March 2009  

COVER STORY Listening brings about success Dynamic Controls had a good, hard look at their business and decided that to do better they needed to work smarter; to listen to what customers wanted and take on board employee suggestions. read article

BEARINGS & LUBRICANTS Pullers don’t let hazards out of their cage Heavy-duty pullers are designed to extract even the largest vehicle’s most stubborn bearings and seals safely and precisely. read article

CORROSION CONTROL & INDUSTRIAL COATINGS Coastal corrosion protection – “simple” can be the best answer 16 years ago in 1992 Altex Coatings Ltd was asked to provide a maintenance painting specification for canopy trusses on a cargo shed at the Port of Tauranga. read article

PUMPS, VALVES & FILTERS Specialist company bucks the trend and expands! Mbar Ltd, vacuum pump and blower overhaul specialists, have reopened an office in Auckland – where they started out in 2001 before moving to Te Awamutu in 2002 read article

FLUID POWER- Explosion-proof fluid heater reduces costs of distress signals Chemring Marine Ltd, the specialist manufacturer of marine distress signals, has installed an Intertec explosion-proof smart fluid heater to help reduce process costs read article

EDITORIAL Doug Green
Evaluate business models and test assumptions   Not everyone is walking on broken glass at the moment, I am pleased to report. That painful experience is not on the radar of a lot of our manufacturing companies who continue to make some pretty interesting products.read more