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University awards commercialisation stars
Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Commercialisation Medals to reward and recognise the commercialisation of university research were awarded at a special ceremony at The University of Auckland on 1 May 2012. Medals were awarded to Inductive Power Technology (IPT) researchers Professor John Boys and Associate Professor Grant Covic.
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Orders flow from New Image’s multi-million dollar investment
Sunday, 29 April 2012
A multi-million dollar investment in a vertical integration strategy and manufacturing capability is paying off for New Zealand’s New Image Group. The natural health products company has invested more than $10 million in new technology and plant to enable it to efficiently deliver world class, high...
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Emerson Network Power Asia strengthens sales productivity
Monday, 23 April 2012
Emerson Network Power announced the appointment of Chris Mandahl as senior director for sales productivity, covering Australia and New Zealand, South East Asia, Japan, South Korea and Pakistan. Mandahl will report directly to Gene Hayden, vice president and general manager for sales, Emerson...
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Manufacturing and wholesale sector emerges as bright spot for NZ economy
Monday, 23 April 2012
Manufacturing and wholesale is emerging as one of the bright spots of the New Zealand economy as the sector posted big revenue gains, despite difficult economic conditions and continuing pessimism about the pace of the economic recovery, according to a new study. The MYOB Business Monitor, a...
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Murph visits New Zealand Formula SAE team
Thursday, 19 April 2012
On Monday 16 April, V8 Supercar driver, Greg Murphy dropped in to visit the University of Auckland Formula SAE team who are competing in a vehicle design and build competition, the Australasian Formula SAE, this year.
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Teams for the 2012 NI Autonomous Robotics Competition announced
Thursday, 19 April 2012
National Instruments Oceania has announced the participating teams for the annual National Instruments Autonomous Robotics Competition, a student robotics competition designed to encourage development and innovation in the field of robotics. A total of 24 teams will be participating in this year’s...
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Apprenticeships champion retires
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Engineering stalwart Mike Latter is retiring this month having served the engineering manufacturing industry in a number of governance and advisory roles throughout his 50-year long career. Mr Latter also steps down from his role as Trustee for the Apprentice Training New Zealand Trust - an...
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Christchurch’s Integrated Hydraulics invest in New Zealand’s largest CNC installation
Monday, 16 April 2012
Associate Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Amy Adams, has commissioned one of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest CNC machining centres. The 36 station linear pallet automated horizontal machining centre is owned by Christchurch specialised machining company Integrated Hydraulics and will...
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ArcActive unveils new battery technology for green car market
Thursday, 12 April 2012
ArcActive, a spinout company from the University of Canterbury, is developing new negative electrodes for lead acid batteries for start/stop and micro hybrid vehicles. The technology was unveiled at the CleanEquity 2012 conference in Monaco where the company won the award for Excellence in the...
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Rapid uptake of next generation lighting in New Zealand – LED sales double
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Kiwis have embraced light emitting diode (LED) lighting with Philips Lighting reporting a 120 percent increase in sales of LED products in 2011 over 2010. Strong growth is expected to continue this year as more people make the switch to LED from compact fluorescent (CFL) or traditional incandescent...
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RS Components launches 2012 catalogue in print and digital formats in Asia Pacific
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
 RS Components today announced the launch of its 2012 catalogue in print and digital formats in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan). All products featured in the catalogues are in stock and available for immediate delivery from stocking locations across the region for optimum availability.
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Supporting the Christchurch district energy system
Thursday, 05 April 2012
As part of a consortium which included Swedish companies Bizcat and FVB, Aurecon undertook one of three studies, commissioned by Christchurch Agency for Energy (CAfE) in late 2011, to examine the feasibility of New Zealand's first District Energy Scheme (DES).
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Aeromarine positions to help in Christchurch rebuild
Wednesday, 04 April 2012
Leading composites engineering company Aeromarine Industries of Timaru is preparing to join the Christchurch rebuilding effort as Canterbury companies and industries look for partners.
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Coming Events
Monday, 02 April 2012
Engineering Machinery & Electronics Exhibition New Zealand01-03 May 2012 ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland
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Rockwell Automation moves to state-of-the-art premises in Bayswater
Monday, 02 April 2012
After 25 years in the heart of Blackburn, Rockwell Automation, a leading global provider of industrial automation control and information solutions, has moved its South Pacific headquarters to Mountain Highway in Bayswater. The $4M facility provides a modern customer training centre to support...
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