ProcessOnline News

NHP now authorised ANZ distributor for Allen-Bradley

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:06:37 +0000

From 1 July, NHP will be supporting customers with the Allen-Bradley, Rockwell software and Guardmaster range of products in its designated areas of Australia and throughout New Zealand.

Schneider Electric and Solar Sailor ferrying for energy efficiency

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:42:58 +0000

Solar Sailor and Schneider Electric have signed a commitment to provide 190/25 kW Hybrid Marine Power (HMP) systems for four hybrid solar electric ferries for the Hong Kong Marine Department.

Faulty flow switch and ignored alarm contribute to fluoride overdose

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:20:41 +0000

A government report into an incident in which hundreds of South-East Queensland households received an overdose of fluoride in their drinking water has determined that it was caused by a mix of mechanical and human error.

Champion appoints Remtron Automation as servicing distributor

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:44:43 +0000

Champion Compressors has appointed automation and process-control specialist Remtron Automation as an exclusive servicing distributor for the Albury Wodonga area.

Honeywell acquires RMG Group

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:30:16 +0000

Honeywell has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Germany-based RMG Group.

Adept Electronic Solutions announces the Adept Vision Alliance Partner Program

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:01:23 +0000

Adept Electronic Solutions has announced the Adept Vision Alliance Partner Program.

Champion appoints new GM

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:56:01 +0000

Australian compressor technology group Champion Compressors has appointed Michael Griffin as the company’s new General Manager.

Schneider Electric launches Energy University

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:01:50 +0000

Schneider Electric has announced the debut of Energy University, a vendor-neutral, online educational community that provides the fundamentals needed to implement successful energy-efficient solutions.

New Australian technology creates clean water and re-usable solids at the same time

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:43:10 +0000

Victorian inventor Stephen Shelly has been announced as a finalist in INNOVIC’s International Next Big Thing Award 2009 for his Creative Water Technology, a ‘water cleaning’ system.

Schneider Electric and Krohne announce a new alliance at Gastech, Abu Dhabi

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:24:15 +0000

Schneider Electric and Krohne have unveiled a joint pipeline management solution at Gastech 2009 in Abu Dhabi.

Telvent partners with surveillance system provider Longwatch

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:13:02 +0000

Telvent has announced it is partnering with Longwatch to integrate components of the Longwatch Surveillance System with the Telvent OASyS DNA supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system.

Invensys joins Intergraph SmartPlant Alliance

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:29:06 +0000

Invensys Process Systems (IPS) has joined Intergraph’s SmartPlant Alliance, integrating its software with Intergraph’s SmartPlant Enterprise engineering solutions.

Fieldbus Foundation announces copyright agreement with Prolist International

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:15:04 +0000

The Fieldbus Foundation's announced copyright agreement with Prolist International means that fieldbus parameter names and definitions will be included in standardised device specifications.

Cleveland Compressed Air Services teams up with Boge

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:59:06 +0000

Boge Compressors has appointed Perth-based Cleveland Compressed Air Services as a distributor of the Boge range of compressors and ancillary equipment.

Quantitative evaluation of Foundation Fieldbus Control in the Field (CIF)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:19:32 +0000

The Fieldbus Foundation, through its EMEA operations, has joined the Applied Control Technology Consortium (ACTC), based in Glasgow, Scotland. Through this membership, the ACTC will undertake a program of formal, quantitative evaluations of Foundation Fieldbus technology.

Survey shows manufacturing index has hit seven-month high

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:36:28 +0000

Manufacturing in Australia has climbed to its highest point in seven months, indicating the pace of decline in the sector is easing, a survey found.

Speakers and sponsors for new food industry conference needed

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:33:17 +0000

Potential speakers and sponsors are invited to express their interest in FoodTech Connect 09 — an exciting new food industry conference that will take place in Sydney on October 22 and 23.

ABB announces new robot safety training workshop

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:19:22 +0000

ABB has announced a new series of training workshops that highlight safety considerations for robotic production systems.

APPEA predicts oil and gas to drive economic recovery

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:11:51 +0000

A report released today at the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference in Darwin reports that oil and gas could drive Australia's economic recovery if governments take the steps needed to get billions of dollars of existing projects off the ground.

ABB’s System 800xA one of the first systems registered as Foundation Fieldbus host

Mon, 18 May 2009 02:24:09 +0000

ABB has announced its Extended Automation System 800xA was recently registered as an initial Foundation fieldbus host system after it passed the Fieldbus Foundation’s rigorous new Host Profile Registration Process.