Rockwell appoints new regional director, South Pacific Industrial automation company Rockwell Automation has appointed Adrian Giecco as its regional director, South Pacific, effective July 1. Giecco will take over from Anthony Wong, who was recently promoted to vice president – enterprise software sales and consulting services – Asia Pacific at the company. Giecco will relocate…
Rockwell survey finds ANZ manufacturers affected by “technology paralysis”, life sciences benefiting from AI The 2025 State of Smart Manufacturing (SoSM) Report from Rockwell Automation, released last week, surveyed 1,560 manufacturers from 17 countries (including 85 organisations in Australia and New Zealand) and has found the local health and life sciences sector leading AI adoption.…
By Madeleine North, Senior Writer, Forum Stories When we think about AI transforming industries, manufacturing is probably not the first one that springs to mind. And, yet, the sector is embracing the technology more rapidly than oil, gas and mining, government administration, and even healthcare. Misconceptions about manufacturing are not contained to tech, either. Here, four New Generation Industry…
Underground mining contractor RUC Mining has launched a regenerative energy storage solution for mine shaft hoists or winders. Winders are heavy machines used to raise and lower minerals and materials in a mine shaft, with energy expended especially as the hoists raise materials and people to the surface. RUC Mining’s innovation is to capture and…