Maintenance Matters

Friday, 17 May 2019

Maintenance needs to be completed safely, and usually within a short timeframe

Wednesday, 10 April 2019

In 1927, Thomas Parnell set up the pitch drop experiment, which examines the viscosity of a tar-like substance by the speed at which it flows from a funnel into a jar.

Power supply in overhead cranes: energy chains vs. festoons

Tuesday, 19 March 2019

Reliable and dynamic cable management is one of the greatest challenges in modern crane technology.

Fewer failures, more customer satisfaction: smart plastics make railway equipment maintenance easy

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

At Innotrans 2018, igus showcased intelligent e-chains and cables for trains, trams and high-speed suburban rail vehicles

Toughest-yet heavy tonnage cylinders safely meet the harshest lifting and maintenance challenges

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

New generation Enerpac high-tonnage cylinders are engineered to meet demand for heavy lifts in some of the harshest...

Tiny but tough Hydraulink H16 hose

Thursday, 08 November 2018

Hydraulink service companies such as Matt Taylor’s are experience in dealing with customers ranging from mining, energy, electrical utilities, bulk hand

Take charge of motor bearing failures

Thursday, 08 November 2018

Rolling bearings in electric motors have one failure mode which is common to this application: The problem of electric current passing through the bearings causing damage in the contact area

How to avoid over-specifying control valves

Thursday, 08 November 2018

Save money and decrease lead times, while still complying with standards and providing required performance. By: Janelle Prusha

Kaeser compressed air seminar returns to NMEC

Wednesday, 05 September 2018

Energy costs can account for a considerable amount of manufacturer’s operating costs, a large proportion of which may well be attributed to running a compressed air system.

Critical asset management needed to prevent cyber attack

Thursday, 21 June 2018

You may have seen the increasingly regular headlines covering cyber attacks, such as the widely reported CryptoWall 3 and last year’s WannaCry ransomware that infected hundreds of organisations...

West Coast Poised To Become The Tech Hub Of NZ

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

The nature of New Zealand manufacturing and industry has been evolving since the 1980’s with our traditional manufacturing centres and market focuses...