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In response to the industry’s demand for information on technology to help them out of a lull in productivity post-pandemic, an automation equipment supplier EU Automation has pooled its resources into a free, online Knowledge Hub. Visitors can download resources on additive manufacturing (AM), artificial intelligence (AI), Industry 4.0, cyber security, obsolescence, sustainability and theContinueContinue reading “New online learning platform on modern manufacturing”

Futureproofing our local economy to bridge the gap between New Zealand and China. Manufacturing and automation is now more top-of-mind than ever before. As Industry 4.0 takes root in businesses across the globe, the opportunity to embrace highly-advanced technology and new, forward-thinking ways of working has never been greater. From smart cities and cashless paymentsContinueContinue reading “Manufacturing transformation to change New Zealand’s economic trajectory”

Bonfiglioli recently partnered with Adelaide-based engineering firm, Kilic Engineering on a large grain transportation project. Kilic Engineering is a diverse mechanical engineering company owned and operated by the Kilic family since 1973. The company has a long and proud history of excellence in designing, manufacturing and installing a very wide range of conveyors, material handlingContinueContinue reading “Bonfiglioli partners with Kilic Engineering on large grain project”

Industry training organisation Competenz applauded the Government’s bold investment in the vocational education sector in the 2020 “Rebuilding Together” Budget. $1.6 billion will be made available in the Trades and Apprenticeships Training package to facilitate the rebuilding of the economy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdown. Competenz CEO Fiona Kingsford says: “This is theContinueContinue reading “Vocational education budget package crucial to COVID-19 recovery”

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs (LBNL) believe they have managed to produce a type of steel that has high-level performance in all three key properties that need to be balanced in steel – strength, toughness and ductility. This ‘Super Steel’ has a yield strength resistance against deformation ofContinueContinue reading “No birds of plane, it’s ‘supersteel’”

This International Women in Engineering Day (June 23), Sina Cotter-Tait, a Christchurch-based engineer and board member for Engineering NZ, is calling for more young women to consider engineering as a career. The purpose of this year’s celebration is to raise awareness of the amazing career opportunities available to girls in this exciting industry. According toContinueContinue reading “Industry leader urges young women to choose a career in engineering”

Oil Intel has entered a 50/50 joint venture with Total Marketing and Services, cementing a strong partnership of 20 years since its appointment as authorised lubricants distributor for New Zealand. The venture represents a drive for proximity to their customers in industries such as mining, industrial, food production, agriculture, automotive, construction and transport. “Achieving growthContinueContinue reading “Oil Intel announces joint venture with Total Marketing and Services”

Approximately 4.5 million lubricant containers end up in New Zealand landfills every year. Now oil companies want to do something about it. Realising the power they had to alter this alarming statistic, major oil companies in New Zealand united to form The Waste Lubricant Container Working Group and solve an industry wide problem. The groupContinueContinue reading “Oil industry collaborates to ease environmental impact”

Well-established and progressive NZ-owned Classic Stainless Steel Ltd, not only has a total commitment to provide top class stainless steel products that represent excellent value for money, it also places staff welfare top of the company’s agenda. The Auckland-based business has a team of full time welders manufacturing a huge range of stainless steel items,ContinueContinue reading “Classic Solution: Welding safer for Classic Stainless Company”

Helping clients stay at the leading edge of their respective industries has always been a driving force behind everything Mulcahy does. When Murray Mulcahy started business in 1980, his vision was to offer clients a total manufacturing solution. It’s a vision that continues to be alive and well today. “We don’t see ourselves as simplyContinueContinue reading “Celebrating 40 years of manufacturing innovation”