Product Watch
A roundup of technologies and services designed to increase the productivity, efficiency and safety of the engineering and manufacturing sector.

Plastics Industry
Discover how Coca-Cola Amatil manages to make and fill 16,000 bottles per hour at their new Christchurch plant.

Materials Handling
A smart robotic layer picker lifts not only pallets, but also safety, quality and productivity at Nestlé Australia’s national distribution centre.

Thermal Imaging
The latest developments in the world of thermal imaging. Includes new products, case studies and an interview with Wayne Ruddock, who is convinced that thermography is not WYSIWYG.

Condition Monitoring
“We are too busy collecting data,” says Clyde Volpe from the Vibration Institute of Australia and demands a maintenance approach that focuses on reliability.

Maintenance Matters
This feature includes an introduction to Hazard and Operability studies and an elegant solution to difficult access problems.

Electrical Technology
Find out why Dominion Salt and Golden Bay Cement have won the EECA Awards 2012 and where the largest solar power plant of New Zealand is located.