Electrical & Power Generation Equipment Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Counterfeit power points could turn out to be dangerous killers 10/9/2006

Standards Australia has warned licensed electricians and electrical wholesalers to be constantly vigilant when importing electrical goods.

Opportunities for Aussie exporters as Taiwan giants turn green 9/28/2006

Austrade has identified growing demand for more energy efficient and ‘green’ technologies from Taiwan is creating export opportunities for Australian businesses with relevant ...

Major study finds standards important to drive the economy 9/25/2006

A major study into the impact of standards on the Australian economy has found water and electrical standards generate economic benefits of around $1.9 billion a year while mineral ...

Manufacturing activity picks up, but remains mixed overall 9/15/2006

Australia's manufacturing sector grew moderately in August, underpinned by a lift in domestic demand and exports. Nevertheless, the overall performance was mixed, with input cost ...

Worldwide RFID spending to surpass $3 Billion in 2010 9/6/2006

The adoption of RFID continues to gather momentum, and hardware and software spending will accelerate in late 2006 and 2007 as true benefits are documented, according to Gartner, ...

Demand for nano technology will cross $28 billion by 2008 8/23/2006

The report "The World Nanotechnology Market (2006)" provides an updated and detailed overview of the Nanotechnology market worldwide.

Researchers lay down the foundations for a green industry 8/21/2006

Australian university researchers have developed a strong, lightweight building material that they believe could generate a thriving new "green" industry for countries such as China ...

Manufacturing stronger but conditions still challenging 7/11/2006

Manufacturing activity strengthened in June with The Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI™) rising 5.6 ...

NZ company receives grant to develop hydrogen sensors 7/11/2006

A $582,000 Government grant has been awarded to Christchurch company Nano Cluster Devices Ltd to help it commercialise tiny hydrogen sensors.

Falling sales and rising costs underpin subdued activity 6/26/2006

Manufacturing production eased further in the June quarter 2006, as sales continued to decline and raw material costs rose sharply, according to The Australian Industry Group ...

Consequences of Government allowing jobs to go offshore 6/21/2006

The Howard Government is the only Government in the western world not investing in its own manufacturing sector, and the statements by the Federal Government’s chief economic advisor ...

University of Queensland to help develop new photoresists 6/8/2006

SEMATECH and the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) will collaborate in a project that aims to develop new resists for 193 nm immersion lithography, an emerging technology ...

Nanotechnology expert analysis: huge impacts on future 6/1/2006

The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN) has announced the continuation of its first series of original essays in which industry experts predict profound impacts of nanotechnology ...

Major report released on the future of manufacturing 5/31/2006

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has released the most extensive study conducted into the future of the manufacturing sector in Australia in almost a decade.

Future computer chips likely to be cooled with nanofluid 5/19/2006

"This is the next generation of cooling devices," Dr. Hongbin Ma tells PhysOrg.com. With a group of students at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and colleagues at Argonne National ...

Benefits of three-panel liquid crystal display technology 4/27/2006

Leading projector manufacturers Fujitsu, Hitachi, Panasonic, Sanyo and Sony have joined Forces with Epson to educate the market about the benefits of three-panel liquid crystal ...

A new approach to refractory installation for channel furnace inductors 3/2/2006

$A new approach to refractory installation for channel furnace inductors$

Dry vibratable refractories are used extensively for the working linings of many molten metal contract and containment applications. For refractory installation, the electric tamper ...

Proof that Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) works for SMEs 2/6/2006

There is a perception in some quarters that the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) program is not suited to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). In this article we examine ...

Getting the lead out of electronics 1/31/2006

Toss one old cell phone into the trash and the amount of lead in the neighbourhood landfill has not increased much. Toss millions of mobile phones, televisions, computer monitors, ...

Clean energy future 12/7/2005

WWF-Australia's Clean Energy Future for Australia study outlines how Australia can meet its electricity needs through a combination of wind, biomass, natural gas and greater energy ...

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