Automation & Control Feature Articles for Australian Industry

Effective Plant Asset Management 4/20/2020

In the spotlight: Softing joins Emerson’s DeltaV Alliance Product Program and extends intelligent device management across the field to islands of devices and out to the enterprise ...

IIoT for HART devices 4/20/2020

Intelligent field devices installed in modern process industry plants, such as temperature sensors, pressure meters, level sensors and flow meters, can provide plant operators with ...

Fieldbus Upgrade for HART Devices 4/9/2020

Simple fieldbus integration without programming effort.

High Speed Carpark Doors for Commercial and Residential Buildings 1/22/2020

A challenge faced by many building managers is the security of their carparks, as boom gates or slow action sectional doors do not provide the level of security required. DMF has a ...

What is a Static Eliminator? 12/16/2019

EXAIR's Gen4 Static Eliminators neutralise static electricity charges in a wide variety of industrial processes.

Autech Control Group exhibits at WIOA QLD 10/22/2019

Autech Control Group exhibited a range of water and waste water related instruments and controls at the Water Industry Operators Association Conference and Exhibition in Bundaberg, ...

The worlds first 5 track spiral conveyor 6/13/2019

An American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company faced a challenge transporting cheese coming from 5 separate production lines into a single packaging machine.

MPL - MAGBES Switch Applications 3/21/2019

MPL Product application

Rockwell Automation Solutions 2/25/2019

Data Exchange Modules, Computing Products, Network Cards & Test Tools

Using PROFINET Diagnostics for Maintenance Tasks 2/8/2019

Intelligent PROFINET monitoring ensures constant high quality of communication

How to optimize your Network with PROFIBUS Tester 5 2/5/2019

The easy Approach for Beginners and Professionals to optimize your PROFIBUS Network

Greater efficiency with ‘Industrie 4.0‘ 12/11/2018

KraussMaffei Technologies, uses automated machine condition monitoring to boost production volume and avoid machinery downtime.

Getting a Handle on ‘Industrie 4.0‘ 12/11/2018

IT/OT integration with optimized data exchange, secure communication, and reduced administrative effort

Diagnostics solution raises condition monitoring to new level 12/3/2018

Application Story - Light Metal Foundry Handtmann

Gateway as a bridge to a future-proof process landscape 12/3/2018

In the age of Industrie 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT), Ethernet is also making inroads into process manufacturing.

Is the US/China trade war good for Australian business? 10/11/2018

The escalating trade war between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, is already having an impact on smaller economies all over the world.

Driverless bus ready for public trial 9/27/2018

Visitors at Sydney's Olympic Park will get a taste of future travel with the state's first public trial of a driverless shuttle bus.

Skilling: a national imperative. Report reveals major skill gaps 9/27/2018

A report released by the Australian Industry Group has identified critical skill issues facing Australian businesses with 75 per cent of employers reporting skill shortages and 99 ...

Automated vehicles may encourage a new breed of distracted drivers 9/25/2018

Humans are poor at remaining vigilant over time. That's bad news for the safety of partially automated cars, which sometimes need the person behind the wheel to quickly take over ...

Artificial intelligence: our future 9/19/2018