Manufacturing

CAD Visualisation as key to modern supplier communication
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Communication between OEMs and suppliers—such as mould and die manufacturers—is now a critical factor in ensuring fast development and procurement processes.
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The stocktake is in - and NZ manufacturers enter FY2027 with the leanest warehouses in three years
Wednesday, 22 July 2026
With new data revealing stock levels are down 57% year-on-year, New Zealand manufacturers are entering the new financial year leaner, under more margin pressure, and with less buffer for error than
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Your manufacturing & engineering supply chain tech implementation went live but no one knows how to use it
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
When a manufacturing and engineering supply chain technology implementation reaches go live, the typical reaction inside the organisation is relief.
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Strong quarter as manufacturing leads growth
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
New Zealand's manufacturing sector was the single biggest driver of economic growth in the March 2026 quarter, growing 1.9 percent and powering the country's start to 2026, Small Business and Manuf
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Manufacturing excellence celebrated at annual awards
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
The people and businesses driving innovation, growth and resilience across New Zealand’s manufacturing sector have been recognised at the second annual Minister for Manufacturing Awards.
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Opinion: Manufacturing’s automation moment is here – now comes the workforce challenge
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
You lock up your warehouse at night, switch off the lights and press play on an autonomous drone. By morning, it has flown the aisles, scanned barcodes, completed stocktakes
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Mitigating unseen losses in large food packs
Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Efficiency is a key driver of profitability in the large format food processing sector.
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Leak-Master One – Every package matters
Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Leaky modified atmosphere packaging is one of the most common causes of quality loss, customer complaints and food waste in the food industry.
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Four reasons your manufacturing and logistics project is over budget and under-delivering
Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Most manufacturing and logistics technology investments don't fail at go-live.
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The Software-Defined Technician: Manufacturing's Next Human Capital Revolution
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
For the past several years, manufacturing leaders have obsessed over a single question: how do we capture the knowledge of our retiring experts before they walk out the door for the last time?
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Don’t discount the benefits of thermal pasteurisation
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Pasteurisation is a process which reduces the microbial load in many food products, ensuring consumer safety and prolonging shelf life
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BOC to build new multimillion-dollar Air Separation Unit in Christchurch
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
BOC has announced it will build a new multimillion-dollar air separation unit (ASU) in Christchurch to secure long-term industrial and medical gas supply across New Zealand.
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3D printed Conflux oil cooler
Wednesday, 01 April 2026
A 3D-printed, configurable transmission oil cooler from Conflux Technology has successfully completed a full-distance endurance race on a Multimatic
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World’s largest A/C firm to open multi-million dollar NZ facility
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
A multi-million-dollar Christchurch facility to be opened by the world’s largest air conditioning manufacturer will integrate upcycled climate-damaging refrigerant from end-of-life heat pumps into
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Kiwi manufacturers ended 2025 with a surge, signal confidence in 2026
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Kiwi manufacturers closed out 2025 with a bang, recording a double-digit surge in sales revenue as the sector pivoted from survival-mode to growth, according to new data from inventory management s
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