This Month's Magazine
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Strong growth in south hindered by lack of skilled peopleThis month we look at the fluid power, hydraulic and pneumatic market in the South Island. We talk to a number of businesses based in and operating in the South and discover that a lack of skilled labour and the high dollar are the biggest factors affecting the industry at the moment. Overall though, it seems the market in the South is booming. |
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Flange spreaders and aligners advance pipeline efficiencySplitting and aligning pipeline flanges can be both hazardous and timeconsuming if fabrication and maintenance staff don't have the right tools for the job. |
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Hydraulics industry fifth largest in worldTHE United Kingdom is the fifth largest manufacturer of fluid power products in the world after the United States, Japan, Germany and Italy with annual production worth 600 million pounds sterling. |
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Digital gauge with switch and transmitter outputsNow available is the new DPG-200 Series Digital Pressure Gauge with switch and transmitter. |
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Economical protection with Stockcap tapered plugs and capsTapered plugs are ideal for use in shipping, storage and dust protection for valves, tube ends, threads, ports and most cylindrical openings. |
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Compressors - reciprocating or rotary?Possibly the question most frequently asked by the prospective purchaser of an industrial compressor - "Shall I buy a Rotary or a Reciprocating?" |
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Norbar, your one stop torque shopNorbar now has the whole package |
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CNC manufacturing capability evolves from industrial plant maintenanceOne of the keys of success in any business is the need to recognise the requirements of your target customers and respond to their changing needs. |
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Silmax enters New Zealand MarketNew Zealand Tool supplier, Teco Tooling, has been selected by highend Italian Tool manufacturer to distribute its range of Solid Carbide & HSS Cutting Tools in New Zealand. |
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Heavy duty cable bushes made hereConsiderable interest is being expressed in a new, locally manufactured range of heavy duty nylon cable bushes designed and manufactured in New Zealand. |
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UHMW-PE engineering plastics are the best for many industriesEngineering plastics win friends in materials handling and machinery engineering applications because of their outstanding clean, quiet and self-lubricating properties as well as high abrasion and impact resistance. |
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Oil experts probe "Field Of The Future" technologyGlobal energy group BP is researching what it describes as "field of the future" technologies in the belief that the move could add one billion barrels of oil to its long-term reserves. |
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Fronius' latest high-tech TIG inverter collectionMagicWave and TransTig 2500/3000: Four new products which round off the digital TIG product family in the medium power class. |
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Robotics help client climb ladder of welding challengesHow did an Australian safety equipment manufacturer recently expand their production of welded aluminium ladders when the national skills shortage has decimated the pool of good welding staff? And how could they have saved money AND improved quality while doing this? |
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Thermostatic mixing valves safe and reliableHot water temperature control is an important safety issue for homes, hotels, hospitals and other health care facilities. If exposed to heated water above 60 degrees Celsius, it can take as little as one1 second for a child to receive third degree burns and require hospitalisation. |
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EL-Fi Drainage Control Monitor extends pump lifeWith the winter season upon us effective drainage becomes a priority. Swedish manufacturer Emotron has released the EL-Fi Drainage Control Monitor (DCM) designed to cut running costs and extend the life of submersible pumps by preventing dry running. |
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Unique drum unloading systemHow many times have you struggled with a suction hose/wand to decant a viscous product from a 200 litre drum? It's seldom ideal and the operator usually ends up using the suction wand like a vacuum cleaner to suck up the product from the sides of the drum. How would you like to leave all that behind? |
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Power transmission systems for the metallurgy industryToday in the Digital Age, the metallurgy industry is included among traditional sectors, but that does not mean that it can escape from major challenges, even of a technological nature, that require energy-saving and pollution control. |
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Arc170 system completes air bridges in half the timeEdmonds Industrial Coatings Ltd of Wanganui were commissioned to apply a coating system for airport air bridges for J & D McLennan Ltd (ael.co.nz) of Lower Hutt. McLennan are pioneers and leaders in the design, manufacture and maintenance of Airport equipment for the whole of the South Pacific rim. Air bridges are the initial environments of any country for visiting travelers and in New Zealand they provide the first impression to our many visitors. |
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Gecko's grip is secret of super-strong surfaceA doormat piece of a new, ultra-adhesive material has been found to be so strong that it could suspend the weight of a family car, according to the researchers behind the breakthrough. |
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Bonfiglioli backs its own technologyAn Australian-engineered electronic drive control system has been installed by Bonfiglioli on a multipurpose crane in its own new national headquarters to demonstrate the outstanding safety, flexibility and efficiency of the technology involved. |
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IVC-3D 3-D smart camera focuses on small parts and palletsAt the SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2006 trade fair in Nuremberg, SICK-IVP is presenting two new versions of what is still the world's only 3-D smart camera: the IVC-3D |
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Versatility and productivity plus - overhead conveyor systemsIncredibly powerful and efficient, overhead conveyors have applications in many industries - from simple paint-lines to complete on-line manufacturing and distribution centres. |
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Loading CNC or production machineryThe new, specially modified large area vacuum gripper FXC is particularly suitable for demanding production processes where large air gaps usually prohibit vacuum lifting. |
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Gear units and winches for load liftingThe crane has two jobs: it lifts the load and distributes it horizontally while rotating and extending. Initially. The basic structure of the crane has not changed in recent years but engineers and manufacturers have focused on making cranes safer and easier to use, and now producers also handle crane transport, assembly, start up and repairs. |
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Scissor lifts specifically designedRose Engineering Ltd, a privately owned company established in 1970, specialise in scissor lifts, and goods hoists, with the addition now of CNC production manufacturing. |
