There are actually a huge number of really interesting automation research topics for university graduate students in control engineering. What you should look into depends largely on your interests…
IICA structure changes for industry cause 20 Jan 2009 0 comments The Federal Committee of the IICA met at the end of November in Melbourne to discuss ways and means to become a more independent and relevant organisation to all instrumentation, control and…
World’s largest particle accelerator uses NI LabVIEW software 20 Jan 2009 0 comments Two technologies from National Instruments (NI) are used to control the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) which, at 27km in circumference and buried up to 150m underground, produces collisions between…
Project resource and reserve drilling 20 Jan 2009 0 comments We are often asked “How much, and what form of, drilling do I need to do to be representative?” Like many questions, the answer is: “It depends”. This article covers your options.
Govt helps locals enter North America supply chains 19 Jan 2009 0 comments The government says it will help Australian automotive manufacturing companies enter North American supply chains through a $0.5 million fund being donated to boost local productivity, which if it…
World’s leading water experts to speak at Ozwater09 19 Jan 2009 0 comments Some of the world's most influential water industry experts will present at the Melbourne Ozwater09 exhibition and conference, designed to raise awareness of the country's water shortages and create…
Bostik sticks with historian solution 19 Jan 2009 0 comments Citect's CitectHistorian data solution improves US company, Bostik's bottom line through greater data visibility and access.
Water experts gather for Australia's future 19 Jan 2009 0 comments Amidst country-wide water shortages and climate change threats, hundreds of experts in the water industry will gather in Melbourne to discuss Australia’s path to sustainable water management at…
Measuring solutions size-up Perth Oil & Gas Expo 19 Jan 2009 0 comments Instrumentation provider, Endress+Hauser, will display a range of measurement and automation solutions at the 2009 Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition in collaboration with strategic partner,…
Multinational wins $10m coal contract for electricity distribution 16 Jan 2009 0 comments Siemens has been awarded a $10 million contract with the Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) to deliver the turnkey solution for electricity distribution at the new coal export terminal being…
Perth Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition gets premier endoresment 16 Jan 2009 0 comments West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has voiced his support of the 2009 Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition (AOG) in Perth, emphasising the importance of the petroleum sector to the state’s future…
Automation vendor on tour with free technology workshops 16 Jan 2009 0 comments Rockwell Automation is going on tour with a trade show-style exhibition in six cities around Australia and New Zealand offering hands-on technology workshops and information about its products and…
New headquarters for instrumentation specialists 15 Jan 2009 0 comments KROHNE Australia has relocated its head office to “future proof” it after recording rapid growth since its inception, choosing a larger and better-equipped headquarters in New South Wales.
Process control group rebrands itself for growth plan 15 Jan 2009 0 comments ProSys Engineering and TCA have rebranded themselves as Apex Optimisation, which will be the new name for the two companies’ joint products and services.
Control company wins major LNG contract 15 Jan 2009 0 comments Yokogawa has been awarded the contract to replace the control system in the Northwest Sanderling, a vessel used to ship liquefied natural gas from WA’s North West Shelf to Japan and other Asian…
New Australian safety manual for engineers 15 Jan 2009 0 comments A comprehensive Safety Products Reference Manual has just been published for the Australian market by BOC, and is being pitched to users in the engineering industry.
Compressed air group signs exclusive distribution deal 15 Jan 2009 0 comments Compressed air group, Champion Compressors, has signed a national distribution agreement with global compression system provider, Cameron Compression Systems, which will see Champion Compressors…
Govt assistance for automotive merger and acquisitions 13 Jan 2009 0 comments Automotive firms can now apply for assistance with merger and acquisition costs under a Government program to help the industry, including process and control suppliers, which came into effect on 1st…
Control provider nabs US airline security deal 13 Jan 2009 0 comments United States air carrier Southwest Airlines has awarded Siemens a major contract for the turnkey integration of the baggage handling system in one of its Las Vegas McCarran International Airport…
Weak 2008 manufacturing causes stain on 2009 12 Jan 2009 0 comments Manufacturing activity ended the year on a weak note, falling for a seventh consecutive month, and causing a bleak outlook for the start of 2009, according to the Australian Industry Group.
Maintaining pH electrodes improves plant efficiency 12 Jan 2009 0 comments Process instrumentation technicians who implement good pH electrode maintenance regimes get more than just more accurate pH measurement – they also benefit from a longer interval between cleaning…
Solutions for efficient testing in hard economic times 12 Jan 2009 0 comments As the global economic climate places additional constraints on budgets, test engineers are challenged to identify ways to test devices more cost-efficiently than ever before, according to National…
New president for process solutions business 12 Jan 2009 0 comments Honeywell today announced a new global president of Honeywell Process Solutions, Norman “Norm” Gilsdorf, replacing Jack Bolick, who has retired from Honeywell after 10 years of service.
Peer-to-peer RTU networking becomes a reality 12 Jan 2009 0 comments For the past 15 years, the widely-used DNP3 protocol has worked well as a means of communicating data over slow and intermittent links. But it does have a number of shortcomings. To combat this, a…
Small car plant secures 1,200 engineering jobs 12 Jan 2009 0 comments The Rudd Government last month announced it would support GM Holden to build an all-new, fuel-efficient small car locally, supporting up to 1,200 jobs immediately.