February 2009  

COVER STORY International interest in modular marine system New Zealand-based engineering company, Mariteq Marine is receiving international interest in the patented design of its advanced marina system. read article

ENGINEERING WORKSHOP Nitro racing is Willy’s thing Climb into a sleeping bag five sizes too small. Get into the middle of the back seat of a new Monaro that has big beer boxes sitting in the middle of the bonnet. read article

ENGINEERING WORKSHOP Doosan machining centre installed by A&G Price environments As part of the latest phase of the capacity upgrade at their workshops, A&G Price Ltd has commissioned a new Doosan M1000 Heavy Duty Twin-Pallet Horizontal 4-Axis Machining Centre. read article

MOTORS, DRIVES & TRANSMISSIONS Big wheel turns: Christchurch firm’s Russian links Duralloy Gears Ltd has a long and successful history producing transmissions. Their reputation extends as far as Russia, with a steady flow of clients from the Russian trawler fleets in the Great Southern Ocean. read article

PLASTICS, MATERIALS & MACHINERY- Carr Plastics: A roof done right The massive 420,000-square-foot roof atop Food Services of America’s (FSA)was falling apart. Seam failures on the ballasted roof were tearing as fast as 50 feet per week.. read article

PROCESS ENGINEERING- Conveyor roller replacement program Modular Conveyors not only manufactures conveyors but also offers a full conveyor roller replacement programme with short manufacturing lead-times. read article

TRAINING, APPRENTICESHIPS & ACQUISITIONS
New faculty head warns of potential skills shortage “A distinct lack of school leavers pursuing careers in engineering and the trades could lead to a chronic national skills shortage by 2012,” read article

EDITORIAL Doug Green
Innovation leads to success   Welcome to the first issue of New Zealand Engineering News for 2009. We will again bring you the stories from the innovators and developers in industry as they go about releasing their products into new markets and share with you “how they got there”.read more

THE LAST WORD Ken Stevens "Don't call just to make a sale"  At the start of this year, in January, we went through an in-depth study, a strategy, on how we were going to manage these circumstances. read article