Compressed air auditing
28 August, 2009 byChampion Compressors has introduced a tool to assess compressed air system performance - AirMetrix System Assessment. This measurement and analysis tool can help industry identify areas of waste in compressed air systems and facilitates the implementation of targeted improvement measures. AirMetrix can thus assist the user to reduce operating costs associated with compressed air processes and enhance environmental performance as a result.
Simplot chooses IBM Business Analytics Software
28 August, 2009 bySimplot Australia has selected IBM Cognos 8 as its new enterprise business intelligence (BI) tool.
Compact controller
03 July, 2009 byMicromax Sensors & Automation has announced Unitronics’ Vision570, an all-in-one compact controller.
Operator interfaces
01 April, 2009 byBuilding on the success of the previous touch screen PMI ranges, the fourth-generation Pilz operator interface and diagnostic display units offer improved performance.
Waterproof SBC
01 April, 2009 byThe ERS800-D16 is a slim, fanless, waterproof system based on iBase’s ECX800E-D16 single board computer.
Compressed air usage audit
01 April, 2009 byCompAir’s Airnergy Analysis provides a totally integrated and comprehensive demand side audit of a business’s compressed air usage with a full measurement of energy use, actual airflow rates and pressures.
Quality assurance software
01 April, 2009 byThe Sartorius ProControl@Informer software module has been released for the Sartorius ProControl for Windows (SPCfWin), a QA system that can collect process data on a wide variety of quality attributes in samples with individual values, as well as in condensed form from dynamic checkweighers.
Intrinsically safe keyboards
01 April, 2009 byThe iKey intrinsically safe keyboards are constructed in a rugged, stainless steel case with industrial silicone rubber keypads, ensuring NEMA 4X protection.
Food business performance evaluation
01 April, 2009 byLawson M3 Analytics for Food & Beverage is an application that helps food companies access meaningful business intelligence to improve decision making without having to develop analytics tools in house.
Real-time process control for food processors
01 April, 2009 byReal-time process control for food manufacturing has come closer, due to pioneering research work at University College Dublin into viscosity measurement techniques for characterising the flow and mixability of highly non-Newtonian fluids. At the heart of the researchers’ experiments is the TorqSense transducer made by Sensor Technology in Oxon, which monitors the constantly changing flow characteristics of materials as diverse as tomato sauce, chocolate, pasta sauce and chicken tikka massala as they are mixed.
CitectSCADA V7.10 SCADA software upgrade
01 April, 2009Citect has equipped the latest edition of CitectSCADA, V7.10, with Windows Integrated Security and support for Microsoft Windows Vista.
Plant simulation software
31 March, 2009 byPlant Simulation is a software solution from Siemens PLM that allows users to optimise throughput, relieve bottlenecks and minimise work-in-process in factories, warehouses and logistical operations.
LabWare is certified ‘Powered By SAP NetWeaver’
13 January, 2009LabWare LIMS v6.0 is one of the first enterprise LIMS to become certified for use with SAP’s Enterprise SOA-based Integration Technology.
ABB Pick-and-place robot
01 August, 2008ABB Australia’s second-generation FlexPicker robot, the IRB 360, is more productive with increased speed, higher payload and a smaller footprint than its predecessors.
Clean area automation
01 July, 2008Baldor has launched a family of frequency inverter drives for AC motors.

