The fast-track to product design
Want something made to order? With the stereolithography rapid prototyping process, getting a perfect-fit part in hand is as easy transferring a file. Jenny Baker reports.
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Making strong steel even stronger
Galvanized steel is widely in use in New Zealand, and in a world where optimising energy efficiency is the norm, can hold its own as a sustainable construction and manufacturing material.
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Building precision press tools
MENTION the word toolmaking in industrial circles, and inevitably a name that always crops up is Fairfit. Based in Mangere Auckland, Fairfit has been building press tools to produce precise metal stamped parts for more than 40 years.
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World First Clampless Connector
THE new BFM fitting is the world’s first “clampless and snap in” connector. Developed and trialled in New Zealand during the past two years, the BFM fitting is a revolutionary advance on the traditional flexible connector used for the transfer of mainly powder type products from one item of plant to another (in simplistic terms from A to B).
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Doing More with Less
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters is one of the world’s premier aluminium producers. Its continuous business improvement programme not only helped it win the highest honour last year at the prestigious New Zealand Business Excellence Awards, but also resulted in significant energy efficiency gains. Jenny Baker reports.
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Making sense of MEPS
Three phase motors have been subject to MEPS regulations since 2002, and the transition has not always been smooth. SEW-Eurodrive MD Peter Gabites clears up some misunderstandings and has advice for buyers.
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