COMPOSITES TO STRENGTHEN SEASIDE INFRASTRUCTURE Composities, says Francesco Ierullo, head of sales for the Americas region at Exel Composites, offer longer service lives and reduced maintenance compared to steel. He says that composite materials are becoming popular reinforcements for structures found on the seafront including walkways, bridges, seawalls, and floating harbor decks,and more. “Aging infrastructureContinueContinue reading “SEAFRONT SECURITY…”
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PICKING THE RIGHT PRODUCT…
AUTOSTORE ROUTER – THE BRAINS BEHIND PUMA DISTRIBUTION CENTRE’S 10% CAPACITY INCREASE In the fast-paced material handling and logistics environment, warehouse owners are increasingly under pressure to attain faster picks, higher throughput and improved inventory rotation. For AutoStore customer, Puma, who was already using an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) in its Indiana-based distributionContinueContinue reading “PICKING THE RIGHT PRODUCT…”
Bürkert Fluid Control Systems
Bürkert is the leading partner in fluid control systems. For over 35 years, we’ve partnered with New Zealand industry and drawn on our global presence to improve processes and future-proof our customers plants. Strength in our partnerships stems from a comprehensive range of quality.
Egmont Industrial Supply ltd
Egmont Industrial Supply Ltd is a New Zealand family owned business supplying steel pipe, casing, tubing and steel products nationwide. Priding ourselves on efficient, friendly and knowledgeable service to help find the right solution for your project.
Beckhoff Automation Limited
Beckhoff implements open automation systems using proven PC-based control technology. The main areas that the product range covers are industrial PCs, I/O and fieldbus components, drive technology, automation software, control cabinet-free automation, and hardware for machine vision.
Bonfiglioli and Lakeland Steel tackle the timber industry
Lakeland Steel is described as a leader in designing and manufacturing custom conveying systems for the New Zealand logging industry since 1976.
Kiwi steel company shows strength from shaky beginning
The theme for World Green Building Week 2021 was ‘Building Resilience’ and local structural steel contractor Red Steel has a story of resilience to tell that stretches back 90 years, to the Napier earthquake of 1931.
Stepping up in steel sustainability
We already know steel can be endlessly reused, helping to play a part in New Zealand achieving its climate change goals. Every year billions of dollars are spent worldwide on steel research and development. It’s no surprise then, that new technologies that are further helping the steel industry in the fight towards sustainability are presenting themselves.
Igus heavy-duty rol e-chain for maximum service life on cranes
Igus develops P4HD rol e-chain with wear-resistant materials, quickly replaceable side parts and smart monitoring.
On the move: Handling the demand
Lockdown and quarantining have placed significant challenges on the materials handling industry, with social distancing requirements, heightened demand on supply chains, and a reduction in labour, to name a few. NZEN spoke with a key industry player to see how they are working with these changes, and how they can help others.
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