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Congratulate our winners
Powder Handling and Processing 15-17 July 2014, Melbourne www.icheme.org/pt
THIS issue of PACE is special – the July issues of the magazine have been special for the past eleven years now, as we share the success of the PACE Award winners. There were so many excellent projects this year and those fortunate enough to join us in Melbourne for the Awards dinner were able to meet with the winners and most of the finalists. There were exciting projects in manufacturing, mining and infrastructure plus we had our largest contingent of young achiever finalists ever. Next year’s event will be in Sydney so start thinking about your entries early enough. PACE was also delighted to play a part in orgainsing
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Kevin Gomez Editor
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• Motors, Drives & Motion Control • Wireless Technology • Process Control in Mining • PLCs & Soft Control
the inaugural Women in Industry Awards that were held in Sydney last month. Commenting on the success of the night, business development manager at Manufacturing Skills Australia, Marilyn McMahon, said the event was the most “genuine” awards program she had attended. Our industry and the engineering profession is poorly represented by women and we hope that the stories of successful women in this profession will encourage more young girls to go down the technolology path. This issue includes an interesting piece on energy management. It is well documented that reducing costs
remains the primary target for energy management initiatives in industrial facilities. This is followed by the need to optimise existing processes and a desire to plan for the future, when both the volatility of energy prices and the intensity of global competition are likely to increase. Our industry will play a key role as automation and process control are at the core of this activity. We are interested to hear your opinion. Email us, follow us on twitter and sound off on Facebook. kevin.gomez@cirrusmedia.com.au
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FUTURE WATCH
What are the industries and occupations of tomorrow? JIM PINTO THE nature of jobs is changing along with the businesses and environments in which work is done. The latest World Future Society’s Futurist magazine lists several of tomorrow’s technologies and the occupations which will emerge. There are many new industries from which our children and grandchildren will choose. Here’s my selection of the top 10: • Internet of Things: 75 billion devices will be connected to the IoT. That’s
9-10 devices for every human being. • Big Data: All the data being generated need to be stored, analyzed, protected. • 3-D Printing: Will creatively destroy how business is done. • Driverless Everything: Autonomous vehicles will drive enormous changes in many areas. The first will deliver packages, groceries and fast-mail. • Commercial Drone Industry: Getting ready to explode as soon as the Federal Aviation Administration makes it legal. • Micro-colleges: Colleges today cost
too much. New waves of full-time immersion skill-centers will emerge. • Crypto Currencies & Alternative Financial Systems: With growing distrust of banks and Wall Street, the age of Bitcoin and crypto-currencies is emerging. • Bio-Factories: New processes for creating substances. Bio-factories will revolutionize chemical production. • Robots for Senior Living: With almost 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, the number of seniors who need
specialized care will demand more and better options. New types of eldercare robots will emerge. Already big in Japan. • Future Agriculture & Food Production: Bio-meat factories, urban agriculture. [Jim has been a regular columnist for PACE for many years. He’s now 76 and hanging up his pen to go travelling. He has many followers in Australia and his opinionated commentary will be missed. PACE wishes him well on his journeys.] Jim@JimPinto.com
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