Features - August 08

COVERSTORY $63m contract awarded to Dunedin company From being regarded as just another government operation from the grey days when the government tightly controlled the New Zealand economy, Hillside Engineering Group is now highly regarded for its work both in Dunedin and throughout NZ.read article

Engineering Workshop New rechargeable light Hemipro High Power Worklights incorporate brilliantly clear high-power LEDs to meet the rigorous standards of the automotive repair market – which makes them highly suited also to applications such as industrial heavy vehicle, electrical, & machinery workshops.read article

Manufacturing Technology Outsourcing vs in-house When is a business large enough to employ its own in-house technology team? Or is outsourcing a better option? Is it viable? And, what are the upsides and downsides?read article

Process Engineering Extractor with innovative disposal concept With the Introduction of the VCP 700 E, Protool tradespeople and professional users have an extractor for removing large volumes of dust and liquids. read article

South Island Industry Focus - Partnership equals global success. John Walley answers some questions we talk about the association’s involvement in SouthMACH, why they changed their name and his views on what needs to be done to strengthen and grow New Zealand’s tradable sector. read article

Plastics Materials & Machinery- Environmentally friendly plastic A Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) researcher has made history by producing this low cost self degrading plastic. read article

Effluent Treatment, Waste and Water Purification. - Reducing oil emissions on vacuum trucks Masport’s impressive range of vacuum truck pumps and components has now been extended with the addition of a high efficiency oil separator. read article

Motors, Drives & Transmissions - Fluid Power
The extensive use of hydraulics and pneumatics to transmit power is due to the fact that properly constructed fluid power systems possess a number of favorable characteristics. read article

Training & recruitment - Engineering our future
Auckland’s top engineering students have received a financial boost in recognition of their hard work. Eleven top students from around the North Island have received awards worth up to $5500 from the Auckland Rotary Club and Beca, read article

News - The New Zealand Business Roundtable The Roundtable, as it is commonly known, was the first and is now the most enduring of the modern mercantile special-interest groups, and though its model has been followed, it remains the most influential in what has become a formidable pack. read article

The Last Word -Peter & Robert Anderson have the last word   Peter says: 'I am a fitter welder by trade and when this long established company came on the market, I knew that it was my opportunity to have a go, and run my own engineering business.' read article