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Challenging conventional underpinning methods
Thursday, 08 September 2022
Conventional steel and concrete underpinning have long been the go-to solutions for engineering and construction professionals who need support or strengthen the foundation of an existing structure.
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Government innovation agency helps Kiwi companies seeking productivity boost
Thursday, 18 August 2022
Callaghan Innovation, New Zealand’s innovation agency, has launched the Aronui Industry 4.0 Navigator to help business leaders and senior managers get their heads around what Industry 4.0 means.
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New Zealand’s civil construction industry battles resource shortages and escalating costs
Thursday, 18 August 2022
New Zealand’s civil construction industry is battling skills and worker shortages, cost escalations, and increasingly complex contract terms to deliver on the country’s vital infrastructure works p
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61% of schoolgirls want to see more female engineering role models according to new research to mark International Women in Engineering Day
Monday, 15 August 2022
The study, commissioned by children’s rights charity Plan International and supercar maker McLaren Automotive, is released to coincide with International Women in Engineering Day which aims to high
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Reducing supply chain complexities with Industry 4.0
Friday, 29 July 2022
“Rising freight rates, low production levels and the social-economic situation in Europe will keep inflation high in 2022,” predicts Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman and CEO of DP World Group, “as compa
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Queen’s researcher develops new sensor which provides early warning of bridge damage
Friday, 29 July 2022
A new prototype sensor that provides an early warning signal if a bridge is at risk of scour – the number one cause of bridge collapse globally – has been developed by a Queen’s University Belfast
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Sparky, world’s first full sized, ship-handling e-tug arrives in Auckland
Friday, 22 July 2022
Ports of Auckland welcomes Sparky, the world’s first full sized ship-handling electric tug.
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Steel awards showcase strength of local industry
Monday, 18 July 2022
After an earlier postponement due to COVID-19 restrictions, Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ) is excited to finally announce the results of 2021’s SCNZ
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Apprentice of the year named at national construction industry awards
Monday, 18 July 2022
MJH Engineering employee Connor Stewart was recently recognised as New Zealand’s best apprentice in the structural steel industry. 
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VDMA: Measures against product piracy in mechanical engineering pay off
Monday, 18 July 2022
The 2022 study shows that annual damage is falling to 6.4 billion euros, but many counterfeits still pose a threat to machine and plant operators. Most counterfeits come from China, with India 
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Seequent named Supreme Award winner at 2021 AmCham Awards
Monday, 18 July 2022
Geoscience software company Seequent, has been named Supreme Award winner for the 2021 AmCham-DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards run by the American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand.
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New Datalogic ultra-rugged industrial scanners
Wednesday, 06 July 2022
Datalogic is introducing its new PowerScan 9600 series of industrial handheld scanners for manufacturing, warehousing, and retail environments.
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Fonterra upgrades manufacturing with new automated guided vehicles from Dematic
Friday, 01 July 2022
Dematic has announced plans to upgrade warehouse automation for Fonterra, New Zealand’s leading dairy co-operative, –– at their key manufacturing f
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Te Pūkenga - Budget investment into vocational education and training applauded
Friday, 01 July 2022
The recent budget announcement of further investment into vocational education and training has been welcomed by the organisation leading New Zealand’s vocational training.
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Are counterfeit bearings on the rise?
Friday, 01 July 2022
A petrochemical processor was recently forced to make an emergency shutdown only to discover that it was being supplied with counterfeit SKF bearings.
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