Automation

An autonomous bus service has now begun operating in the suburbs north of Adelaide. Vehicles built by French autonomous vehicle manufacturer Easy Mile are operating the trial, launched by the state government of South Australia and the City of Playford. The trial will operate a service between the Playford Alive Township and the Munno Para … Continue reading Autonomous bus service begins in SA →

As robotics researchers, students and enthusiasts gathered at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, home-town teams from universities in Sydney were hoping for simulated and solid success. Two local universities came out with first place honours, University of Sydney (USYD) and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), in the Soccer Simulation 2D League and the … Continue reading RoboCup results in wins for local universities →

Robotics teams and experts have converged on Sydney to compete in the 2019 RoboCup, aiming to claim the World Champion title. Held for the first time in Sydney, 170 teams including 1,200 participants from research laboratories and universities around the world will compete not only in soccer, but robotic urban search and rescue missions, manufacturing, … Continue reading 2019 RoboCup kicks off →

Siemens has announced the speakers and experts who will present at its annual conference Digitalize. To be held in Brisbane on July 23, the conference focusses on the process of digitalisation across industry sectors. The two visiting speakers are Martin Powell, head of urban development, and Gerhard Kress, vice president of data services. Kress has … Continue reading Siemens announces Digitalize 2019 →

In a paper accepted to the 2019 International Conference on machine Learning (ICML), CSIRO researchers have presented a new method of preventing attacks on algorithms and machine learning systems. Similar in principle to a vaccine, the innovation is designed to limit the effectiveness of hackers who target algorithms that could drive cars, identify spam emails … Continue reading CSIRO designs algorithm vaccination technique →

Adhering to a certain level of professionalism can be as simple as ensuring a website is well-functioning. Manufacturers’ Monthly finds out what one automation solutions provider deems as important in setting a company apart from others. “There’s nothing you sell or do that can’t be done by another organisation,” Andrew Godber from Bunbury Industrial Controls … Continue reading Setting high standards →

A fresh face in the logistics industry, Cohesio Group has been going from strength to strength since its initial inception in 2014. Nishan Wijemanne, CEO of Cohesio Group decided that the logistics industry needed an influx of innovation, and this vision drove him to create Cohesio Group – a solutions-driven technology provider. Wijemanne, who is … Continue reading Finding the gap in automated logistics →

Manual quality processes will always hold some room for error, but with the changing consumer environment is it worth the risk? insignia explains. Forty-five per cent of manufacturers acknowledge that there is considerable room for improvement when it comes to proactively preventing problems with assets within their organisation. Despite the recognition of this clear need, … Continue reading Protecting uptime through automated quality control →

Industrial companies can expect to pay less for their control system fault resolution, and bounce back from downtime faster, when they opt to use SAGE Automation’s newly launched national operations centre (NOC) for remote support. In an industry-first initiative, the NOC provides clients with remote monitoring services and direct access to a dedicated control system … Continue reading National operations centre cuts cost and downtime for industry →

With the increasing uptake of automation across a wide range of industries, strain gauges are an important device for accurately measuring deformations. A strain gauge is a sensor whose resistance varies with applied force. It converts force, pressure, tension, weight, and more, into a change in electrical resistance which can then be measured. When external … Continue reading Increase in uptake of automation makes precision more necessary →

The government of Western Australia is investing $3.7 million in capital works to enhance training facilities in the areas of health and social assistance, automation, cybersecurity, and building and construction. The funding will improve training facilities in some of the state’s largest growing industries at North Metropolitan TAFE’s Clarkson and Joondalup campuses. Joondalup campus will … Continue reading Revitalised TAFE facilities to grow cybersecurity and automation →

A Queensland high school is building an automation and robotics centre that will see more students learning about the latest technologies. Alexandra Hills State High School has started constructing the new $4.77 million Centre for Excellence in Automation and Robotics. Member for Capalaba Don Brown said the school’s future-focussed programs were becoming increasingly popular. The … Continue reading Queensland school builds centre for automation and robotics →

Researchers at the RMIT University are working with industry partners to investigate ways to integrate the mental states of air pilots with machine learning and decision-making. The Cognitive Human-Machine Interface and Interaction (CHMI) system analyses data inputs to determine the pilot’s state of mind and decide how much computer support is required to fly the … Continue reading New RMIT research explores pilot-machine interaction →

The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) is supporting a collaborative project with Tradiebot Industries to deliver the world’s first automated vehicle panel repair system. As part of the project, Tradiebot Industries will collaborate with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) ARC Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites (AMAC) on developing a robotic control system to carry out … Continue reading AMGC backs project to automate vehicle panel repair →

Robotics and supply chain automation company, GreyOrange, has announced installations for the deployment of its Butler robotics system at three new sites, located in Japan and Europe. The upcoming site in Japan is for Trusco Nakayama Corporation, a leading wholesale trading company specialising in machine tools and equipment for production sites, wholesale distributors and retailers. … Continue reading GreyOrange announces three new sites for deployment of its Butler robotics system across Japan and Europe →

BHP announced on Friday that it will invest $US2.9 billion ($3.9 billion) to develop the South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia. The project is set to become the company’s first mega open-cut mine that fully embeds the new technologies, deploying a fleet of autonomous drills from the get-go, according to a report by Afr. The mine will … Continue reading BHP’s South Flank mine to deploy automated technology →

There have been concerns over the safety of autonomous vehicles but there are good reasons why they are still a safe bet on the factory floor. Tara Hamid reports. Uber was recently forced
 to suspend its self-driving car trials in North America following a fatal accident in Arizona in March, where a woman was killed … Continue reading Getting over the fear of automation →

Siemens has launched a new master distributor of industrial low voltage electrical and automation products in Australia, which has been billed a “game changer” for the Australian market. APS Industrial will be led by former Rockwell Automation Australia and New Zealand managing director, David Hegarty, and former CEO of NHP, Lloyd Thomas. With Thomas will be chairman, … Continue reading Siemens launches ‘game-changing’ master distributor for automation in Australia →

While the manufacture of electric vehicles overseas is predicted to increase the demand for lithium-ion production in Australia, CSIRO Manufacturing’s research director Dr Leon Prentice discusses the importance of closing a disconnect between the country’s manufacturing and mining sectors. The more advances in disruptive technologies continue to change the landscape of the global value chain … Continue reading Aligning Australia’s manufacturing and mining markets →

A new partnership between CSIRO’s Data61 and Chinese self-driving technology company, ZongMu Technology, is aimed at solving the problems of avoiding pedestrians and vehicle collisions by equipping vehicles with computer vision, an intuitive way to allow a machine to see and understand the environment the way humans do and react to hazards.  The Smart Vision Systems … Continue reading Data61, Zongmu partner for autonomous vehicles R&D →