Companies urged to invest in maintenance

CLYDE Volpe, manager of the Vibration Institute of Australia, had a strong message for New Zealand industry recently whilst in the country conducting a vibration analysis workshop at the MIT Maintenance & Reliability Centre.

Process heat pilots uncover serious savings

MANY businesses could be making significant savings with simple adjustments to their process heat systems, according to two EECA pilot studies.

Training tomorrow's engineerers

HOW do you view training for your maintenance staff? Is it a waste of time or a fundamental part of maintenance improvement?

Compressed air audits identify power savings of 30 percent

COMPRESSED air is often viewed as a fixed part of the infrastructure of a manufacturing business and overlooked as an opportunity for savings.

World class protection for cooling basins

THE Nga Awa Purua geothermal power station at Rotokawa, on the banks of the Waikato River, north of Wairakei, is currently being commissioned.

One motor drives more concrete vibrator options

WYCO, manufacturer of the superior performing ‘Square Head’ concrete vibrator has just expanded the options for greater concrete vibration performance and a superior concrete finish.