automation

An international driverless car firm will launch its Asia-Pacific headquarters in South Australia. UK-based business RDM Group, the company behind the LUTZ Pathfinder and Pod Zero vehicles, will establish an office in Adelaide, South Australia, adding to the city’s reputation as a hub for driverless car technology. The office, which will be situated in the … Continue reading UK looking to open driverless car manufacturing hub in Adelaide →

Packaging robots from Australia fitted with modems to allow remote troubleshooting are helping to streamline South East Asia’s surging food and beverage industry. HMPS is based in Adelaide, South Australia, and is one of the largest automation manufacturers in the country. It designs and develops bespoke automated machines to fill specific industry needs, including packaging, … Continue reading Robotics company is complete package for South East Asian food industry →

Sounds like an object right out of a sci-fi movie but Seven Dreamers CEO, Shin Sakane, seems to have come up with the “perfect” solution to everyone’s weekend clothing chores. Bloomberg has reported that the Japanese inventor received six billion yen (A$71 million) from partners, including Panasonic, last month to advance what was coined “the … Continue reading Hate Doing Laundry? – Meet The Laundroid →

A new study claims that the global DIY home automation market is expected to reach almost AUD$28 billion by 2020 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 37.9 per cent between 2016 and 2020. The Americas and Europe hold the major share of the market, whereas APAC is the fastest growing region. The DIY … Continue reading Massive growth in home automation over next four years →

IFS IoT Business Connector is a new product that claims to shorten the time from ideas to tangible benefits for customers’ IoT initiatives by providing an end-to-end architecture and the ability to turn IoT discoveries into actions. The product has been designed to de-risk and accelerate IoT initiatives in areas such as predictive maintenance, service … Continue reading IoT solution to drive digital transformation →

At the heart of any control and automation system, is a software solution that when designed correctly, provides valuable insight into a plant’s operational and business objectives. However, with so many variables to consider, a significant number of companies have difficulty identifying the right solution for their particular application. “While there are a number of … Continue reading Software solution for control and automation system →

Autotalks’ next generation V2X device was selected by Denso, a auto parts supplier and a V2X ECU pioneer to be at the centre of DENSO’s global V2X platform for car-makers mass market projects. Prototyping phase has already started towards an high-volume SOP (Start Of Production) in 2019, targeting North America market. V2X Communication connects vehicles … Continue reading Denso go with Autotalks’ V2X device →

Congatec is introducing new Server-on-Modules with Intel Xeon D processors (Broadwell) parallel to the preview release of the COM Express Type 7 specification. Based on the COM Express Basic standard form factor (95 x 125 mm), the modules feature 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, 32 PCIe lanes and headless server performance currently with up to 16 … Continue reading New Server-on-Modules make debut →

Perth-based technology company Airstream has launched a wireless, smart lighting product, iLight, which allows users to experience more than 16 million colour shades in their homes or offices. iLight can connect with other automated home devices via a smartphone app. Airstream co-founder Mike Temple says what differentiates iLight from existing wireless lighting is its ability to … Continue reading Home automation lighting via smartphone app →

Gerard Lighting has announced a new range of Diginet LEDSmart+ dimmers, timers and electronic light switches. It features MultiMate Technology, which allows electricians to provide a solution for both single-point and multi-way dimming solutions. “Dimming from one location was always the accepted industry standard,” said Jason Gerard, Group General Manager, Research and Development, Gerard Lighting. … Continue reading New dimming solution for LED lighting →

Autotalks’ next generation V2X device was selected by DENSO, a global auto parts supplier to be the centre of its global V2X platform for car-makers mass market projects. Prototyping phase has already started towards an high-volume Start Of Production in 2019, targeting North America market. V2X Communication connects vehicles to other vehicles, infrastructure, motorcycles and … Continue reading Vehicle-to-vehicle communication with V2X →

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has announced the availability of Intel Xeon D-1500 family processor-based single-board computers, which support up to 16 Xeon-class cores in a single, power-efficient, System-on-Chip (SoC) package with native extended temperature support on four-, eight- and twelve core-count SKUs. Originally available with only up to eight cores, the processors are now available … Continue reading Intel Xeon D-1500 processors support up to 16 cores →

First released in October last year, the Synergy platform was officially launched by Renesas in Australia last month. Brent Balinski spoke to the company and one of its local independent design house partners about developing products for the Internet of Things. There’s a push to make products “smart”: connecting them and making use of the … Continue reading Internet of Things to sharpen importance of speed, services →

If you haven’t already incorporated home automation into your life, now’s the time to get started. Home automation is a general phrase that describes a wide range of technologies that aim to rethink and improve the way people use their home electronics and appliances. Almost anything that runs on electricity in your home can be … Continue reading Home automation – making life easy →

Scotland´s Edinburgh airport has turned to BlipTrack’s technology and sensors to gather data about passenger queue and flow. The information enables the airport to streamline operations at security lines and to display real-time waiting times throughout the airport. With an estimated 12 million people flowing through the airport in 2016 it is important to make … Continue reading No blips in airport queue technology →

Power management company Eaton has launched an Australian developed wall mount power system for oil and gas, mining, and transportation industries that require battery backed DC power. The system is also suitable for industrial control, electrical switching and telecommunications industries as well any business that designs and manufactures large turnkey process control systems. Traditionally, DC … Continue reading Aussie developed mount power system →

Conxall Mini-Con-X and Switchcraft EN3s are now available with 2-Metre cable for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 position connectors with straight or right angle overmoulds. The cable is able to withstand harsh environments, is blunt cut on the opposite end for maximum flexibility and colour coded tissue paper separates conductor wires for easy … Continue reading 2m cables with new position connectors →

Backplane Systems has released the Neousys Technology Nuvo-6000 Series, a Fanless Box PC based on latest Intel 6th-Gen Skylake platform. It features up to five PCIe/PCI slots to provide the same level of expandability as traditional Industrial Computers, while its fanless design offers superior reliability. Powered by the Intel 6th-Gen LGA1151 socket-type CPU, the Nuvo-6000 … Continue reading New fanless PC →

RS Components is now stocking this test solution from FLIR, which features a 2.0-inch colour TFT in the handset that shows hotspots detected using FLIR’s IGM (Infrared Guided Measurement) thermal-imaging technology. Using this feature, electricians can quickly and safely diagnose faults without coming into contact with wiring or components, or find the true causes of … Continue reading New clamp meter →

HTC has announced the launch of the new HTC Desire 825 that includes a 5.5 inch 720p display and a polycarbonate design with chromatic accent, designed to enhance the character of the device. Available in Graphite Grey, the HTC Desire 825 features 24-bit, Hi-Res audio certified sound, HTC BoomSound with Dolby Audio, 13MP main camera … Continue reading HTC launches new mid-range phone →