General Engineering

3.2 tonne cylinder testing proves hydraulic service level
Tuesday, 07 April 2015
Todd Energy had ordered a brand new 17 metre long, 3.2 tonne hydraulic cylinder from Germany for use on an oil rig in Taranaki; but the 40ft shipping container containing the cylinder was damaged in...
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Survey of Business Conditions shows good start to 2015
Tuesday, 07 April 2015
The latest New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZMEA) Survey of Business Conditions completed during February 2015, shows total sales in January 2015 increased...
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Exhibitors get right behind SouthMACH 2015
Wednesday, 08 April 2015
The South Island’s premier engineering and manufacturing tech trade show has been reinvigorated for 2015.
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MESNZ
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
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CHEP New Zealand opens Dunedin service centre
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
The $4 million, custom-designed and built office and warehouse development that is CHEP New Zealand’s Dunedin Service Centre was officially opened mid-February.
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Singapore eyes up Ensco drilling rig
Wednesday, 03 December 2014
Oil and gas activity continues around New Zealand – from preliminary seismic surveys to...
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HP ramps up printing commitment
Wednesday, 03 December 2014
HP unveiled its Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technology in October. Derived from a combination of existing inkjet and fusion processes, the firm aims to introduce the first printers in the second...
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Bionic joint to help stroke patients
Wednesday, 03 December 2014
Scientists from the University of Auckland’s Bioengineering Institute (ABI) are collaborating with the Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart, Germany to create human exoskeletons that will reduce...
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Conference smashes all records
Tuesday, 02 December 2014
The Maintenance Engineering Society (MESNZ) wrapped up a busy and fruitful year with the most successful national conference seen by maintenance engineers yet. A record 200 people attended this year’...
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More industry needed in industry training
Tuesday, 02 December 2014
While 140,000 people are gaining skills through industry training every year, New Zealand’s ‘skills gap’ is predicted to widen. That gap, between supply of and demand for, skilled workers could slow...
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Get the facts on LED lighting
Monday, 03 November 2014
While LED, or light emitting diode, technology has been around for 90 years, only within the last decade has the technology become cost effective and able to produce the brighter and whiter light...
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It’s conference time
Monday, 03 November 2014
It’s November and the 2014 SKF National Maintenance Engineering Conference is upon us again.
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Shades of grey in 3D process
Monday, 03 November 2014
A 'less is more' approach has helped engineers in the UK make 3D printed parts lighter and stronger, using methods that will also make 3D printing faster and more economical.
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Lone-wolf mindset leaves tech companies behind
Monday, 03 November 2014
Kiwi tech exporters are a long way behind their US counterparts in some key areas of marketing and selling their products, particularly using ‘cloud’ or internet-based technology, finds the latest...
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University challenge
Monday, 03 November 2014
At the heart of the University of Auckland’s engineering faculty is a modern workshop, an in-house facility that’s used to fabricate items large and small for staff and students.
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