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Machinery installation and alignment for better performance
Tuesday, 01 March 2011
Machinery needs to be correctly installed, aligned and maintained to perform satisfactorily, otherwise it may suffer premature and accelerated wear and tear – leading to expensive down time, possible...
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Electronic signage for industrial applications
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
LED signage offers a number of advantages across a wide range of industrial applications.
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CAD and CAM: maximising the synergy
Wednesday, 06 July 2011
COMPUTER Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), somewhat surprisingly, still struggle to find their place in New Zealand’s engineering community, and their combined role is not as...
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Turning waste into ‘gold’
Wednesday, 03 August 2011
Rotorua District Council and Crown Research Institute Scion recently opened a biosolid waste processing pilot plant in Rotorua. The pilot plant uses thermal deconstruction to break sewage sludge from...
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Smarter, greener alternative to septic tanks
Wednesday, 03 August 2011
NEW Zealand’s local councils are quickly catching on to a vastly superior alternative to old traditional septic tanks and, surprisingly, it’s a concept that has been around, and internationally...
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Mine maintains full production during boiler maintenance
Monday, 13 February 2006
  FOR 34 years, the Falcondo nickel mine in the Dominican Republic produced upwards of 28,450 tonnes per year of nickel and ferronickel.  the mine site includes a 198 MW thermal power plant that...
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Elevating work platform safety
Monday, 13 February 2006
NEW inspection requirements for elevating work platforms (EWP) are likely to have a significant impact on industries employing such equipment. Although these inspections represent only clarification...
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Product of the month Anti-corrosive coating developed in NZ
Thursday, 02 February 2006
CRC LANOCOTE is a unique anti-corrosive coating based on lanolin or wool grease that was developed here inNew Zealand.
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Are you pouring money down the drain
Thursday, 02 February 2006
EVERY business is affected by wastewater charges. Councils are tightening control on wastewater discharges and implementing tougher compliance requirements. .
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User-friendly multiple light-beam safety device
Wednesday, 25 January 2006
The new M 4000 Standard is suitable for all control environments from relays and the safe PLC right up to the safe fieldbus. Combination with SICK UE 10 and UE 100 series interface modules is...
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Product of the Month - February 2006. Portable gas leak tester
Monday, 13 February 2006
THE NEW testo 317-2 gas leakage detector detects methane and propane gas leak connections quickly with an optical bar indication.
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Product of the Month March - Self-contained rotation monitoring systems
Monday, 13 March 2006
M100T and M5000T Miniature Speed Switches from Electro-Sensors are self-contained rotation monitoring systems ideal for detecting the unwanted slowdown of process equipment. They are commonly used to...
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Waterproof car-park decking keeps retailers happy
Monday, 13 March 2006
ONE OF the major challenges facing shopping centre owners and operators where the car-parking facilities are located directly above the retail areas is keeping water out, getting customers in and...
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Welding technology for wine tanks
Monday, 13 March 2006
INNOVATIVE welding technology has put a Hawke’s Bay steel fabrication company one jump ahead of competitors and has already won it new contracts for its smooth, high quality stainless steel wine...
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Product of the month. Conveyor belting meets strict standards
Thursday, 20 April 2006
A NEW concept in conveyor belting known as Thermodrive, that combines the cleanliness of a solid fabric-free flat conveyor belt and the drivability of a plastic modular belt, is now available in New...
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