THE ETHERCAT Technology Group (ETG) is continuing to grow, with 1,195 member companies from 48 countries now signed-up to use the ethernet factory communication protocol in their products.
08/12/2009 |
TURCK has released the VT250 series of human machine interfaces (HMIs), said to provide variable gateway functionality for communications between fieldbus systems and real-time Ethernet.
30/11/2009 |
ADVANTECH has introduced the APAX-5000 series, a new PAC product line which combines control, information processing and networking in a single control system.
25/11/2009 |
HOFFMAN has launched the SYSPEND 281-MAX HMI Suspension System for supporting or repositioning Human-Machine Interface (HMI) enclosures and devices.
16/11/2009 |
SIEMENS says its SIMATIC S7-1200 controller has been installed by Versacold, in what the company says is the first installation of the new product in Australia.
16/10/2009 |
BALDOR is celebrating the 21st birthday of the Mint motion control language.
02/10/2009 |
DAANET will be distributing the Bernecker and Rainer (B&R) range of automation control products.
24/09/2009 |
STANDARDS Australia has launched the 2010 Australian International Design Awards, to recognise manufacturers and designers of products.
21/09/2009 |
ATS International has agreed to buy ASI Datamyte’s Inspect software and business, a data collection system used for quality assurance in manufacturing.
17/09/2009 |
DAANET has appointed a new sales and support manager, Eugene Mayevsky, formerly with Rockwell Automation.
25/08/2009 |
ABB says its VirtualArc robot welding simulation software can adjust welding robots’ parameters without the wasteful practice of real trial and error.
19/08/2009 |
PLANIT says the nesting capabilities of its software are saving time and materials for Associated Projects and cabinet maker Associated Designcraft.
30/07/2009 |
THE SIMULATION Industry Association of Australia says it will hold its next Introduction to Simulation in Australia workshop on 1 September 2009, in Sydney.
23/07/2009 |
SIEMENS has developed the Autonomous Navigation System (ANS) which allows vehicles to move autonomously in factories without needing additional orientation aids.
17/07/2009 |
SIEMENS says the current economic environment means its machine tool solutions face increasing demand from machine manufacturers and machine users.
29/06/2009 |
TIMPELLE Kitchens says upgrading its Planit CabnetWare software has resulted in a hundred percent improvement.
29/06/2009 |
VICTORIAN Skills and Workforce Participation Minister Jacinta Allan has congratulated CNC Design on being the first business to sign the Victorian Skills Pledge.
26/06/2009 |
FAST Automation will provide programmable logic controller (PLC) and SCADA software for the Sunshine Coast Baggage Handling Upgrade Project.
25/06/2009 |
LONGREACH Group says its subsidiary C4i will supply its Switchplus Communications technology to the NSW Police Force at two key regional sites.
13/05/2009 |
ABB has highlighted its implementation of the global IEC 61850 standard for communication networks and systems, which it claims is increasingly enhancing the performance of substations.
11/05/2009 |