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Traditional steel company accelerates digital uptake
Steel, manufacturing and construction are not sectors that usually make us think of whizz-bang technologies and cool ‘apps’, but COVID-19 has meant crunch time – regardless of the sector – with customer and employee expectations of a seamless pivot to working and transacting online.
Hydraulink gives wings to lightning-fast America’s Cup
Hydraulink hydraulic hose and maintenance expertise of “the type that keeps Australasian and Asia-Pacific industrial machinery performing 24/7 to global standards” will go on display to millions of people in 225 countries when the 36th America’s Cup begins in coming months.
Forklifts: Reducing risk in the materials handling industry
RCT’s Industrial senior business development manager, Grahame Don talks about the importance of reducing the risks in forklift operations and the materials handling industry.
Concrete removal key in wharf upgrades
Work commenced at Whakatane Wharf mid-August 2020 as well as on the Ohope Wharf September 2020 to remove existing concrete from the structural piles and beams via hydro-demolition and is planned for completion in 2021.
Saint Barbara: Mining tradition plays role in ultra-modern Kiwi rail project
A mining tradition hundreds of years old was observed at dawn when a statue of St Barbara, the patron saint of miners, was blessed and placed in a small shrine near the tunnel entrance at the City Rail Link Mt Eden site.
Mangamuka Gorge to open before Christmas
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says State Highway 1 through the Mangamuka Gorge will open to light vehicles and camper vans before Christmas with a single lane past two slips on the northern side of the gorge.
H-Glide structural bearings deliver extreme low friction
Custom-fabricated structural bearings are being introduced by Hercules Engineering for extremely high stress applications requiring outstanding load-bearing performance, even in compact or wet spaces of buildings and industrial structures.
Aussie company engineers ‘safe’ automated cone truck
Arrowes, a manufacturer of roading safety solutions, has launched its biggest innovation yet – the Automated Cone Truck (ACT) which will set entirely new safety and efficiency benchmarks for working in live traffic.
Roll to Roof: The future of large-scale industrial roof installations
A novel approach to roofing the country’s largest industrial roof.