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Building precision press tools
Thursday, 05 June 2008
MENTION the word toolmaking in industrial circles, and inevitably a name that always crops up is Fairfit. Based in Mangere Auckland, Fairfit has been building press tools to produce precise metal...
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World First Clampless Connector
Thursday, 05 June 2008
THE new BFM fitting is the world’s first “clampless and snap in” connector. Developed and trialled in New Zealand during the past two years, the BFM fitting is a revolutionary advance on the...
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A bounty on low efficiency motors
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
The Electricity Commission recently contracted Energy Associates to launch an electric motors bounty scheme with the aim of providing an incentive to remove low efficiency three-phase motors from New...
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Making sense of MEPS
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
Three phase motors have been subject to MEPS regulations since 2002, and the transition has not always been smooth. SEW-Eurodrive MD Peter Gabites clears up some misunderstandings and has advice for...
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Toastie machine leads to recycling process
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
A KITCHEN experiment has led a Christchurch man to a solution for one of the world’s biggest environmental problems – how to dispose of the ubiquitous plastic shopping bag.
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The fast-track to product design
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Want something made to order? With the stereolithography rapid prototyping process, getting a perfect-fit part in hand is as easy transferring a file. Jenny Baker reports.
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Making strong steel even stronger
Thursday, 05 June 2008
Galvanized steel is widely in use in New Zealand, and in a world where optimising energy efficiency is the norm, can hold its own as a sustainable construction and manufacturing material.
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Specialised fastening solutions
Sunday, 03 August 2008
EDL Fasteners is a leading distributor of industrial, construction, engineering and general fasteners, servicing businesses across many sectors for more than 30 years.
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Schneider drive rescues winery
Sunday, 03 August 2008
WHEN an uncooperative variable speed drive posed a potentially disastrous commissioning delay for a new chiller project at a Marlborough vineyard, engineers opted to replace it with a Schneider...
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Debunking the VSD compressor myth
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
WITH many industrial facilities operating around the clock, plant-wide efficiency is a paramount concern. In recent years, the quest to address efficiency in compressed air systems has seen an...
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Durma: Harmony of strength and hi-tech
Wednesday, 06 August 2008
THE amazing success and growth of Durma lies in listening to what customers require and providing quality solutions at the best price.
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Technology boosts timber processing efficiencies
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
In the eight years since the first prototype was developed, Fibre-gen’s patented Hitman technology has become the internationally recognised standard for measuring stiffness within the wood...
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High-tech plant for world-class boutique dairy company
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
Canterbury dairy company Synlait put eight years of planning into the August 1 opening of its new milk powder processing plant in Dunsandel. Now the next stage of the challenge – establishing the...
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Food companies save with in-house nitrogen generators
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
GENERATING nitrogen from compressed air, Atlas Copco’s NG Series of PSA Nitrogen Generators cost-effectively prevent spoilage and lengthen shelf life. The generators offer an alternative to high-...
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Inlet control device prolongs pump life
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
APEX Valves has designed a high volume water inlet control device offering an infinitely variable minimum and maximum water level within a water tank.
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