THE CONTINUING financial crisis is hitting the industrial sector’s revenue levels, and many companies are reviewing their costs and efficiencies to preserve their bottom lines.
PRODUCT Lifecycle Management Australasia (PLMA) has released Siemens software which simulates plants to help optimise throughputs and relieve bottlenecks in the facilities.
DALRYMPLE Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT), one of the world’s largest metallurgical coal export facilities, will be installing the Quintiq Application Suite for planning and scheduling its bulk commodities.
HBM has acquired nCode International, which supplies durability, test and analysis software and mobile data acquisition instruments.
LINDE has released a driver and fleet management system for monitoring site activities to optimise vehicle use.
CSIRO and Gold Fields Australia (GFA) have agreed to cooperate in researching and developing new technologies to optimise exploration and mining operations.
AUTODESK has acquired and merged with a provider of injection moulding simulation software.
OPTESSA has released a real time sequencing solution for its multi-line sequencing (MLS) and scheduling platform.
DEK has released an upgrade to its machine control software, adding enhanced control of the company’s post-print inspection technology, accelerating paste-on-pad verification.
STERLING Commerce has released a new slotting engine for its management software to automate and optimise inventory slotting activities, streamlining warehouse activities.