Automation & Control Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Autonomous robots taught to think like us 9/26/2011

A combination of two algorithms developed at MIT in the United States allows autonomous robots to execute tasks much more efficiently — and move more predictably.

Aussie know-how brings x-ray vision a step closer 9/26/2011

While military and search-and-rescue teams have long wished for x-ray vision, the imaging systems work of Professor Abdesselam Bouzerdoum from the University of Wollongong is bringing ...

Australian manufacturing at a crossroads 8/27/2011

The government says Australia is recreating itself, and building a new economy on a new type of manufacturing. Industry sees it differently.

Smart automation solves skills shortages 8/12/2011

As the debate around Australia’s skills shortage rumbles on, industry is looking to technology as a way to beat the problem.

Automated robotic systems making mining safer 8/9/2011

A delegation University of Sydney staff is visiting Latin America to strengthen the university's research partnerships, and robots for the mining sector are on the agenda.

ZigBee Alliance launches tenth standard: ZigBee Gateway 8/9/2011

A new standard aims to deliver the benefits of ZigBee technology via the Internet.

Innovation report card gives Australia thumbs up 8/2/2011

Innovative Australians are improving the things they make and the way they make them, ensuring a fairer, richer, healthier and greener future.

NI test outlook reveals integration, software, computing trends 7/13/2011

Measurement and automation leader publishes its Automated Test Outlook to help engineers stay up-to-date on current technology trends.

‘Internet of Things’ will connect 16 billion devices by 2020 6/17/2011

There will be an average of at least one connectable device for every person on the planet by the end of the decade, claims a new report.

Precision instrumentation – fifty years of expertise 5/16/2011

Back in the 1960s Ross Brown started his business selling general hardware products, fast forward fifty years and the man in charge is not the only thing to have changed.

Chemical migration from food contact packaging materials 5/10/2011

Food packaging is vital for ensuring foods are not contaminated, providing physical protection and extending the shelf life of foods.

Gas detection instrumentation, putting industrial safety first 5/9/2011

Accidents involving gas can not only cost workers their lives, it can also cost companies thousands of dollars in fines and penalties.

CSIRO trials cutting edge wireless sensors research 3/21/2011

The world is an interconnected web of people and places.

Wireless technology keeps tabs on infrastructure 3/16/2011

Engineers routinely inspect bridges and other structures for cracks and corrosion.

Outlook for metal manufacturing patchy: AMTIL president 2/14/2011

Pat Boland was appointed president of the Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute Limited (AMTIL) in January this year. Boland is a founding partner of the ANCA machine tool ...

Big changes at Port of Newcastle 11/2/2010

Feature of the week: It's called T4, short for Terminal Four, and (like its predecessors) aims to cash in on surging global demand for coal, while simultaneously shrinking the number ...

The high price of work stress 10/11/2010

Excessive pressure at work is costing Australia's economy $730 million a year due to job-stress related depression, a University of Melbourne and VicHealth report has revealed.

Measuring an electron 9/28/2010

Quantum computers promise exponential increases in processing speed over today's computers through their use of the "spin", or magnetic orientation, of individual electrons to ...

The gulf that separates consultants & manufacturers 8/31/2010

Feature of the week: Keith Monaghan was not impressed. The president of the Plastics Industry Manufacturers of Australia (PIMA) had just picked up the phone. A consultant was on the ...

Skills & finance shortfalls a concern for engineering sector 7/29/2010

Feature of the week: Australia's engineering sector, despite the negative impact of the global financial crisis (GFC), has shown itself to be resilient and adaptable. But there are ...

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