See you in 2010! 18 Dec 2009 0 comments Reed Business Information, which runs the PACE Today news site and newsletter, will be taking an end-of-year break between 21 December 2009 and 8 January 2010.
Rockwell Automation develops new Industry Solutions team 17 Dec 2009 0 comments Rockwell Automation has formed a new Industry Solutions team of professionals, designed to co-ordinate the combined resources of the company’s sales, engineering, support and product groups.
Pueblo Viejo mine orders eight Hawk Orca Sonar systems 17 Dec 2009 0 comments Hawk Measurement has received an order for eight of its Orca Sonar bed level systems for use in the $2.9 billion Pueblo Viejo gold mine project in the Dominican Republic.
Vibration analyser among innovations to receive COMET grant 16 Dec 2009 0 comments A new software for the analysis of vibration in vessels, vehicles and stationary plants developed by Isoflex Technologies International is among the latest round of Australian innovations to be…
Government recruits specialist engineering firms for CRC Program 16 Dec 2009 0 comments Manufacturing innovation in new and emerging industries, such as specialist engineering, aerospace and advanced materials, is a key focus for the 2010 Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program…
Sanrig now supplying remote water reservoir checks 16 Dec 2009 0 comments New South Wales company Sanrig is now providing remote inspection services for water storage reservoirs used for industrial processes, potable water and associated equipment.
GE and Fanuc joint venture officially ended 15 Dec 2009 0 comments GE and Fanuc have completed their agreement to dissolve the GE Fanuc Automation Corporation Joint Venture, with the two companies now operating independently as GE Intelligent Platforms and Fanuc.
Chevron chooses French company for Wheatstone processing 15 Dec 2009 0 comments Chevron Australia has chosen French company Technip to perform front end engineering design (FEED) for the offshore processing platform associated with the Wheatstone Project off Western Australia.
Ozwater'10 coming to Brisbane in March 2010 15 Dec 2009 0 comments The Queensland Government and a group of South East Queensland water entities will host Australia’s largest water conference and exhibition, Ozwater'10, in March 2010 in Brisbane.
The importance of DP cell calibration 15 Dec 2009 0 comments It has been said that the flowmeter is the cash register of the oil and gas industry. With present day oil and gas prices, the uncertainty of flowmeters is becoming more critically important - be…
Rockwell Automation's Automation University to tour in 2010 10 Dec 2009 0 comments Rockwell Automation's Automation University, a series of hands-on education workshops for customers using automation, will return in 2010, visiting multiple metropolitan and regional centres in…
Fieldbus Foundation supports global move to expand FDI 10 Dec 2009 0 comments The Fieldbus Foundation has publicly-praised the automation industry collaborative effort intended to accelerate deployment of Field Device Integration (FDI) technology around the world.
Register now for free NI Technical Symposiums 2010 10 Dec 2009 0 comments Registration for the 2010 National Instruments (NI) Technical Symposiums is now open, with NI customers in 33 countries and 41 cities invited to attend the free annual professional development…
Fieldbus updates Host Test Kit for product registration 9 Dec 2009 0 comments The Fieldbus Foundation has released an updated version of its Foundation fieldbus Host Test Kit (HTK) DD Application Module (Version 2.0.0), offering hardware and software for testing for…
TPI now sole Siemens automation supplier in Tasmania 9 Dec 2009 0 comments Siemens has named Tasmanian Process Instruments (TPI) as the sole Authorised Reseller of Siemens automation, drive technology and process instrumentation in Tasmania.
Food production gets energy boost 8 Dec 2009 0 comments A renewable energy solutions company balances cost efficiency with environmental consciousness for its food production customer, using Beckhoff control technology.
LogiCamms buys MPA Consulting Engineers for $10.8m 7 Dec 2009 0 comments Process and control engineering specialist company, LogiCamms, will acquire MPA Consulting Engineers (MPA), strengthening LogiCamms' portfolio of civil, structural and mechanical design services.
Rapid global EtherCAT growth reaches over 1,000 members 7 Dec 2009 0 comments The world-wide EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) is continuing to grow, with 1,195 member companies from 48 countries now signed-up to use the ethernet factory communication protocol in their products.
Schneider Electric in talks to purchase Areva T&D 7 Dec 2009 0 comments Schneider Electric and Alstom are in exclusive negotiations with the Supervisory Board of Areva to acquire Areva's transmission and distribution business, Areva T&D.
Separating or screening: which term should I use? 7 Dec 2009 0 comments Though the terms 'separating' and 'screening' are often used to refer to different processes in an industrial materials processing sense, the two are "essentially one and the same", according to…
Government gives $2.8m in grants for process control equipment 4 Dec 2009 0 comments The Rudd Government has given 13 Australian manufacturers a share of $2.8 million in grants to purchase process control equipment to make their plants run 'greener' as part of its Re-tooling for…
AOG cleans-up at EEAA Awards with two major gongs 4 Dec 2009 0 comments Diversified Exhibitions’ Perth-based Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition (AOG) has won two awards for Best Trade Show Over 10,000m2 and Best Australian Show at the Exhibition and Event Association of…
Asset Management Awards 2010 now open for entries 3 Dec 2009 0 comments The Asset Management Council (AM Council) is calling for entries to its 2010 Asset Management Awards (AMA), which reward asset owners, service providers and organisations responsible for physical…
World's largest offshore wind park uses Siemens turbines 3 Dec 2009 0 comments The world's largest offshore wind park, Horns Rev II, has commenced operations in the North Sea, and is using 91 Siemens wind turbines for generating electricity.
Selecting load cells: a simple or complicated process? 3 Dec 2009 0 comments This article considers just one of the factors pertaining to the differences in load cell design and illustrates that all is not as simple as it might first appear.
Ai Group calls for business certainty after Senate rejects CPRS 2 Dec 2009 0 comments The Senate's rejection of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) this week will compound 'uncertainty for business', according to Australian Industry Group chief executive, Heather Ridout.
Chemicals and petroleum markets rise significantly in November 2 Dec 2009 0 comments The fabricated metal products, and chemicals, petroleum and coal products markets recorded significant rises in activity in November 2009, according to the Australian Industry Group -…
Control in the field enhances process performance: ARC 2 Dec 2009 0 comments A new whitepaper from ARC Advisory Group describes the benefits processing companies can receive from using control in the field (CIF) with Foundation fieldbus communication technology.
Advanced modelling enhances minerals processing: CSIRO 2 Dec 2009 0 comments Researchers at the CSIRO have found that using advanced mathematical modelling can significantly improve the performance of unit operations used in the mineral processing industry for processing…
Yokogawa donates over $45,000 to unis and TAFEs in 2009 2 Dec 2009 0 comments Yokogawa Australia donated more than $45,000 worth of process control instrumentation to universities and TAFE colleges in Australia and New Zealand this year to assist in the training of the next…
Sinclair Knight Merz wins training contract for Gorgon gas 1 Dec 2009 0 comments Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has won the rights to provide induction training and leadership workshops for workers at the Gorgon Project gas fields off the north-west coast of Western Australia.
UK's IEC to support AOG 2010 with entire pavilion 1 Dec 2009 0 comments International participation for the 2010 AOG is looking set to grow on this year’s numbers, boosting the show’s credibility and affirming Australia as a serious player in the international oil and…