Virtual testing, based on system simulation and Model-Based Design, takes the traditional test at the end system development process and makes it more iterative.

PACE magazine’s 7th Zenith Awards function at Melbourne’s RACV Club on June 17 attracted grizzled industry veterans and eager young guns.

The Queensland Government says new speed compliance laws for trucks will be enforced from 1 July 2010.

Refrigerated warehousing company VersaCold invests in a fleet of 500 Linde electric counterbalance forklifts to pick and pack food stuffs at its 125 warehousing facilities. Sean Moylan writes.

A transport group grows fourfold over 10 years as a result of installing a new, smarter transport management system. By Anselm Waterfield.

Captain Rochester has informed the semiconductor industry's original manufacturers, customers, government agencies and the general public about the dangers of counterfeit and substandard devices.

IDC said the growth will be due to enterprises continuation in embracing wireless to increase efficiency and user productivity.

The site will help inform people about how space activities and technologies, such as satellite navigation and communication, affect day-to-day lives.

A number of countries have responded to consumer concern and the FDA's announcement about BPA by introducing voluntary withdrawals of BPA baby bottles from the market.

Western Australian Minister for Regional Development Brendon Grylls yesterday unveiled plans to transform Karratha in the Pilbara from a mining town into a major regional city.

Chalco Australia, the local subsidiary of the Aluminium Corp of China, has allowed the development agreement with for the Aurukun bauxite project in North Queensland to lapse.

A decision by the Australian Competition Tribunal has seen BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto retain full access of their main Pilbara rail lines.

Using robotics and automation in your manufacturing facility can help save time, improve safety and reduce production costs, which are all sound reasons to invest. So why are Australian manufacturing facilities slow to turn to these technologies to help their businesses? Sarah Falson writes.

US paint company The Valspar Corporation will acquire Australian paint manufacturer Wattyl Limited for approximately $142 million.

HONEYWELL says it has completed its acquisition of Matrikon, integrating the business with its Process Solutions division.

SAFE Work Australia has published a follow-up report reviewing the literature on worker safety behaviour and the factors influencing workers’ understanding of the dangers of asbestos.

NEXEN Group says its new website has an enhanced design and increased functionality to offer access to technical details about its motion control solutions.

LOCKHEED Martin has signed a memorandum of agreement with Ferra Engineering to establish a direct manufacturing facility in Australia to produce the JSF vertical tail.

DATASTICK VSA has written about the difference between a vibration meter versus a collector, tester and analyser.

Safe Work Australia has released a new report designed to alert industrial workers and business owners about the dangers and compliance procedures associated with asbestos.