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Incitec Pivot hit by two plant outages

Manufacturing NewsBy Peter Roberts January 30, 2019 1 Comment

Plant failures at fertilizer manufacturer Incitec Pivot (ASX: IPL) plants in Australia and the United States are now hitting the company’s bottom line hard. The company announced that outages at its Louisiana and Phosphate Hill plants are expected to cut earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) by $45m for the financial year ending 30 September.…

Emescent’s Hovermap goes on sale

Manufacturing News, TechnologyBy Peter Roberts January 30, 2019 Leave a comment

Drone-based inspection and mapping start up Emesent has announced the commercial availability of their revolutionary Hovermap drone payload. The announcement, made at the International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver, Colorado, brings advanced autonomy capabilities to the simplest of drones. Hovermap includes a 360 degree capable LiDAR-based collision avoidance system, allowing drones to be flown…