Automation knowledge is power
Cathy Parker attended the Citect User Conference in Port Douglas and filed this report.
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Moulding company takes on Chinese competition
IN AN unusual role reversal, Auckland plastic injection moulding manufacturing company Adept has installed a machine which could take its Chinese competitors head on.
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Domestic petroleum industry boosts self-sufficiency
New Zealand started unlocking its hydrocarbon resources in earnest in the 1960s. Today, it provides a significant chunk of our operational energy requirements, and there is scope to increase this figure.
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Static an unseen danger
SO MANY fires and explosions around the world can be attributed to static electricity. Static is a recognised “source of ignition” anywhere there is dust, vapours or gas. Recent examples of its danger can be found here and overseas. In the US, ethyl acetate was being pumped from a portable tank on a pallet when a spark occurred due to insufficient bonding. As a result a warehouse was burnt to the ground and two people injured.
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Technology boosts timber processing efficiencies
In the eight years since the first prototype was developed, Fibre-gen’s patented Hitman technology has become the internationally recognised standard for measuring stiffness within the wood processing industry. How does it work? Jenny Baker reports.
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Sawmilling is in their blood
IF YOU’RE a sawmill operator in New Zealand or Australia and you’re not running Mac Valves equipment, then you’re missing out on a wealth of industry expertise and leading-edge technology.
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