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Protecting oil and gas infrastructure
Saturday, 30 September 2006
APPLIED technology company, Polymer Developments Group Limited (PDG), provides a unique offering to the oil and gas industry for the protection of infrastructure and property assets.
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Optimum control for smaller air systems
Saturday, 30 September 2006
THE Sigma Air Manager basic from Kaeser Compressors provides users of smaller compressed air systems with a comprehensive, yet an affordable entry into the world of advanced compressed air management...
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The lean, green coal mining machine
Sunday, 03 August 2008
The Pike River Coal mine has all the advantages and challenges of a new greenfield venture. The mine team has carte blanche to plan, design, construct and operate the mine with best practice mining...
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Chlorine dioxide takes the lead
Sunday, 14 January 2007
FOR organisations looking for an alternative to traditional oxidising technology (such as chlorine) in water treatment applications where strict bacteriological quality must be maintained, chlorine...
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Custom built De-palletising and de-cartoning system
Wednesday, 28 February 2007
IN WHAT is thought to be the largest system of its kind in the world, Haden & Custance recently designed and manufactured a de-palletising and de-cartoning system for a client’s process line that...
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Domestic petroleum industry boosts self-sufficiency
Wednesday, 05 November 2008
New Zealand started unlocking its hydrocarbon resources in earnest in the 1960s. Today, it provides a significant chunk of our operational energy requirements, and there is scope to increase this...
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Product of month
Monday, 23 October 2006
NZ made ducting flange  
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Low tech mining delivers top
Saturday, 28 July 2007
Mining is once again making South Africa’s economy boom, and in particular the economy of the small village of Swartruggens in the North West Province. Jenny Baker reports
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New glazing system replaces conventional putty
Saturday, 28 July 2007
WHEN glazing a wooden frame using conventional linseed oil putty, the glass is first forced into a bed of putty in the primed frame. After fixing with tacks the glass is then glazed and sealed in...
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Pneumatic conveying cooling
Thursday, 07 May 2009
HEAT generated within pneumatic conveying systems causes a multitude of problems for heat sensitive products and, as a result, often rules out pneumatic conveying as a possible means of powder...
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Comparing abrasive waterjet cutting technology to other methods
Thursday, 07 May 2009
THE question most asked by customers about abrasive jet machining is "Will it be more cost effective than other profile cutting methods?" The answer is: choice is good – understand how to make the...
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They catch you if you fall
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
MENTION safety nets to people and they immediately think of the large nets strung under flying trapeze acts at the circus.
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Intelligent weighing system delivers precise control
Tuesday, 04 August 2009
THE latest intelligent weighing system from UK-based Stevens Systems is set to have a significant impact on the accuracy, reliability and traceability of manufacturing processes within New Zealand’s...
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How to find energy savings in process plants
Wednesday, 03 June 2009
PROCESS plants can make significant reductions in energy usage, with appropriate focus – not by making expensive process equipment changes, but simply by ensuring the optimum performance of existing...
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Thermography training puts you in the picture
Wednesday, 03 June 2009
"A DISTINCT lack of technical training in the field of thermography could be costing New Zealand industry millions of dollars due to electrical fires and lost production." That was the warning...
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