Robotics, automation and smart grid in focus at ACI Connect
08 April, 2014Robotics, automation and smart grids could drive growth in the Australian manufacturing industry, says Alex Baitch, national president of Engineers Australia.
Sreada Lemo- and Hirose-compatible push-pull connectors
05 February, 2014Sreada connectors offer a Lemo- and Hirose-compatible, self-latching, push-pull mechanism at an affordable price point. Once mated, this style of connector is secure and will not be unmated by vibration or an axial pulling force on the cable.
Phoenix Contact Industrial IT-certified switches and security routers
11 December, 2013Switches and security routers from the current Phoenix Contact product range are now certified by ABB as ‘Industrial IT Enabled’. These network components from the Factory Line family belong to a portfolio suited to solutions in automation and information technology designed by ABB users.
Bass Electrical helps Tooheys automate beer-brewing process
22 November, 2013 by Mansi GandhiBass Electrical Engineering, part of the ARA Group, has been carrying out electrical maintenance and electrical projects at Tooheys Lidcombe site for several years. When Tooheys recently decided to upgrade its brewery, with an aim to improve economic efficiency and competitiveness, the group engaged Bass Electrical to carry out electrical work for the project.
ABB signs $33 million service contract with QGC
20 November, 2013ABB has signed a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with QGC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BG Group, to provide planned and unplanned maintenance for the up- and mid-stream facilities at Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG).
Schneider Electric Magelis GTO human machine interface panels
27 September, 2013The Magelis GTO human machine interface (HMI) panels help users build state-of-the-art machines and systems that improve operator efficiency while saving time, effort and money.
Mouser and Maxim launch solution repository
11 September, 2013Mouser Electronics and Maxim Integrated have joined forces to create a comprehensive control and automation solution repository, which will feature the latest product selection for industrial system design.
Bentley Systems' Bentley Utilities Designer software for utility networks.
02 September, 2013Bentley Utilities Designer is a comprehensive software application for the streamlined design and management of electric, gas, water and wastewater utility networks.
Interworld Electronics PWR-RMT-RBT AC power switch
26 July, 2013The PWR-RMT-RBT is a network-attached, IP-addressed, web-controlled AC power switch. Anyone with a web browser can access the switch to remotely perform power on, off or power cycle (reboot).
Allen-Bradley Stratix 5700 managed industrial ethernet switch
24 July, 2013The Allen-Bradley Stratix 5700 managed industrial ethernet switch includes an optional integrated network address translation (NAT) feature that allows for high performance and simplified integration of IP-address mapping from a set of local, machine-level IP addresses to the end user’s broader plant-process network. This can benefit manufacturers that are integrating identical machines into a production line, especially when multiple equipment builders are being integrated into a common production line.
Schneider Electric Harmony XB5S biometric switches
08 May, 2013The Harmony XB5S biometric switches eliminate security risks associated with lost, forgotten or stolen keys, cards and passwords.
Phoenix Contact SafetyBridge I/O modules
24 April, 2013The SafetyBridge I/O modules from Phoenix Contact expand the network-independent SafetyBridge system in terms of flexibility, functionality and application areas. The modules include a safe input module with added inputs, as well as a new logic module with extensive functional upgrades.
ABB wins major oil and gas order in Australia
09 April, 2013Power and automation technology group ABB has been appointed the main electrical contractor (MEC) for a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the Ichthys oil and gas field in the Timor Sea off Western Australia.
ABB to build e-houses worth $10 million
05 April, 2013ABB has been awarded a $10m project for the electrical balance of plant (eBoP) of a new ammonium nitrate processing plant in the Burrup peninsula in Australia.
ABB to supply control system for power plant in Italy
25 March, 2013ABB has won an order from Enel, Italy’s largest power company and one of Europe’s leading utilities, to supply its Symphony Plus automation and control system to serve one of the major units at the Grazia Deledda Sulcis power plant on the island of Sardinia.
