Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have formed a partnership which aims at developing a near-term flight demonstrator which will be a significant step forward in hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial
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ABB and HPE to Bring Intelligence to Industrial Plants
ABB and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have announced a strategic global partnership that combines ABB’s digital offerings, ABB Ability, with HPE’s innovative hybrid information technology (IT) solutions.
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No third time charm for Emerson’s $38bn takeover bid of Rockwell Automation
Last week, Rockwell Automation rejected a third bid offer valued at US$29 billion (A$38 billion) from Emerson Electric. Rockwell said that the proposal, which was unsolicited, did not match the value
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Global USW market to grow to a value of $21b by 2027
Global undersea warfare systems (USW) market, valued at US$11.0 billion ($14.3 billion) in 2017, is projected grow at a CAGR of 3.85 per cent, to a value of US$16.1 billion by 2027. The cumulative market
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Redflow starts installing battery line in Thai factory
Australian battery company Redflow Limited has started installing battery production equipment at its new factory in Thailand, putting it on track to commence initial operation by the end of this year.
Through
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Australia highly capable of meeting Naval Shipbuilding Plan challenge: Ai Group
The Ai Group Defence Council Australian says that the local industry has the capability, capacity and determination to meet the Naval Shipbuilding Plan challenge.
The Council called for greater recognition
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3M creates new reflective material for workwear
Reflective safety gear requires a combination of comfort, compliance and visibility. To help meet this need, 3M Scotchlite reflective material has launched the 5410 Diamond Mesh Trim.
The new reflective
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IIC, Avnu Alliance announce liaison to boost TSN standards
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), and Avnu Alliance (Avnu), a community creating an interoperable ecosystem of low-latency, time-synchronised, highly reliable networked devices using open standards,
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SAP announces first co-innovation customers, partners in blockchain initiative for IoT
SAP has announced the initial companies participating in its blockchain co-innovation initiative and plans to make the digital ledger system an integrated part of Internet of Things (IoT), manufacturing
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Industrial Internet Consortium and oneM2M partner on IIoT
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), the global organisation transforming business and society by accelerating the adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and oneM2M, the global IoT
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ABB acquires GE’s Industrial Solutions business
ABB has announced the acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions, GE’s global electrification solutions business for $2.6 billion (A$3.28 billion). In 2016, GE Industrial Solutions had revenues of approximately
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Google acquires $1.39 bn in HTC assets
Google and HTC Corporation have announced a definitive agreement under which certain HTC employees – many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones – will join Google. The
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NASA places order for Australia’s Aquabotix drone
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab has placed an order for an underwater drone from Australia’s robotics company, Aquabotix. According to various news sources, the drone will be utilised in NASA’s
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Moody’s reaffirms Australia’s AAA rating
Towards the close of last month, the Turnbull Government announced that Moody’s has maintained Australia’s AAA credit rating, with a stable outlook.
Moody’s has noted the Government’s record
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Bosch announces digital keyless access system for cars
Bosch has announced last week that it has launched a digital vehicle access system which would turn the smartphone into a car key. With this system, smartphones are identified by the on-board sensors in
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Australian businesses fast embracing IaaS: Oracle
In June 2017, Oracle has released a report stating that Australian businesses are rapidly embracing cloud infrastructure (IaaS) to boost performance and innovation levels. While negative perceptions
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Ten startups for Techstars Adelaide program
Last week, Saab Australia released a report saying ten defence-tech startups have been selected for the new Techstars Adelaide program which Saab Australia is a founding industry partner.
Techstars is
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Helicopter industry to be promoted at Rotortech 2018 in Qld
Australia’s premier helicopter event, Rotortech 2018 will be all set to lift off at the Sunshine Coast in Brisbane according to a new release by Defence Industries Queensland.
The release mentioned
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Boeing opens R&D facility at University of Queensland
Late last month, Boeing Research and Technology Australia (BR&T–Australia) announced that it has moved its Brisbane-based team into a new centre within The University of Queensland’s (UQ) St Lucia
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Bosch honours top suppliers
The Bosch Group has recognised 44 suppliers from 11 countries with the Bosch Global Supplier Award. This marks the fifteenth time the supplier of technology and services has honoured outstanding performance
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