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ABB power electronics team relocating to new premises
Four years ago ABB purchased the Napier based power electronics company Vectek Electronics. The business has expanded rapidly and now has a staff of around 130.
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New General Manager for EECA Business
Recently appointed EECA Business General Manager Ian Niven says he is looking forward to helping New Zealand firms leverage energy efficiency to increase productivity and profitability
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Polymer solutions for safe and residue-free food production
Designers and operators of food production lines must adhere to strict legislation to ensure consumers can buy food safely.
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Culinary control
Intelligent compact vision systems reduce investment and production costs.
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New facilities a major boost for science and innovation
The University of Auckland is to invest more than $200 million in a major redevelopment that will provide state of the art research and teaching facilities for its Faculty of Science.
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Minister Steven Joyce opens New Zealand Food Innovation Waikato
Economic Development and Science and Innovation Minister, Steven Joyce, joined 100 invited guests today at the Waikato Innovation Park to officially open its new spray dryer facility.
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A plastic that remembers
A new thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) developed by Bayer MaterialScience together with the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin, Germany.
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BEV receives national recognition
The students behind the battery electric vehicle which successfully drove from Auckland to Bluff, have been highly commended for their work.
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Enginuity Day calls for more females to study engineering
The University of Auckland is encouraging Year 13 high school girls studying physics and calculus to explore the possibility of a career as an engineer.
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Kiwi smartphone technology to revolutionise mobile payments
A Kiwi technology company has created a new device which could revolutionise the way New Zealanders pay their bills and provide better cash flow for local businesses
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Mining & Quarry Industry Guide to Safety 2012/13 launched
Pro-Visual Publishing is pleased to announce the launch of the 2012/13 edition of the Mining & Quarry Industry Guide to Safety.
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World’s largest membrane tube wall bending machine
Power plant construction in Asia is booming.
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44th National Fieldays closes on high
Gates closed on the world’s fifth largest rural sector tradeshow with a massive 128, 271 visitors through the 44th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays.
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Funding advances production of revolutionary single-blade turbine
A revolutionary single-blade wind turbine designed for domestic use by Dunedin’s Powerhouse Wind Limited will be developed for production and sale in partnership with Otago Polytechnic.
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Fieldays Innovation Awards
The Innovation Centre, powered by the University of Waikato, is the showcase for the best industry developments and inventions, improving New Zealand farming practices
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