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Partnership signals increased demand for industrial ammonia

New Zealand-based ammonia sensing equipment manufacturer Photonic Innovations Ltd. has partnered with ammonia refrigeration system supplier Active Refrigeration. In a sign of increasing demand for ammonia-based refrigeration systems in New Zealand, locally-based ammonia sensing equipment manufacturer Photonic Innovations Ltd. has partnered with another NZ company, ammonia refrigeration system supplier Active Refrigeration, in their first national distribution deal. “It is fine timing. Ammonia’s popularity as a refrigerant has increased dramatically due to its green credentials,” said Dr. Ojas Mahapatra, CEO of Photonic Innovations. Photonic Innovations Ltd. manufactures laser-based ammonia detectors and has recently been encouraged by interest in its products from…

The story behind Steinhoff has an NZ connection.

Furniture group Steinhoff is set to acquire Africa’s largest retailer, Shoprite. What the story behind the firm that wants to be Africa’s next IKEA? Here’s a brief history of Steinhoff: Bruno Steinhoff founded the company in Germany in 1963. He did so in order to source furniture from the communist-ruled eastern Europe to sell in western Europe. When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Steinhoff grasped huge opportunities in the household goods industry and expanded to former East Germany, Poland, Hungary and the Ukraine. Steinhoff Europe was created, and the firm invested in its production and distribution capacity. Steinhoff…

DMG Mori and Shaeffler sign cooperation agreement

Schaeffler and DMG MORI are continuing their successful cooperation, expanding it to include the development of additive manufacturing processes for rolling bearing components. Both companies signed a cooperation agreement at the JIMTOF in Japan. In addition, the marketing partnership that began in 2016 has been extended. Schaeffler thus remains DMG MORI’s marketing partner worldwide for rolling bearings and linear technology. DMG MORI, the world’s leading manufacturer of machine tools, and Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, system supplier for rolling bearings, linear guides and drive technology, have signed a cooperation agreement at the JIMTOF in Japan that has the objective…

Global launch for New Zealand manufactured boom

Snorkel unveiled its new 460SJ mid-sized telescopic boom lift at the HIRE 16 trade show in Queensland, Australia, May 5-6. 5 May 2016 - Available globally, the 460SJ is part of a new family of four telescopic boom lifts introduced by Snorkel this year. The family also includes the 660SJ, officially launched in mid April at Bauma 2016 in Munich, Germany. Built to last, the all-steel Snorkel 460SJ delivers 46-ft. (16.0 m) platform height, 40'0" (12.2 m) outreach, and can lift up to 600 lbs. (272 kg). The 460SJ features a 6'7" (2.0 m) jib that can articulate 135°, and…

Machinery Service's Pipe & Profile Robotic Beam Coping Plasma Cutter Orpro 600

The world’s first robotic plasma system Orpro 600 capable of handling all pipe and structural profiles without breaking stride is now available from its developer,Walter Langlois of Machinery Services in New Zealand’s Marlborough region. The new system was developed by Walter Langlois in conjunction with Stevensons Structural Engineers of Tokomaru.The Orpro 600 cutter handles and copes seamlessly both profile and pipe. The new machine is a response to the increasing proportion of major public structure tenders that now specify pipe.At the core of the Orpro 600 is software that eliminates the intermediary re-tooling steps involved in the traditional machining in…