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February 2021

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If you are new to this, we recommend starting with a no-frills approach. Internal carbon reporting should be your first step. Focus on aligning the actions you take with your organisation’s values and be carbon conscious.

At the early stages, there is no need to communicate externally, nor is it necessary to get your targets plan will change as sales and circumstances dictate externally verified or reviewed.

However, it is always a good idea to follow best practice and get guidance from internationally recognised standards. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol

The next level is reporting to an external audience.

This is a great option to impress business partners, investors, clients, and other stakeholders. You may not know these parties in great detail or understand their specific interests yet. The reporting should anticipate this and be highly transparent.

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CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS 1

LEAD

ADVISORS

Get your carbon diet on track.

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EDITORIAL When EMEX 2021 comes to town.

BUSINESS NEWS Manufacturing in the age of sustainability.

Kirk Hope

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Is Chief Executive of BusinessNZ, New Zealand’s largest business advocacy body. He has held a range of senior positions at Westpac and is a barrister and solicitor.

Is NZ’s Covid response world class?

UKK’s CPTPP a win for exporters.

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MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY NZ Code can make manufacturing more competitive.

Dewalt Design Assist breaking new ground.

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Ian Walsh

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ANALYSIS

Ian is Managing Director of Intent Group, a master black belt improvement specialist and global lean practitioner. He is passionate about improving productivity and helping to create world class New Zealand businesses.

Time for change.

Anatomy of a data-driven supply chain.

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EMEX 2021

Leeann Watson

Floor Plan and Exhibitors.

ANALYSIS Achieving carbon neutrality: One company’s lessons learnt.

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SMART MANUFACTURING Australia launches lunar exploration mission.

Lewis Woodward

Cutting edge tool for underwater recovery.

Matrix 320 reader empowers traceability for automation and logistics.

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QUALITY CONTROL

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NEW PRODUCTS

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NDC sensors control manufacturing at the fromt line.

Structural bearings deliver extreme low-level friction performance.

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AC Servo System provides highest-level safety.

DEVELOPMENTS Mint Innovation raises $20m to build gold biorefineries.

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HRS highlights steam injection for food sterilisation.

Is automotive ready for hydrogen?

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REAR VIEW Climate Change Commission calls for decisive action.

Is Managing Director of Connection Technologies Ltd, Wellington and is passionate about industry supporting NZ based companies, which in turn builds local expertise and knowledge, and provides education and employment for future generations.

Brett O’Riley

Cost-effective and lubrication – free mounting of solar panels.

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Is the Chief Executive of the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber).and is a strong voice for Canterbury business.

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EMA chief executive Brett O’Riley has a background in technology and economic development.

Brett actually grew up with manufacturing, in the family business, Biggins & Co. He currently holds board roles with Wine Grenade and Dotterel Technologies and is also on the NZ Film Commission board.

When EMEX 2021 comes to town PUBLISHER Media Hawke’s Bay Ltd,1/121 Russell Street North, Hastings, New Zealand 4122.

MANAGING EDITOR Doug Green T: +64 6 870 9029 E: publisher@xtra.co.nz

In the 1860’s – way back then – New Zealand entered the world market as a trader, primarily through the agricultural sector. Making and growing things.

Since that time, a lot has happened.

CONTRIBUTORS Holly Green, Barbara Nebel, Ian Walsh, Simon Ganley, Ian Hosie, Johnathan Attia, Eric Rondolat, James Renwick

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Now, in 2021, we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of EMEX, the prime manufacturing trade fair in New Zealand.

Over those 40 years New Zealand manufacturers have appeared at the show all with enduring stories of success to share. These include Addington Engineering, Tait Electronics, Buckley Systems, Gallagher Engineering, Fletcher Steel, Brown Brothers Engineering, A & Price.

Suppliers of equipment such as Techspan, Enerpac, Weldwell, Total CNC, Lucas Machinery, Tasman Machinery, Chevpac Machinery.

Doug Green T: + 64 6 870 9029 E: publisher@xtra.co.nz

Industry support has come from Callaghan Innovation, HERA, The Manufacturers Network, MBIE, EMA and the Chamber network. All groups working with the shared passion of making business better for their members.

DESIGN & PRODUCTION Kim Alves, KA Design T: + 64 6 870 8133 E: kim.alves@xtra.co.nz

Exhibitors have come from Australia, Asia, Europe and the United States.

Trade representatives from countries such as Australia, Germany and China work closely with XPO Exhibitions Ltd to share information and provide opportunities for trade between their countries.

WEB MASTER Julian Goodbehere E: julian@isystems.co.nz

The strength of EMEX – apart from the enduring support of manufacturers and suppliers – is also seen in the speaker series which provide valuable insights and discussion into trends in the marketplace, regulations and assistance for manufacturers, forward thinking and vision- building pictures for the future (and direction) of manufacturing in New Zealand.

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And, of course, to inspire aspiration.

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In these times of the virus, we look at the future of manufacturing and what it means for a country like New Zealand, parked just above Antarctica and Stewart Island. It is essential that manufacturers, suppliers, decisionmakers have an EMEX to focus on, make business connections and working together to build on the nation’s portfolio of successful innovations and continue to invest in the future.

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So, while you and your company representatives browse the latest in technology and equipment at the show, reflect on your going forward and just what is required to be successful. Is it machinery, software, consultation? Is it networking?

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Ask how you can refine your processes, be more efficient as a company and raise productivity. If staff is an issue talk to Competenz on Stand 1029. Discuss your key concerns and learn of skilled tradespeople who can benefit your company going forward.

When EMEX comes to town don’t miss the opportunity to gain the knowledge to make your business even more successful.

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Business News Manufacturing in the age of sustainability For companies to be truly sustainable, they not only need to limit the impact of the manufacturing process but create products that benefit society, writes Iain Hosie.

Globally, the heat is on companies to continue to reduce waste and prioritise sustainability when developing or manufacturing products.

Constantly fine-tuning processes and researching new, environmentally friendly methods is essential to making this change happen.

So, using safer, less toxic solvents, or monitoring and changing production processes to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, is great. But as a manufacturer, there is more to sustainability than being clean, green, and doing your bit for climate change.

Key to being a sustainable business is creating a range of products and applications that make a difference in society – while also working to limit its impact on the planet.

Companies and manufacturers also have an opportunity to influence and encourage sustainable customer behaviour through the way they design and produce their products. This needs to be an increasingly important consideration for manufacturers if they want to be taken seriously in the sustainability stakes.

Take the unique technology behind Revolution Fibres’ nanofibre skincare product, ActivLayr, which uses collagen to deliver natural actives deep into the skin. This is in stark contrast to the excessive amount

Commercial & industrial growth

of chemicals found in traditional creams and serums.

ActivLayr technology also has strong potential beyond the skincare industry. With the ability for different ingredients to be added to the ActivLayr formula it could one day enable a controlled drug dose to be delivered to a patient for more effective and efficient treatment.

The beauty of nanofibre – a class of textile made from superfine fibres 1/500th the width of a human hair which can create vast changes in strength, reactivity, and absorbency – is that it can be used to enhance a wide variety of products. From skincare and the highest quality filtration media that exceeds N95 standards, through to strengthening Formula One car.

In the textiles sector, nanofibre offers distinct advantages because the volume used to create materials is a fraction of what is needed using traditional textiles. One kilogram of polymer can create a nanofibre that would reach to the sun!

be used for up to 200 hours compared to the 72 hours recommended for common N95 masks, which significantly reduces the number of masks going to landfill at a compatible price.

Nanofibre also helps make products stronger – and last longer. Composite strengthening nanofibre improves the durability and lifetime of products and is used in everything from space rockets to cars and fishing rods.

As a manufacturer, using sustainably sourced and bio-derived materials is an ideal starting point. For example, ActivLayr uses sustainably sourced premium New Zealand marine collagen.

There is no finish line when it comes to sustainability.

However, constantly innovating and striving to create products and applications that truly benefit society can help to ensure a strong sustainable legacy.

In face masks, the unexpected fashion trend of 2020, nanofibre filtration provides better protection than traditional melt blown filters. They can also

Iain Hosie is co-founder & Technical Director at leading global nanofibre manufacturer Revolution Fibres based in New Zealand.

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Business News Is NZ’s Covid response world class?

By Ian Walsh, Managing Director, Intent Group Limited

The re-emergence of Covid-19 in our community has got me thinking, as I am sure it has many of you. Of course, our normal reaction is to leap to solutions to ‘solve’ or eliminate the problem we’re facing, including measures such as shutting the borders, denying travel and so on.

Upon reflection, I’m certain we are thinking the wrong way about how we manage returning New Zealanders.

carried out to ensure cleaning was effective, audits conducted and so on. The goal would be for no one to become ill from consumption of your product.

Is it our objective to fill the available managed isolation capacity to maximise the number of people per capita returning? If so, we’re probably succeeding. Great! We’re truly world class.

World class companies achieve 100% compliance, with no safety incidents, minimal loss and waste, no environmental impacts and extremely high efficiencies (over 90%).

But, if our objective is to ensure that everyone who leaves managed isolation is COVID free, then we’re not so successful.

In our managed isolation facilities, we are processing people. We have processed a large number with minimal incidents, but there are reports of rooms not left clean, non-compliance with social distancing upon arrival, PPE failures and so on. These are leading indicators of future failure. To achieve zero failure, we need to move the goal from throughput to quality (i.e no one leaves with COVID).

There is a significant difference between a world class mindset and the ‘also-rans’. A world class company identifies its core objective and aligns all systems and processes to achieve this objective. Inputs, variables and outputs are measured and anything impacting the goal is eliminated. All leading indicators of failure are addressed.

A great example which springs to mind is Alcoa. Paul O’Neil changed the focus of the organisation from output, to safety, with a goal of zero incidents. He was relentless in leading this approach and transforming the organisation, and achieved outstanding safety improvements and exceptional business outcomes, as a result. This leadership lesson is inspirational. I had the privilege of visiting Alcoa’s centre of excellence in Davenport, Iowa, a few years ago, and their culture of safety clearly underpinned everything. It still does.

We can think of managed isolation as a processing facility very similar to a manufacturing or processing plant. The goal is not to maximise capacity, but to deliver quality (by being COVID free). If you were producing food, let’s say baby food, everything you would do first and foremost would be aligned with food safety and quality.

You would ensure the site, plant and equipment was fit for purpose, clean and hygienic; all people and operators would follow the correct cleaning, sanitation and equipment protocols; all ingredients would be tested and certified to ensure they met required specifications; and the manufacturing process would follow agreed QC and QA procedures to ensure compliance with manufacturing instructions.

All packaging would be tested, and the final product examined before release for consumption. Retention samples would be kept, environmental swabbing

How can we ensure this? Certainly, no one would go into a room that was not certified and tested as sanitised and safe. To be sure, we could leave rooms empty for a period of time to ensure any lingering trace of the virus had decayed. Of course, this would sacrifice some throughput for the real goal of quality.

We could also audit and mandate the correct PPE with zero tolerance for non-compliance. We could provide additional transportation to create social distancing, require returnees to wear additional PPE, and so on. 0, In our regular briefings we are assured that we have improved our processes, and I am sure we have, but these improvements appear to be a reaction to failures or near misses, rather than a designed system to achieve zero failures.

We should firstly determine what rate of throughput we can sustain without compromising the primary goal (to be COVID free) and then determine what we need to do to safely raise the bar.

Another way of looking at it is this - you would not release a food product that killed people, ever. You would never take the risk and yet it is still possible for COVID-19 to get into our community and do the same.

If this was a manufacturing plant, and perhaps they could and should be considered as high hazard facilities, they would be shut down until they could demonstrate that the required standards are met, in the same way that shops that don’t meet Ministry of Health standards are closed to protect the public.

If this was a manufacturing plant they would be shut down until they could demonstrate that the required standards are met.

UK’s CPTPP inclusion a win for exporters The UK’s addition to the Comprehensive and

the UK is able to join. While there is still a lot to work

Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) would

through, the news will be welcomed by exporters in

reduce barriers and give exporters a much-needed

the face of significant economic uncertainty. It will

boost in the wake of Covid-19, BusinessNZ Network

achieve greater cross-border investment, improving

Chief Executive Kirk Hope says.

productivity and innovation and potentially creating

“I expect to see significant gains in both economies if

new jobs.

“The UK is a major export market for New Zealand. It is our fifth-largest trading partner, fourth biggest agri-food export destination and fifth-biggest source of investment.”

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NZ Code can make manufacturing more competitive AI is here. And it can help give your manufacturing a competitive advantage.

Asa Cox - Founder of Arcanum, an NZ Code licence holder, says that “the availability of data is growing exponentially.”

It’s all about looking at the sensors on your existing equipment in a different way, as you can re-direct data “rivers” into a larger data “lake”.

While it may be impossible for a person to examine all the data within this “lake”, the AI tools that are available today can find meaningful trends within your data, faster and easier than ever before.

So what kind of business outcomes can AI help with?

“Really it’s a focus on the fundamentals of whatever the business is,” Asa Cox says, “what do you need to be successful and how can technology assist you in achieving those outcomes?” So really the question is; which processes, if improved, would make your business more successful?

Do you want better productivity? Improved compliance? Quality assurance, or more efficient allocation of human resources? AI can help with all of these, whether the problem is identified by people or machines.

People-led approaches

There are two distinct but often intertwined approaches for AI in manufacturing, the first is human-led. If you have identified a specific problem, you can instruct an AI to look for data trends that will help you solve it.

For example, “[if you] want to know why your machines break down on a Thursday afternoon in April, an AI will look for patterns in the data that will help you gain insights into why this is happening,” explains Asa Cox. From there, you can take action on the trends the AI has identified and better your own processes with the power of tech.

Machine-led approaches If you don’t have a specific problem for an AI to look into, it may still be worth your while to find the problems that you don’t know about yet. An AI can scrutinize your data to look for statistical irregularities that may be hampering productivity or product quality.

Asa Cox explains the process like this; “for this approach you might give me all of this data and I will output something that, statistically, is interesting. It might be a clustering algorithm which says these are clusters of data and the machine doesn’t know why they’re interesting, but statistically they are interesting and they’ve got something common about them. Then the humans can begin to investigate why the machine has surfaced some of these things as interesting.”

It’s time for tech and manufacturing to get a bit closer. Whether you know you have manufacturing processes to improve or not, there is a way for NZ Coded AI to help you improve your processes and become more competitive.

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The Kiwi Spotter - an NZ Code case study

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We know AI works in a variety of spaces, because it’s worked for us. Even though we’re not a manufacturer, we thought it pertinent to show you the varied applications of AI and how it could be applied to your business. NZ Code and NZ Made often face trademark breaches, with groups using the kiwi without an appropriate license.

To protect the kiwi from this we had people trawl the internet, trying to find groups that did not have permission to use the kiwi. This was a menial task for a human to complete, but for an AI....it was perfect.

With the help of Arcanum, we recently introduced the Kiwi spotter, an AI that trawls google images and other websites across the web and checks the group with our database of license holders. It is incredibly accurate, identifying kiwis even without the iconic triangle or logos inside product pictures.

Because of Arcanum and the Kiwi Spotter AI, we’re able to spend more of our time creating value for our license holders...and with AI, you can do the same for your customers.

Manufacturing Technology Solar giant Q CELLS enters New Zealand market Globally renowned solar technology leader and total energy solutions provider, Q CELLS, is entering the New Zealand energy market for the first time in response to local demand for its high-quality, affordable products.

The move comes as New Zealand establishes itself as one of the most exciting emerging renewable power markets in the world, reflecting the country’s strong commitment to a more sustainable future.

According to state-owned energy supplier Transpower, over the next five years to 2025 New

Zealand’s solar market is expected to more than double, making up 0.5% of the Country’s total power output. With New Zealand’s commitment to being carbon-neutral by 2050, household solar power is expected to play a key role in helping the country achieve its ambitious target.

Established in Germany in 1999, Q CELLS is amongst the oldest and most well-known solar manufacturers in the world. The company is internationally recognised as a key player in solar panel innovation that focuses on high-quality, and is expanding its business area into integrated energy solutions.

Part of Hanwha Group, Fortune Global 500 Company and the 7th largest conglomerate in South Korea, Q CELLS maintains its Technology and Innovations Headquarters in Germany with manufacturing facilities operating

in the USA, Korea, Malaysia, and China.

The first New Zealand solar installer to join Q CELLS’ Q.Partner program, a preferred network of vetted and trained Q CELLS suppliers, and be officially recognised as a supplier of Q CELLS solutions is Think Solar, comprising Wanaka Solar, Queenstown Solar and Dunedin Solar.

Q CELLS is a leading supplier for residential and commercial solar in Germany, the USA, South Korea and Japan, where it is trusted for the quality of its manufacturing and is renowned for its research and development expertise.

Mr Bae said that the partnership with Think Solar reflected Q CELLS commitment to partnering with installers who share the brand’s core values.

“Following our first installation in October 2020, over the next months we expect to launch a number of our higher-end solutions to cater to New Zealanders who are looking for long-term performance, extended warranties and aesthetically appealing options that are designed to blend better with their surroundings,” Mr Bae said.

The Q.PEAK DUO ML-G9+, which is the first ‘zero gap’ solar panel, will be available for distribution in New Zealand from the end of this month.

Dewalt Design Assist breaking new ground Dewalt Design Assist (DDA) new software is designed specifically to help engineers, specifiers and architects design projects where complex structural design is required.

This is the latest industry-focused solution in Dewalt Engineered by Powers portfolio offering structural design software that streamlines, automates and optimises DewLT anchoring products to concrete, in accordance with Australian Standard AS5216:2018 - Design of post-installed and cast-in fastenings in concrete to satisfy deemed-to-comply requirements of NCC2019.

Design Assist is the next generation of structural design software for anchoring to concrete, allowing design professionals to create custom-based plate shapes and anchor bolt layouts in accordance to the latest standards and international building codes, critical to the delivery of a successful construction project.

Ineffective anchoring systems can result in added costs and are also likely to take away from the prime focus at hand - the build.

We learn from being on the jobsite and understanding the associated challenges. Each innovation is driven by a desire for performance, ease of use or productivity.

The aim is to offer certain and simple answers to otherwise complex designing and building issues. By replicating application design conditions considering all applicable parameters, DDA assists designers gain insights that equip them with all they need to know to make informed, optimised product specifications.

The ultimate result is a safer, more comprehensive build - as well as added peace of mind for the designer, allowing them to build their vision by making anchor design compliant to European Technical Approval (ETA) anchor approvals an effortless task.

DDA’s Base Plate Anchorage is the standard tool to use when considering anchorage to concrete, and allows complete geometric flexibility with the anchor patterns or base plate shape.

Designs are calculated to be compliant with the latest major published design criteria and use products that have been tested by independent approval bodies for performance. Further extending the functionality of base plate designs, users can now leverage this software using Australian Steel Profiles ensuring the selected anchor is fit for purpose.

Robust features such as the Anchor Comparison’s functionality enables users to intelligently select the optimal product for the design. The new software allows for quick comparisons of anchors either for a broad analysis or a more detailed look the comparison tool can be used to select anchors to review the detailed properties and results.

The anchor comparison tool allows the user to quickly consider, select and optimize the right post installed anchorage for any application, including anchor layouts for seismic applications together with DEWALT’s range of seismic-approved anchors.

DDA offers numerous other benefits, chief among them a range of time-saving measures. Fully detailed design reports are created automatically and provide project documentation, while multiple anchor and load capacity tables can be calculated at once offering a complete analysis.

The software also automatically updates to ensure that the designer is always working with the most current product approvals and latest design methods providing another beneficial time-saving innovation.

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Australia is the world’s largest producer of bauxite — the ore that is chemically processed to produce alumina — and has numerous aluminium refineries and smelters across the country.

Australia’s dependence on aluminium is evident in all areas of infrastructure — even windows and doors. However, the high energy costs of aluminium smelters are driving the market towards new materials..

THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Since the first aluminium smelter opened in Tasmania in 1955, the aluminium industry has been a key contributor to the Australian economy.

As of 2018, the industry produced 96 million tons of aluminium bauxite. While the volume of aluminium offers opportunities for a range of sectors and products, its production is carbon emitting.

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Reducing emissions from aluminium production is a challenge of its own but replacing some of its uses with composites can help create more sustainable buildings. Composites such as fibreglass are already used in building applications such as roof, wall and floor insulation — though composite windows and doors are still a rare sight in Australia.

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Thermal insulation Summer temperatures frequently reach 40 degrees Celsius, so air conditioning is a vital system to help keep buildings cool. In fact, it’s thought that 49 per cent of Australians have some form of air conditioning unit in their homes.

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However, air conditioning requires a lot of power to run. The average central air conditioning unit uses 3,000 to 5,000 watts of power for nine hours of cooling a day. According to Australian electricity provider Blue NRG, ten per cent of the world’s energy use is spent on air conditioning.

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In addition, an energy efficient material contributes to a lower U-value of a window or door, which measures the rate that heat escapes through the frame, glass, seals and spacers.

The lower the U-value, the greater the resistance to heat loss. Composites like fibreglass have a similar rate of expansion to glass, further minimizing the likelihood of energy escaping.

Improved lifecycle As well as saving energy, providing a more sustainable solution should also mean that it’s built to last. Composites eliminate corrosion, which also makes them more favorable than aluminium for windows and doors.

In Australian climates that feature many coastal and extremely hot environments, aluminium can be more susceptible to corrosion. Often, frequent maintenance or complete replacements are required due to corrosion of the door and window frames, which adds to the lifetime costs of those products.

A typical home loses around 40 per cent of its energy through windows and doors. If a building’s entry and exit points are not thermally efficient, all that cool air risks — quite literally — going out the door.

Aluminium is a highly conductive material, which means heat can pass through it very easily. As a result, the warm air from outdoors easily enters a home, completely counteracting efforts to keep it cool.

Combined, these properties extend and improve the lifecycle of windows and doors. After all, it’s no use having energy efficient windows and doors if they don’t last long enough to demonstrate their full energy and cost saving potential.

Composites have a higher thermal insulation than aluminium, which means they retain internal temperatures and minimise the chances of energy escaping. Ensuring energy does not escape means less heating and cooling is needed to maintain a comfortable temperature indoors.

Exel Composites manufactures a range of durable and thermally efficient fibreglass and carbon fibre solutions for window and doors, such as frames, sills and internal stiffener profiles.

Composites also have a lower thermal expansion, which means they don’t warp in extreme temperatures, so doors and windows don’t become stuck and difficult to open.

Keeping homes cool won’t just benefit a homeowner’s utility bills. As well as a reliance on aluminium, Australian infrastructure has also been recognized for its energy inefficiency in recent years.

Using energy efficient materials for windows and doors aligns with the latest energy performance requirements assigned by Australia’s National Construction Code (NCC).

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ten-star rated home may completely eradicate the need for artificial cooling or heating. Before these standards were introduced the average performance of housing was only one and a half stars.

Corrosion weakens material structure and damages its appearance. Composites, on the other hand, demonstrate stability in a range of temperatures and are ultraviolet (UV) resistant, which prevents color from excessive fading and delivers a long operational life.

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In 2019, the NCC determined that all new housing in Australia must meet a minimum energy performance of six stars, which is demonstrated though a Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) assessment.

A six-star rated home is classed as having good thermal performance, whereas it’s thought that a

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Profiles are produced using pultrusion and pull-winding continuous manufacturing processes, enabling creation of high-volume products with consistent quality.

While Australia thrives as a leading bauxite producer, the overall energy efficiency of its buildings has proven to be poor. To adhere to the new energy performance requirements laid out by the NCC, material efficiency is crucial. Particularly in Australia’s hot and harsh climates, composites are far better suited to achieving durable and efficient windows and doors.

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Manufacturing Technology Anatomy of a data-driven supply chain

By Jonathan Attia, Managing Director, Wiise Data is what drives informed business decisions. It’s crucial to have key data points across your supply chain to get complete visibility, and maximise efficiency and resilience.

As the Covid-19 pandemic has shown, as soon as there’s an external environmental impact to the supply chain, every facet gets impacted. Businesses have not only had to throw out their forecasts but suddenly experienced major supply-demand issues.

Either they had too much stock that was no longer in demand, or they had the right stock that was in demand, but couldn’t keep up with supply.

Data is vital in such a situation. Being able to access inventory levels across different locations and warehouses enables business owners and staff to see exactly where they might have extra stock to help supply demand. If you can see exactly what stock is where, you can easily move it around as needed and get it out of the door sooner. Real-time optimisation of your distribution keep both customers and suppliers informed and happy.

Data is also important to understand which customers have purchased in the past, and which customers are your top buyers. This enables you to specifically target them with promotions to help get stock out the door faster.

For manufacturing businesses, understanding cost of sale is particularly critical to success. You need to be instantly account for changes in shipping fees, for example, so that you’re always selling your products

or manufacturing your goods at a profitable level.

Profit is key.

This means knowing exactly what items you need to produce something, how much it costs to produce it (while taking into account all of the hidden costs such as labour and so on) and how much you should sell it for.

To do this, you need the right technology. You can’t rely on a manual process to work it out, as it’s simply not fast enough or accurate enough. This where an intelligent ERP system becomes vital. With real-time data, you can instantly account for every element, even as costs move, and ensure the right cost of sale.

Demand forecasting is all about being able to track customer trends and demand, so you can pivot and stay relevant. Supply chain businesses need to be able to keep their finger on the pulse when it comes to their customers. Where exactly is the demand going now?

can no longer afford to waste money on manual processes or low-value tasks, they need to be able to adapt, pivot and become efficient. This means gaining visibility across their entire operations in a timely manner, and accessing data on-the-go.

Cloud-based ERP delivers this and helps businesses maintain flexibility with their operating model.

Manufacturers can easily look at new ways to sell their products by going direct to consumer and connecting an eCommerce platform to their finance and inventory system.

Compared to on-premise servers, a cloud-based system also enables remote working, introducing flexibility within the workplace. This helps ensure compliance with hygiene and social distancing protocols, and maintaining safe working conditions, while a business can be run at its most efficient and profitable state.

Many supply chain businesses, especially those in manufacturing and distribution, were able to pivot quite quickly by producing hand sanitisers, masks and so on. They ensured that they had stock that they could sell to continue running their business.

By staying relevant, you can ensure the survival and prosperity of your business into the future.

Advanced technology, combining AI, machine learning and automation, is going to transform and future-proof supply chain businesses. Businesses

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GWB Machine Tools NZ Ltd................................... 3085

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Syntech Surface Finishing..................................... 3041

Cheal Consultants.................................................. 1055

Lucas Machinery..................................................... 3026

Tait Controls............................................................. ET8

Chemz....................................................................... ET5

Machinery House................................................... 4017

Taupaki Technologies............................................. 1002

Chevpac.................................................................. 3020

Maintenance Engineers Society NZ (MESNZ)....... 1067

The Manufacturers Network................................. 1069

Cigweld Pty Ltd...................................................... 2007

Maintenance System Ltd (LAB)............................. 1036

TiTeNZ..................................................................... 1060

CNC Design............................................................. 1052

Mastec..................................................................... 1046

Torks Precision Engineering.................................. ET26

Competenz............................................................. 1029

MDH Mardag.......................................................... 2026

Total CNC................................................................ 4040

Complete 3D........................................................... 1050

Metal Spray Suppliers............................................ 2038

TR Systems (LAB).................................................... 1037

Connex Wire........................................................... ET25

Metrotest.com........................................................ 1006

TradeZone NZ......................................................... 2023

Control Devices New Zealand Ltd......................... 2044

Milwaukee Tools.................................................... 2017

Treotham NZ........................................................... 2048

Creative Design & Additive Manufacturing Lab.. 2014

MindKits................................................................. 1045

Trimate Industries.................................................. 3062

CSE-W.Arthur Fisher............................................... 2019

Monocrane............................................................. 2033

Trucks & Trailers..................................................... 2001

DDD Printers........................................................... 2004

Motion Design........................................................ 1062

Tui Technology....................................................... 2055

DEMM - Engineering & Manufacturing................ 1066

Mulcahy Engineering............................................. 3004

United Machinists.................................................. 1056

Design Energy........................................................ 3015

My Page.................................................................. 1038

University of Auckland Formula FSAE.................. 4119

DMO Solutions....................................................... 2076

National Springs & Wire........................................ 3061

Unknot Solutions (LAB)......................................... 1021

Duroweld................................................................ 3030

Nautech Electronics................................................ 1071

Viking...................................................................... 2022

EasyKleen............................................................... 2045

NDA Equipment..................................................... 2032

Vortex Group (Scantech NZ).................................. 2072

Electronic Partners................................................. 1004

NZ Controls............................................................. 1030

W&R Jacks Ltd........................................................ 4038

Electrotest............................................................... ET16

NZ Duct Flex........................................................... 2031

Weldwell................................................................. 3064

Element14............................................................... 1068

NZ Engineering News............................................ 4110

Wellforces............................................................... ET17

Ellis & Co................................................................. 3032

NZ Machine Tools (Mazak).................................... 3075

Wheelco.................................................................. 2071

EMA......................................................................... 1069

NZ Safety Blackwoods........................................... 2030

Worksafe................................................................ 1003

Engineering Compressor Services......................... 4107

OHS Consultants.................................................... 2034

Wurth...................................................................... 3012

Eurotec.................................................................... 3011

Omron Electronics.................................................. 2110

Zenith Tecnica......................................................... 2047

Exsalerate CRM...................................................... ET14

Orbital Tools........................................................... 3002

Zevice LAB)............................................................. 1022

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Analysis Achieving carbon neutrality: One company’s lessons learned - Eric Rondolat, CEO, Signify Signify, formerly the lighting business of Philips, achieved carbon neutrality last September, delivering on a promise forged at COP21 in 2015. During the decade, the company also reduced its CO2 emissions by 70%.

3. Embrace renewables and plan, plan, plan

Achieving carbon neutrality is not for the faint of heart and it’s all the more taxing if you have a multi-national presence, with a global manufacturing footprint and supply chain.

It made sense to prioritise strategic regions with relatively high electricity consumption and/or a more developed level of renewable electricity.

Another project in Africa protects 785,000 hectares of forest and wildlife on the southern shores of Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba.

Then gradually, we tackled regions with lower consumption and less developed renewable electricity markets.

Our employees also selected an off-grid solar energy programme in India that has given rural populations access to light. So, the twin benefit was realized of reducing environmental impact while increasing the wellbeing of local communities in rural areas.

We benefited from an early start, having recognised the need to check our emissions earlier in the decade. Still, we learned a lot on our path to carbon neutrality that can help others and speed their efforts. What follows are some nuggets of advice, hard-earned through experience.

1. Embrace systems change First off, success on emissions reductions is dependent on making it core to your strategy. This means drafting business goals that align with and can be accomplished through efforts to reduce emissions.

Other steps are also key, including establishing science-based targets, dissecting every aspect of your operations to save energy and emissions, and investing in measurable, worthy projects that offset unavoidable carbon emissions.

From the outset it’s important to involve teams from supply chain management, manufacturing, business travel, human resources, energy procurement and real estate, as decisions made by them will directly impact your carbon footprint. Leave no stone unturned.

We broke down and reviewed energy use across all our operations. Then we set about transitioning to energy efficient technologies in our offices, manufacturing, and logistical sites.

Naturally, installing our own energy efficient LED lighting was a no-brainer. But significant investment was made in energy efficient manufacturing technologies and more efficient HVAC systems.

Our supply chain and logistical operations provided rich pickings for emission reductions. In a goal to reduce air freight, we re-engineered our loading strategy and struck a partnership with the Maersk shipping line, using only its most sustainable vessels.

At the same time, we began transitioning our transport fleet to electric and hybrid vehicles.

Elsewhere, policies were introduced to weed out unnecessary business travel.

The shift to electricity from renewables such as solar and wind power was not achieved overnight given our presence in 74 countries. It was planned and executed in a phased way.

Today, 100% of our electricity comes from renewable sources. Key to this were two virtual power purchase agreements. In 2016, we started with a windfarm in Texas in the US and in late 2019 an agreement was made to purchase at least ten years supply of electricity from an onshore Polish windfarm that generates 92 Gigawatt hours annually.

This powers all our operations in Poland, which account for 25% of our global electricity consumption.

The virtual private partnership agreement in Poland is helping to shift this coal-based electricity market to a more renewable one.

And in 2017, a renewable electricity deal in the Gulf was secured, the first of its kind in the region to use the International REC, a renewable energy documenting standard.

At the time, the Gulf region was ripe for a breakthrough. It was a region where our electricity consumption was relatively high, while the local electricity market for renewables was underdeveloped. Only 1% was renewables at that time. So, we took a bold first step to create demand in the region for traceable, credible renewable electricity.

4. Partner to offset with a purpose Despite best intentions, some emissions are unavoidable, so offsetting will be an inevitable component of most plans to achieve carbon neutrality, particularly for global manufacturing companies.

Offsetting has become an industry in itself and there are myriad options available. Choosing the right partner(s) is therefore important and credibility and traceability of carbon offsetting projects are necessary considerations.

To close our emissions gap, we worked with carbon offsetting partner South Pole.

This specialist firm helped us navigate various schemes to focus on programmes aligned with our corporate social responsibility programmes.

Our employees were actively invited to participate in the selection of offsetting programmes.

Winning projects included a reforestation project in Colombia, which restored 1,116 hectares of forest in Càceres and surveyed

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and mapped an additional 9,640 hectares of land in Cravo Norte.

According to our value creation model, the local community benefited from EUR 70 million invested in conservation and restoration of the forest in 2019.

If communities are to maintain and grow their solar power installations, they need onsite support. We therefore worked with partners to train and build a network of local entrepreneurs, mostly women, to support these rural communities.

Beyond carbon neutrality With carbon neutrality achieved, there’s still more work ahead. It’s important to remember that carbon neutrality is not an excuse for complacency. You must never take your foot off the accelerator on emission reduction. It’s tempting to breathe a sigh of relief when the carbon neutrality check box is ticked, but don’t.

Strategies vary. Some organisations have embarked on programmes to be ‘carbon negative’ – pledging to retrospectively remove all the carbon from the environment since they were founded.

With Brighter Lives, Better World 2025 – our five-year sustainability programme - we have set a new goal to go beyond carbon neutrality with the goal of doubling our positive impact on both the environment and society.

If achieving carbon neutrality is about doing ‘less harm’ to the world, the new programme is about doing ‘more good’. The key theme is ‘doubling’ ensuring that emission reduction is again centre stage with the aim to double the pace at which we will meet the 1.5°C scenario set out by the Paris Agreement.

The pledge is to meet this ambitious target across our entire value chain and do this six years early.

On top of that, we have other doubling targets over the next five years. We aim to double the percentage of our circular revenues to 32%. We will achieve this by expanding our circular portfolio that preserves value and avoids waste.

For example, through highly serviceable luminaires and through services where customers instead of buying light bulbs, buy light as a service. As the vendor we bear the costs, supply the lighting, provide the maintenance, and take care of the recycling, refurbishment and reuse of components.

Additionally, we plan to double our ‘brighter lives’ revenues to 32%. This includes revenues from lighting to increase food availability, safety and security, and lighting that improves people’s health and wellbeing.

Today, the world is finally waking up to the climate crisis. The next decade has to be one of ‘climate action.’ Future generations will look back to this time and judge us, not on what we say, but on what

ADVISORS Mike Shatford

is an expert in the field of technology development and commercialisation. His company Design Energy Limited has completed over 100 significant projects in this vein by consulting for and partnering with some of New Zealand’s leading producers.

Among Mike and his team’s strengths are industrial robotics and automated production where the company puts much of its focus.

Sandra Lukey

Sandra Lukey is the founder of Shine Group, a consultancy that helps science and technology companies accelerate growth. She is a keen observer of the tech sector and how new developments create opportunity for future business.

She has over 20 years’ experience working with companies to boost profile and build influential connections.

Iain Hosie,

Iain Hosie, Revolution Fibres, Technical Director and Founder Iain is the co-Founder and Technical Director of Revolution Fibres. Iain has been deeply involved in nanofibre production and the development of many unique nanofibre products in the past ten years. Iain co-founded Revolution Fibres in 2009 and led the business since 2012, taking it from a small start-up to a recognszed leader in nanofibre production. Iain has recently moved to the Technical Director role – with a focus on keeping Revolution Fibres at the forefront of textiles innovation.

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The best things come in small packages Transponder-coded guard locking for small doors and flaps Treotham’s new, compact Euchner CTM transponder-coded guard locking provides process and personnel protection in the smallest of spaces, making it the perfect solution for securing small doors and flaps.

The real bonus is that, at only 120 x 36 x 25 mm in size, the switch is especially easy to integrate into packaging machines.

Typical applications include case packers and dosing, filling and sealing machines. The innovative ball actuator supported on an elastomer bearing can even secure doors with extremely small pivoting radii.

What’s more, it also guarantees the highest degree of protection IP69. The switch’s special hygienic version

makes it particularly suitable for the demanding food and pharmaceutical industries. The CTM provides reliable Cat. 4/PL e safety door protection according to EN ISO 13849.

Thanks to its different product variants and interfaces, the switch offers the right solution for every user and is well-suited to Industry 4.0 applications because of its IoT-compatible communication with IO-Link.

Maximum safety throughout the packaging process The diverse Euchner safety solutions can be perfectly integrated into modular systems to protect people, machines and products in the packaging sector.

The product range comprises guard locking devices and access management systems as well as products such as door detectors, door locking systems and

The new CTM door locking mechanism secures small doors and flaps with the highest level of safety, e.g. in case packers and dosing, filling and sealing machines.

pendant stations. For all of its products, Euchner guarantees exacting quality far exceeding the requirements in standards and laws. Customers can rely on Euchner products with over 60 years of safety engineering expertise.

Australia launches lunar exploration mission A collection of South Australian space, remote operation and mining companies are part of a national mission to send nanosatellites and exploration sensors to the Moon in 2023 in a bid to find water and other resources.

“Our satellites are already in space and our consortium members have proven capabilities in the most demanding environments on Earth.”

Professor Andrew Dempster, Director of the Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research (ACSER), said that it made sense for Australia’s young space industry to concentrate on an area of Australian strength and partner with the nation’s large resource companies.

“Australia is a world leader in mining engineering research and automation,” Professor Dempster said.

“The Seven Sisters mission offers a real opportunity to leverage strong Australian technology to promote human endeavours on the Moon.”

Fleet Space Technologies is deploying nanosatellites to help develop the global Internet of Things and now a Moon mission.

An initiative of South Australian nanosatellite company Fleet Space Technologies, the Australian lunar exploration mission will search for “abundant, accessible water and resources” using adapted mining and space technologies.

Named Seven Sisters, the mission aims to cement Australia as a leader in space exploration within the next decade and support NASA’s Artemis Program.

Artemis will try and send the first woman and another man to the Moon by 2024.

Fleet Space CEO Flavia Tata Nardini said Seven Sisters would use mining techniques to assist NASA in identifying viable water and other mineral deposits on the Moon through an array of sensors on the lunar surface by capturing images of water and mineralisation below.

She said this would equip Artemis with the data required to make “prudent decisions ahead of robotic and human exploration”.

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The technology developed through the mission will also be utilised for terrestrial exploration, with some new techniques are already being trialled in South Australia as part of the Accelerated Discovery Initiative.

Nardini said Fleet was already proving its Moon capabilities through its constellation of Centauri nanosatellites, which power a global network of connected sensors and devices.

Gavin Gillett of the Pioneer Lab at Rio Tinto, who also acts as an advisor to the mission team, said the mining industry already partners with the space industry to stream oceans of data through satellites.

The space startup launched its first small satellites in 2018 on board SpaceX, Rocket Lab and ISRO and has a tracking station an hour outside of Adelaide, South Australia.

“Australia has a unique combination of geography, environment and demographics that make pioneering automation and robotics a necessary part of our DNA,” Gillett said.

South Australia is home to the Australian Space Agency and the South Australian space ecosystem has grown in recent years, with collaborations with NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and the presence of numerous successful startups such as Myriota, Lux Aerobot, and Southern Launch.

Seven Sisters is a collaboration between the Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth consortium, Fleet Space Technologies, mining company Oz Minerals, the University of Adelaide, UNSW, nanosatellite company Tyvak, geo-data specialist Fugro, and energy and resources community Unearthed.

Nardini said Seven Sisters would be further aided by its first generation of prototype probes. Fleet expects to begin testing the probes in the coming months.

“It is critical that Australia supports NASA’s Artemis program with high-maturity systems,” Nardini said.

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The Seven Sisters Mission was founded in 2019 and is expected to take four years.

Fleet is scheduled to launch its next generation of nanosatellites in 2021.

Cutting edge tool for underwater recovery The custom recovery jaws will assist HEART with underwater recovery missions.

Blueprint Lab, an Australian robotics manufacturer, has developed custom jaws for their Alpha robotic arm which will allow for greater grip on fabric when resurfacing underwater drowning victims. This tool was developed for the Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Rescue Team (HEART).

HEART are a volunteer group of certified divers from Manitoba, Canada who specialise in emergency water search, rescue and recovery.

Using a combination of highly-skilled human divers and specialised technology, they are able to recover victims of tragic drowning accidents from the waterways of their region, including arctic underwater environments.

The HEART operators have been using Blueprint Lab’s Reach Alpha subsea robotic grabber to assist them in recovery missions but were having trouble with the intense grip stability required to resurface deceased victims.

They got creative and temporarily installed a makeshift DIY nail modification to their grabber in the short term, and then approached Blueprint Lab for an engineered solution.

Blueprint Lab’s engineering team began developing and testing a grabber upgrade that would fulfil these specific task requirements, resulting in a new tool specialised for Search and Recovery – the Reach Alpha Special Recovery Tool.

As well as looking the part, the Special Recovery Tool is strong, sturdy, and sharp making it an effective solution for HEART’s requirements.

The Blueprint Lab team are thrilled to have worked with HEART to ensure their continued mission success. Always keen to rise to the operational challenges faced by partners and customers no

matter how unique or challenging.

“Here at HEART Team we use the Blueprint Lab manipulator on our VideoRay Pro 5 ROV for body recoveries. We had an opportunity to speak with the folks from Blueprint Lab about our work and the need for a grabber that is more suitable for taking hold of fabric during recoveries without pulling free.

They told us they would come up with something special for us that they believe should work well.

“We were very impressed with the beautiful design they sent us! A few days ago we used the new mod for the first time and successfully recovered

a drowning victim. Thank-you for being there and working together with us to bring solutions that not only work but look pretty darn good too!”

– Manuel Maendel, HEART Team Operator *Blueprint Lab provide advanced robotic arm solutions for harsh environments. Their high quality, state-of-the-art robotic manipulators help operators push the boundaries of inspection and intervention.

Their customers include military organisations, service providers for the oil and gas industry conducting pipe and tank inspections, marine scientists, and the autonomous robotics research community.

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Matrix 320 reader empowers traceability for automation and logistics Datalogic is introducing to SE Asia, Australia and New Zealand, its Matrix 320 2MP image reader to empower traceability applications in intralogistics, distribution, 3PL, retail logistics and shop floor environments.

lenses, lightings, filters and accessories.

The new Matrix 320 reader offers outstanding scanning performance to achieve higher productivity and an optimised price-to-performance ratio with its advanced 2MP sensor (1920x1080 pixels with a 16:9 form factor), achieving an extra-large Field of View (FOV) on the horizontal axis that competes against 3MP readers.

This means end users and machine builders can achieve the same top scanning performance, with a lower cost solution.

The new innovative 2MP sensor’s 16:9 form factor allows the Matrix 320 to cover the same horizontal field of view that typically requires a pricier 3MP sensor.

Datalogic’s new Matrix 320 reader is ideally suited to a broad range of manufacturing and logistics applications

The new reader is ideally suited to factory automation and manufacturing applications, including automotive, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, electronics, general manufacturing, retail and more, says Datalogic.

The powerful dual core platform, together with the HDR and the hardware acceleration capability, provide top reading performance, even in high speed applications, as well as the best reading rate of both label and DPM [Direct Part

Matrix 320 is complemented by Datalogic’s Matrix 120 and Matrix 220, further establishing the company’s world leadership in stationary industrial scanners.

The reader provides the highest market application flexibility due to its modular design and a reduced number of models with a complete portfolio of

Marking] targets.

The reader offers full industrial connectivity and

Datalogic’s new Matrix 320 2MP reader

rotating connectors on top for ease of installation in every industrial environment. The reader’s new configurable 360-degree multi-colour read feedback, coupled with green/red spot technology, provides outstanding visual feedback that will simplify the installation and maintenance, with reduced time and cost.

A new web diagnostic suite and high-performance image saving capability provide information to improve the production process and set preventative maintenance for higher productivity and lower maintenance cost.

Every aspect of the Matrix 320 reader has been designed for easy installation, easy usage and easy reconfiguration as business needs change.

The embedded electronic focus dramatically reduces installation time and allows easy remote production batch change and reconfiguration, improving production flexibility in line with Industry 4.0 requirements.

mWL.cs mechatronic calotte loader unveiled A fully automated stand-alone system for transferring wafers between cassettes and calottes, the mWL.cs provides integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) an opportunity to increase yield and improve process traceability at a high throughput.

Evaporation process tools often utilise spherical carriers and rings to meet uniformity and defectivity targets. However, the design of these tools has made it challenging to introduce automated wafer handling in this step of the manufacturing process.

IDMs invariably default to manual wafer loading, which has resulted in yield degradation and an increased risk for misprocessing.

Automating the wafer loading and unloading system for evaporation type metal deposition is a step that bears much potential.

By eliminating human error from the equation, the system enables manufacturers to achieve higher yield and reduce damage to wafers.

Enhanced process traceability also supports quality

improvement measures to meet the conformity requirements of critical customer industries.

Key features of the mWL.cs mechatronic calotte loader include: • Superior handling accuracy and repeatability — hand-off position measurement and auto-teaching capabilities (<50µm) • Improved process traceability — host notification of Wafer ID, Cassette ID, Segment ID, and position in the segment

mechatronic recognizes and addresses the semiconductor industry’s need for the handling of ultra-sensitive substrates used in modern new wafer fabrication technologies.

The company’s deep expertise and proprietary technologies provide manufacturers with safe, reliable systems that handle non-standard substrates with ease and confidence.

• Redundancy — 2 loading areas for continuous processing • Impressive transfer times — high throughput of up to 240 wph that enables ROI within two years • Dual size handling — customizable to handle 4”, 6”, 8”, or 6” & 8” (dual size) • Small footprint — less than 7 m2 A specialist in fully automated handling systems for non-standard substrates and handling requirements,

i4L cost-saving Scara robot Omron’s new i4L Scara robot sets a new bar in the light duty Scara market, bringing strong performance at the most competitive price.

This compact next generation robot delivers quality along with scalability, preventative maintenance, and integration flexibility well above its class.

The i4L Scara robot is capable of high speed, high-precision motion with payloads up to 5kg.

The i4L offers simple integration with compact design, easy wall or table mounting and unique Ethernet or EtherCAT connectivity in the base.

You can maximise uptime by means of interactive maintenance alarms and an RGB dome light.

A status light helps to diagnose problems faster and more efficiently, maximising value in every stage of the product lifecycle. It is ideal for high-speed repeatable applications and comes with three

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options of working envelope with reaches of 350, 450 and 550mm.

The i4L Scara robot gives users competitive performance and reliability at an affordable price.

Fast-paced manufacturing environments require speed and flexibility. this robot provides the ideal solution.

The robot can help manufacturers address labour shortage challenges and manage workplace risks associated with Covid-19.

Key benefits include: • Simple integration: the i4L offers simple integration with a compact design and footprint.

Horizontal (table mount) or vertical (wall mount) installation is possible without additional adapters or brackets. Cable connections can be arranged so that they exit through or are parallel to the mounting surface.

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• Maximum uptime: the i4L helps maximise uptime thanks to faster problem diagnosis. Its unique and highly visible multi-coloured LED light dome enables predictive maintenance and gives convenient indication of the robot status.

• Performance: the i4L offers high-end inertia and repeatability for a light duty SCARA robot, providing all the performance necessary. Reduce set up complexity and programming time thanks to simple integration and synchronisation when deploying multiple robots.

• Productivity: OMRON has taken the standard SCARA robot to the next level for more productivity within the workplace. The i4L’s speed helps to expedite material handling and helps to reduce material costs, while freeing human resources for other tasks that maximise productivity.

Quality Control Co-ordinated action on compostable packaging needed A recent survey of compostable packaging stakeholders by The Packaging Forum shows that between them they have completed over 100 compostable packaging projects in the last five years, with another 81 in progress and 85 more planned.

Yet there has been little progress made on developing a viable end-of-life solution for compostable packaging at the scale New Zealand requires. This according to Kim Renshaw of Beyond the Bin, who is project manager for The Packaging Forum’s Compostable Technical Advisory Group (CTAG).

What’s needed for progress to happen, she says, is clear in the top six requirements identified by stakeholders: • Nationally available collections infrastructure • A labelling system • Increased processing infrastructure • An official New Zealand compostability of packaging

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• Funding • Networking (knowledge sharing) The CTAG is taking a collaborative approach in laying the groundwork for these to be developed and funded, she says.

“The next step is to gain an understanding of the volume of compostable packaging in the New Zealand market, and to clarify what level of investment and infrastructure is needed.”

As there is no existing data on this, the CTAG’s next survey will be asking manufacturers and importers

to supply data to inform that understanding. Data will be aggregated to protect commercial sensitivity, Kim says.

“As public opinion has turned against plastics, many importers, manufacturers and brands have turned to compostable packaging as a promising solution.

However, all packaging types need to end up in the right system at the end of their life to avoid causing unintended harm.”

“We’re working to overcome some complex problems such as the risk of contamination of compostable packaging with other materials, the ratios of compostable packaging that can be accepted by composters compared to other compostable material, what collection infrastructure could look like and how it could be funded,” she says.

The Forum recognises how important it is to overcome challenges and get systems in place for an increasingly popular packaging choice and will be working with all stakeholders to achieve this.

Ultimately the purpose of this work is to support Government in developing the right regulations for compostable packaging in New Zealand, ensuring the solution provides the best outcome for consumers and the environment, Kim says.

register to participate in a work programme and receive information: • Manufacturers and importer of compostable packaging • Brands and retailers who sell goods in compostable packaging • Composting collectors and processors • Brands considering switching to compostable packaging

The Forum is inviting the following stakeholders to

NDC sensors control manufacturing at the front line -Simon Ganley

Most customer food complaints relate to colour.

Too dark is considered to be over cooked or baked.

Too light is perceived to be underdone.

You wouldn’t believe just what people complain about. But businesses have to take complaints seriously and it costs to deal with them.

So now a lot of food manufacturing companies are adding colour to the other parameters they measure and control, saving a lot of money by doing so.

There is a good chance that a biscuit you buy in NZ will have had the manufacture controlled by colour rather than moisture. The measurement was developed in NZ with NDC and is being rolled out world-wide.

This saves a manufacturer a fortune in power consumption, scrap, waste, staff time and raw materials. And dealing with complaints.

Next time you eat fries at top quality franchised restaurants, they will have had the manufacture controlled with moisture, oil, colour, bed depth and temperature - all on the one NDC sensor that sits above the fryer.

Coffee is another application. The top brands of coffee have NDC sensors controlling the colour, moisture and caffeine. They also control tea.

Sugar is another application that is being developed at the moment. NDC controls the manufacture of pretty much all the sugar made and sold in NZ. “Wet” sugar moisture can be controlled to 0.1% on-line and dry sugar to 0.006%. But customers are alert to shades of brown that creep into refined sugar.

Strangely the colour we see in sugar isn’t brown. It is actually in the blue/green part of the spectrum.

Lactose is another product that downgrades with shades of brown and manufacturers of quality products build NDC sensors into the fluid bed driers to maintain top yield prices.

When we talk about product control with colour, we are not talking about colour sorters. These allocate products with different colours after they have been made.

What NDC sensors do is control the manufacture

at the front line so only items of a selected colour range get made.

The sensors can combine measurements of moisture, fat, oil, protein, caffeine etc to the colour and send each measurement result to the various PLCs and PCs that automate the manufacture.

They generally pay for themselves in weeks rather than months.

So, if you manufacture products that can have a variable colour, maybe we can help you. There is a good reason that NDC Technologies is the world’s largest supplier of on-line and at-line process control solutions.

If you run a fluid bed drier, oven, tunnel oven or blender, we may be able to make you a lot of money.

Visit; www.ganleyengineering.co.nz and www.ndc. com

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New Products Structural bearings deliver extreme low-friction performance to resources projects Custom-fabricated structural bearings are being introduced by Hercules Engineering for extremely high stress applications in resources projects requiring outstanding load-bearing performance, even in compact or wet spaces in mineral processing applications, power generation, ports loaders and land and marine exploration and structures .

The latest Herculon structural bearings are manufactured by integrating H-Glide fibre-reinforced composite pads sliding on 2B finish stainless steel to achieve an exceptionally low sliding coefficient of friction compared with other engineering bearing materials, even under water.

Unlike metal bearings that may rust or require continual lubrication and maintenance, the environmentally safe yet hard-wearing H-Glide bearing pads are dry sliding and will not release contaminants into surrounding environments or adjacent processes.

H-Glide’s excellent sliding properties (including friction coefficients from 0.05 – 0.1) are invaluable to infrastructure developers, engineers, architects and specifiers because lower coefficients of friction will transfer less stress onto the load-bearing structural components when the bearing does its job of protecting them against surrounding movement.

Hercules Engineering and Cut To Size Plastics provide a wealth of experience and application guidance, based on almost 50 years of operation in Australasian and Asia-Pacific regions in applying engineering polymer technology to construction, infrastructure, energy, mining, manufacturing, maritime, oil and gas, food and beverage, safety and water and

wastewater applications.

Hercules Engineering’s latest example of bearings incorporating H-glide was in an extensive roof which required extreme load-bearing capacity in a confined space, as close as possible to the axis of the load.

The same high performance is equally useful in major energy and resources structures, including wharves, platforms and steel structures, where compact bearings must withstand long-term stresses to protect valuable structures with optimum levels of safety for those within or around them .

With their incompressible H-Glide sliding layer, these bearings can withstand extreme point pressures of 350-500 megapascals, depending on bearing design and application.

This outstanding performance – which is up to 40 times greater than conventional water-resistant and non-lubricated fibre-reinforced elastomeric bearing pads – is complemented by the material’s ability to function well in a variety of environments including, but not limited to, damp or under water applications.

It is suitable for: • Oil process and production platform applications, as well as resource development infrastructure and mineral processing plants subject to changing operational loads and ambient conditions • Maritime and logistics structures, port and rail facilities, water and wastewater environments requiring a combination of high engineering performance combined with environmental compatibility • Energy structures, including wind, wave and tidal

power generators, where bearings must provide outstanding performance over varying loads for extended periods.

• Industrial and manufacturing process plant, including food and beverage, plant and process engineering applications requiring low maintenance, with high requirements for safety and hygiene • Construction, infrastructure, engineering and architectural projects involving high point loads on bearings, including commercial, retail and public infrastructure ranging from health facilities to parking stations A major advantage of this type of composite bearing is that they do not require lubrication, which minimises any disruption to processes.

H-Glide bearings’ already excellent lifespans can be increased by the use of a mirror polished stainless steel sliding plate.

Absorption of water and other fluids is negligible.

The material is virtually inert, reactions with food and cleaning substances, for example, almost never occur.

The H-Glide bearing pad is available in different formulations, including conductive materials. It is equally suitable for a wide variety of high-load structures requiring extreme load-bearing capability combined with non ‘stick-slip’ behaviour, where static and kinetic coefficient of sliding friction are virtually equal.

Filler accomodates bulk bags and drums A new low-rofile, combination bulk bag/drum filler from Flexicon allows filling of bulk bags and drums in low headroom areas.

chute dust vent, and a low-profile densification deck that de-aerates material in bags weighing up to two tonnes as they are being filled.

When filling bulk bags, full-length forklifting tubes integral to the rear-post fill head allow incremental height adjustments secured with hitch pins to accommodate bags of all popular sizes, from 1000 to 1500 mm tall, and widths to 1150 mm.

A remote console or wall-mounted panel houses controls to automatically inflate the bag to remove creases, open a flow control valve or start a feed device, and stop the flow of material once a preset fill weight has been gained.

The filler is equipped with an inflatable bag spout seal, a feed

The vibratory deck de-aerates and densifies material in the bag at preset set points to create a solid, stable bag, ready for shipment. Once bags are filled, the controller deflates the spout connection collar and releases the loop latches, enabling the operator to remove the palletised bag using a pallet jack or fork truck.

The unit can be switched to drum-filling mode in several seconds by positioning the

swing-arm-mounted drum-filling chute under the fill head discharge port. The attachment has an adaptable seal to handle drums measuring up to 570 mm in diameter and 900 mm in height.

When filling one drum, initiating a filling cycle delivers a programmed weight of material to the drum. When filling two, three or four drums, the feed chute automatically indexes after each drum is filled, reducing operator involvement to initiating the cycle and removing the palletised drums using a pallet jack or fork truck.

The filler is constructed of carbon steel with stainless steel material contact surfaces, and is available in all-stainless steel finished to industrial, food, dairy or pharmaceutical standards, and with material delivery systems integrated with upstream process equipment or storage vessels.

Cost-effective and lubrication-free mounting of solar panels Pillow block bearings for square tubes in photovoltaic power plants Solar plants operate under extreme environmental conditions. Treotham offers dirt-repellent and lubrication-free igus spherical plain bearings that precisely meet these requirements. They impress with their long service life, durability and low costs.

The igus ESQM pillow block bearings enable the mounting of solar panels that are constructed with square

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tubes of different edge lengths. In many projects, ESQM-110 and ESQM-120 for 110 or 120mm edge length have already proven their worth. Now Treotham also supply ESQM-100 for 100mm edge length.

The cost-effective pillow block bearings are UV-resistant, corrosion-free and particularly resistant to dirt and dust. They also enable alignment compensation, e.g. for unevenness in the substrate.

The lightweight bearings are easy to assemble and disassemble, with a split version of housing and

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spherical balls. The service life as well as the load capacity (also due to high static wind loads) have been successfully tested.

Treotham also supplies igus plain bearings that are suitable for solar tower power plants, parabolic trough power plants or the axis of rotation for panel adjustments, as well as energy chains with a defined torsional stop and minimum bend radius. With more than 17 years in the solar sector and extensive testing, igus can guarantee a long service life on all of their products.

New Products Bevel consumables for MAXPRO200 plasma system Hypertherm has released extreme bevel consumables for its MAXPRO200® LongLife air and oxygen plasma cutting system.

The consumables, designed for mechanised, robotic, and handheld cutting, have an aggressive pointed geometry so the plasma torch can tilt to an angle of up to 66.5 degrees.

This makes the consumables ideal for a wide range of jobs including steep mechanized bevelling, tube and pipe cutting, structural steel work, pressure vessel construction, and handheld cutting. In addition, it makes it easier for operators to see what they are cutting and gives them better access to beam flanges and areas with limited clearance for better cuts and

fewer secondary operations.

The extreme bevel consumables are available for both air and oxygen cutting at 130 and 200 amps.

MAXPRO200 owners and operators can choose to purchase the consumables separately or as part of a starter kit (part 528058) that includes consumables for all the extreme bevel cutting processes available for this system.

The MAXPRO200 is a true workhorse for companies demanding great cut quality along with high productivity and low operating costs.

It’s 100 percent duty cycle combined with 200 amps of power and the versatility offered by both hand

and mechanised cutting make it an enormously popular system.

Projecta takes portable solar chargers to new heights Going off the beaten track means so much more when you can capture memories on your phone or tablet to look back on later……until you realise the battery is flat and there’s nowhere to recharge.

Given the absence of power outlets in the great outdoors of New Zealand, there’s every chance of ending up with a flat battery when away from civilisation for an ended period.

That is unless of course you came equipped with one of Projecta’s new personal solar chargers, piggybacking neatly across your rucksack, which have just been released in New Zealand.

Prior to Covid19, such a device proved to be a lifesaver for a group of climbers tackling Mt Everest. Allowing them to keep in contact with each other in case of emergency and snap some photos of their once-in-alifetime experience, the climbers depended on their Projecta PP15 solar charger to keep all their mobile phones up and running.

The PP15 Solar Charger was tested by climbers on Mt Everest and is now available here to tackle the great New Zealand outdoors.

While it’s unlikely that Nepal will be on the list of travel destinations any time soon, there’s always the great outdoors closer to home and a PP15 solar

charger would make a great back-up for those planning a few days away from the comforts of civilisation.

Drawing power from its folding monocrystalline solar cells, the 15W charger features a built-in power bank, which can store power from the sun and continue charging devices when night falls.

USB-powered devices such as mobile phones, tablets, cameras, Bluetooth speakers and even drones can be charged directly and simultaneously from the three available USB ports, with a total combined output of up to 2.4A (5V).

The solar charger kit comes with corded loops and carabiners for versatile mounting to tents and backpacks for ideal sun exposure, folding up neatly into an ultra-portable carry case when not in use.

Projecta says that having been tested in the icy, high altitudes of Everest Base Camp, the portable solar charger kit is more-than capable of performing closer to sea level and in typical outdoor locations around New Zealand.

1S Series AC Servo System provides highest-level safety Omron has launched its new 1S Series AC Servo System with Safety Functionality. The new model joining the 1S Series, helps achieve safer manufacturing environments and higher productivity in the digital, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and other industries.

The new AC Servo System with Safety Functionality provides eight safety functions to safely run machines. All the functions satisfy PLe/SIL3*2 providing the highest-level safety, protecting the safety of operators, machinery, and products while improving the productivity of production equipment.

While manufacturing labor is hard to come by these days, harmonisation between people and machines is being accelerated, and there is a growing need to improve both productivity and safety of manufacturing equipment. Manufacturers are under pressure to quickly set up manufacturing equipment due to short product life cycles.

For example, in case of an emergency stop, synchronized motors decelerate to a stop, and the stationary state is monitored to avoid breakdown of products and machinery and smoothly restart the production equipment.

They, however, also have difficulty in engineering because setting up safe equipment requires a skilled equipment designer and software packages for safety & motion design. In addition, robots using AC servo systems are increasingly being used to maintain social distancing between workers as a preventive measure against infections including COVID-19. Workers now need to work harmoniously and safely with machines.

Moreover, combining with the Automation Software Sysmac Studio, which provides an integrated development environment from design to commissioning, makes programming easier.

production efficiency at the same time.

Omron set forth a strategic concept called “innovative-Automation” consisting of three innovations or “i’s”—”integrated” (control evolution), “intelligent” (development of intelligence by ICT), and “interactive” (new harmonization between people and machines).

By using the new 1S Series with Safety Functionality, Omron accelerates “innovative-Automation” together with its client companies and contributes to improving safety and productivity at manufacturing sites and increasing efficiency from equipment commissioning to production.

This software helps improve equipment performance and optimize commissioning tasks. At the production floor where people and machines work together, the machines keep running in the machine work area at safe speed in response to approaching people, ensuring the safety of operators and boosting

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New Products Swim title school purpose-built for champions New Zealand’s prestigious AquaGym facility was purpose-built in 1988 by two of New Zealand’s leading Elite Swim Coaches: Brett Naylor and Clive Power. Brett and Clive have for many years coached New Zealand Swim Teams to Olympics, Commonwealth Games and World Championships.

Until Brett’s retirement from National Swimming in 2000, AquaGym has placed a swimmer and coach on every International, Commonwealth and Olympic Games Team.

AquaGym is now fully owned by Brett and Colleen Naylor, and whilst the competitive swimmers are still showing strength at all levels, an enormous amount of energy has been put in to its Learn to Swim Program.

Top of the range instrument controller The Naylor’s needed a reliable, high-quality

automatic controller that would help maintain hygienic water for their new 16m x 10m water babies and pre-schoolers swimming pool.

“We required remote off-site access via the internet along with a low maintenance automatic chlorine and acid testing solution,” Colleen explains. “The entire system also needed to be sealed tight to withstand the harsh environment of the equipment plant room where temperatures fluctuate and there’s high levels of humidity and chlorine.”

Waterco’s Chemflo PRO is equipped with the capability to connect up to four sensors of any type with appropriate analogue outputs and relays. Equipped with data logging as standard and multiple PID loops as options, the Chemflo PRO is able to control complex water treatment processes at a fraction of the cost of other controllers.

Key product features and benefits include: • Free chlorine, total chlorine and hydrogen peroxide reading through amperometric sensors.

Chlorine range goes from 0.05 to 10.00ppm and hydrogen peroxide from 5 to 500 ppm • Open overflow flow cell for sensors • Superior patented gel-filled glass pH electrode

• Capabilities for 4 inputs (expandable up to 16) and 4 outputs (expandable up to 16) • Optional Remote communication • Optional VSD pump controller • Includes dosing pumps for sanitiser and pH control • Mounted on backboard

VSD Control (optional) Chemflo PRO VSD control sets the recirculation pump motor automatically, while the pool is being used, based on biocide demand. Biocide demand is directly linked to the number of people using the pool or spa, therefore Chemflo PRO can reduce pump speeds and electricity costs during periods of fewer bathers.

Learning life skills in pristine water Learning to swim is a life skill and, because Waterco’s Chemflo PRO keeps pH levels consistent, AquaGym’s swim coaches and students are able to experience perfect swimming conditions. “Living in a small country surrounded by water, we believe that every child should be given the opportunity to gain the lifetime benefits of being able to swim,” says Colleen.

• Large easy to read colour LCD screen

Launch of Aisle Master Order Picker: Aisle Master-OP Combilift’s new Aisle Master-OP (AME-OP) is a pioneering stand-on electric powered model that combines the advantages of a narrow aisle articulated forklift and an order picker for versatile operation in warehousing applications.

The development of this model was influenced by customer feedback - as has often been the case with Combilift’s innovations - as well as the recent soaring growth of e-commerce.

“Customers already using the Aisle Master for space saving, storage and efficiency in their warehouse asked if we could redevelop the Aisle Master to meet their ever-growing demand for order picking customised orders”, said Combilift CEO Martin McVicar.

Research & Development carried out in 2019 & 2020 has created the Aisle Master-OP. The main feature of this unit is the step-through operator compartment which has design copyright protection (European Design Registration No. 002676809-0001) across multiple markets worldwide.

The low floor height of just 280mm (11”) enables convenient, single step access from both sides of the truck which speeds up order picking compared to the operator having to get on and off from a seated position.

The AME-OP truck has all the key advantages of the conventional Aisle Master - indoor/outdoor, for loading/offloading and for stock replenishment at other times during shifts when order picking is complete.

The Aisle Master-OP is available in a number of variants, with lift capacities from 1,500kg to 2,500kg, lift heights up to 12.1m and can operate in aisles as narrow as 1650mm. It features a patented chain steering system (EU Patent No. 3008008), which allows the truck to articulate more than 205°, with an inline drive motor and front drive axle assembly,

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all of which enable narrower aisle operation.

The multifunctional programmable joystick control lever in the operator compartment, which includes controls for the hydraulics and traction, is adjustable to enable comfortable and ergonomic working conditions for operators of all sizes. The Operator Presence Detection floor pad engages the parking brake automatically when the operator steps off the truck to carry out Order Picking.

The AME-OP is now a production model within Combilift, with units currently in build for customers in the United States and in New Zealand - one of which is Sorted Logistics based in Christchurch New Zealand, a third-party logistics provider and freight forwarder who will be receiving eight AME-OP units shortly.

This is a major innovation in the warehousing sector and the versatility to use the one Aisle Master for multiple applications - narrow aisle operation, truck to rack handling, bulk picking and item order picking - will result in strong demand for this new product in our home and export markets around the world.

Developments Is automotive ready for hydrogen?

With global sustainability legislations shifting the automotive market away from combustion engines, you’ve probably heard somebody utter “my next car will be electric”. If you haven’t, it’s likely you will soon.

However, one fuel source doesn’t fit all. Making the green shift in the automotive market will require other sustainable fuel sources.

The move away from petrol, diesel and hybrid cars can seem like a shifting target. Despite deadlines for the ban on such vehicles varying by country, we can be sure that global change is happening — and soon.

Automakers and drivers alike will need to adjust to a more sustainable future, but how can you decide which resource will power your vehicle?

BEVs versus FCEVs The automotive sector typically views battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) as competing technologies. While BEVs use electricity stored in a battery that powers the vehicle’s electric motor, FCEVs are powered by fuel cells.

A fuel cell converts energy stored in molecules into electrical energy. Only oxygen and hydrogen are required to power the fuel cell — the former is readily available in the atmosphere, and the latter can be generated through electrolysis.

FCEVs can offer better weight economy, effectively powering larger vehicles such as haulage that need to limit unnecessary weight gain. Vehicles that travel long distances or that need to refuel quickly are also more suited to hydrogen.

Hydrogen is also a good choice for longer-term storage, since it is a gas that can be stored in tanks and containers, while battery lifetime can suffer if the batteries are not charged and discharged correctly.

However, hydrogen’s sustainable future relies on the production of green hydrogen — produced through electrolysis powered by renewable resources. Currently, around 96 per cent of hydrogen is generated from fossil fuels, so developments must still be made if FCEVs are going to match the feasibility of BEVs.

Despite green hydrogen’s slow development, across Europe many projects are already underway to test and deploy hydrogen buses, taxis and other large vehicles, spurring on investment in refuelling stations and other infrastructure that will be critical to the roll-out of FCEVs. For instance, the Joint Initiative for Hydrogen Vehicles across Europe (JIVE) project seeks to deploy 139 new zero emission fuel cell buses and associated refuelling infrastructure across five European countries.

JIVE is co-funded by a 32 million euro grant from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking under the European Union Horizon 2020 framework programme for research and innovation. Planned operating sites include the UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Denmark.

Elsewhere, British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is working on a government-sponsored initiative, Project Zeus, that will develop fuel cell technologies for its larger vehicles.

While the project remains in early development and the focus is on developing hydrogen powertrain technology, the first concept developed as a result of Project Zeus is likely to be an Evoque-sized SUV.

Getting prepared As sustainable and viable hydrogen solutions begin to take off, hydrogen infrastructure will also be key to delivering the fuel source to the automotive industry. Infrastructure doesn’t only involve producing the fuel itself, but also the pipework to transport it, and the development of the fuel cells. A key component in this infrastructure is steel.

High quality steel tubes will be an important requirement for gas companies, who will require

flexible solutions to set up refuelling stations.

Sandvik is already working with leading gas and engineering company, Linde, and is supplying its portable Solution in a Container to help the company build refuelling stations across Europe. The stainless steel alloy tubes transport hydrogen from a storage tank to a dispenser.

Linde’s hydrogen gas is transported under both low and high pressures of up to 900 bars, so Sandvik’s tubes meet strict safety guidelines. The long tubes eliminate the need for conventional fittings, such as cone and thread connections or welding, which normally connect shorter tubes.

Removing these connections helps reduce the risk of leakage and station shutdowns.

In addition to hydrogen transport infrastructure, materials technology is also central to fuel cell development. The Sandvik Sanergy product platform consists of a coated strip for a critical fuel cell stack component.

The strip is ready to be pressed to bipolar fuel cell plates, eliminating the costly need for individual plate coating. Today Sandvik has a unique, large-scale production facility in Sandviken, Sweden, and is ready for fuel cell technology to take off.

As we move away from petrol and diesel, many automakers are entering new territory. While BEV technology is well underway, it’s important to recognise that other sustainable options may better suit certain automotive requirements.

Hydrogen fuel cells remain a working progress, but ongoing investment and their clear potential make hydrogen a strong contender for the industry’s greener future.

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Get your carbon diet on track: 5 steps to carbon reporting

carbon footprint.

This is the same with embodied carbon, which is included in Scope 3 emissions and can be trickier to track than more direct emissions. Your supply chain likely includes a number of ready-made products, so you need to be aware of the emissions of these products before you use them.

To prepare for external reporting and the higher stakes involved, seek out any hidden elements for carbon reporting and be ready to answer detailed questions in advance.

reduction targets set by companies are only considered ‘science-based’ if they are in line with the latest climate science on what is required “to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.” As with any diet, surrounding yourself with the right groups can be beneficial for receiving support, resources, and opportunities for fruitful collaboration. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and the Climate Leaders Coalition are two support groups that can help on your carbon

potential clients and other key stakeholders by giving companies a competitive edge in the race to a low-carbon economy.

As of 31 December 2020, 556 companies have approved Science Based Targets (SBTs).

In New Zealand, the Climate Leaders Coalition has grown rapidly and is now the largest business collective tackling climate change in the country.

Both Climate Leaders Coalition and the SBTi have set their targets in accordance with the 2015 Paris agreement. thinkstep-anz is one of 10 companies in Oceania to have approved Science Based Targets and is also one of 103 signatories of the Climate Leaders Coalition.

5. Balance your carbon reductions with offsetting

Figure 1: This image shows the different activities that make up Scope 3 emissions. Note that these include both upstream and downstream emissions.

4. Set an ambitious reduction target

reduction path.

The crown jewel for external reporting is publicly committing to a reduction target by setting an ambitious emission reduction goal. GHG emission

SBTi ensures that companies keep their carbon diet in check by helping them set science-based targets. This will help to further impress future or

Offsetting can be the final step to achieving a well-rounded carbon reduction plan. While it is generally not practical to offset the majority of your carbon footprint, carbon offsets are a way to lower the impact of unavoidable, specific activities such as work-related flights.

Balance is key for any diet; the carbon diet is no exception. The only way to achieve your carbon reduction goals is to set an ambitious yet realistic target. View it as a long-term investment and conscious lifestyle change, rather than a fad.

EVOK3D Trans Tasman distributor for 3DGence INDUSTRY 3D range EVOK3D have extended their portfolio of 3D printers to include the 3DGence INDUSTRY range. This professional extrusion-based FDM printer is designed for the manufacture of end-to-end use parts, functional prototypes and jigs and fixtures.

With prices starting around $50K AUD, the machine features a high-temp chamber for a stable print environment and quick-change printing modules for compatibility with a wide range of materials, including ULTEM and PEEK. 3DGence 3D printers are renowned for their reliability and repeatable performance. With the flagship F420 machine boasting a large build volume of 380 x 380 x 420mm, the key advantage this printer brings is undoubtable its ability to use a wide range of extreme polymers such as ULTEM, PEEK, or PEKK as well as commodity polymer such as ABS, ASA and PP etc.

Other features include autocalibration to minimise setup times, 4 material bays for uninterrupted automatic spool change, very fast print speeds, soluble supports and open sourced consumables, to name a few.

EVOK3D has been delivering quality 3D printing/additive manufacturing solutions for over eight years, adopting leading edge technologies backed with locally based support service.

The team at EVOK3D believe the 3DGence range will help customers address their most demanding industry challenges that can’t be economically solved with conventional technologies and ultimately contribute to the rollout of Industry 4.0.

EVOK3D is Australian owned and operating 3D printing specialist. Supplying and supporting professional and production digital manufacturing solutions, including machinery, consumables and software.

Part of the Currie Group company, EVOK3D has offices in all capital cities across ANZ Taking on 3D printer distributorship of the 3DGence INDUSTRY range is timely for the Australian and New Zealand markets, as local manufacturers are looking to evolve their design and manufacturing capabilities.

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Developments Mint Innovation raises $20m to build gold biorefineries Precious metals refiner Mint Innovation will start mining in Sydney next year.

Then the New Zealand cleantech company has its sights on building a second biorefinery in North West England.

Mint Innovation has raised NZ$20 million to help build those plants, which are based on its proprietary biometallurgical process and scalable platform.

During successful trials at its first biorefinery in Auckland, Mint Innovation recovered significant amounts of gold and copper from crushed and powdered electronic waste.

Dr Will Barker, Mint Innovation’s CEO, says the Series B capital raise was led by New Zealand technology investor Movac, with strong support from around the globe, including Blackbird Ventures and major long term investor Icehouse Ventures.

“This raise gives us the capital we need to deploy our technology, starting with the Greater Sydney

biorefinery in early 2021,” Dr Barker says. “Once commissioned, the plant will be able to process up to 3,500 tonnes of electronic waste each year.

“That’s enough capacity to turn all the waste circuit boards in New South Wales into precious metals, including gold and copper. Ideally those metals will be sold back to local businesses, such as jewellers and manufacturers, creating a truly circular economy.”

Movac partner David Beard says the future for Mint Innovation lies in its plant design and technology being licensed for biorefineries to be built in cities around the world.

“With the disposal of e-waste a growing issue, as countries like Mainland China close their doors to importing waste, a disruptive cleantech company like Mint Innovation has the potential to establish a global footprint quite quickly,” he says.

Dr Barker says the second plant is expected to start being built later next year. The North West of England has a heritage in chemical process innovation and

Dr. Will Barker

Mint Innovation wants to bring clean tech to an area with which Dr Barker is familiar, having grown up in the UK. “There is a lot of recycling of e-waste by governments and cities, but our technology provides a new dimension to creating a circular economy,” he says. “Imagine the gold in your old laptop might end up as a ring on a person’s finger – or being re-used in new devices.”

HRS highlights steam injection for food sterilisation HRS Process Solutions, Stand 3164, Foodtech Packtech 2021 After an exceptional year, HRS Process Solutions is delighted to be returning to the Foodtech Packtech

event in Auckland in April and will be showcasing its DSI Series of direct steam injection pasteurisers and sterilisers which are ideal for food products such as plant-based milk drinks.

The benefit of sterilising using direct steam injection is the speed of the process, with sterilisation temperatures of 100 to 145 deg. C. being reached in around a second; much quicker than the fastest heat exchanger systems.

For products such as plant milks, this rapid heating prevents cooking of the product and formation of caramel-type compounds which can darken the product or produce unwanted flavours.

Some products, such as oat milk, also benefit from the additional dilution with water which the steam

injection provides.

Chris Little, Managing Director at HRS Process Solutions, comments: “At HRS, we are always looking to provide full system solutions for the thermal treatment processes required by our clients.

As part of this we have introduced the DSI Series of steam injection modules for the pasteurisation and sterilisation of products such as increasingly popular plant milks.

“The first DSI Series unit has been running successfully for a number of months now and we are pleased to be able to offer another solution to our customers.”

More information on the HRS DSI Series will be available on Stand 3164, at Foodtech Packtech in Auckland from 13-15 April 2021.

WelTec graduate gets dream engineering job Philip Moore has long loved learning the mechanics of how things work, and as a child was always taking things apart and putting them back together. When he completed his engineering degree at WelTec in 2019 he was offered his dream role doing just that as his first job after study.

Philip grew up in Picton. His drive to learn about engineering was so strong that when he was in Year 11 he moved schools so he could take a class focused on this subject area.

“I always knew that I wanted to study engineering, so when I finished college I enrolled in an engineering course at a university,” explains Philip. “I think, like a lot of teenagers, I had it drilled into me that I had to go to university to be successful, but I soon realised that it wasn’t for me.”

“I found the course was too theoretical and it was honestly a bit boring. I asked around and heard good things about WelTec so I decided to drop my university course and enrol there.”

The change in course did the trick and Philip hasn’t looked back.

“The hands-on approach of the WelTec course was definitely more what I wanted out of my degree. I found the course work challenging and engaging and there was a good balance of theory to go alongside the practical work. I think what I found so useful about the course was the fact that the tutors were very good at showing us the practical implications of what we were learning for later in our careers. It made it feel relevant and worthwhile.”

has to pull their own weight which sometimes means doing jobs that are outside of your job description.

“Being in a small team has been a huge blessing, I have gotten to understand the company structure in a way that I wouldn’t usually as an engineer in a bigger company, and I have been given opportunities such as completing a CPR course and becoming the company health and safety representative.”

After completing his degree Philip applied for a position at Omeo Technology on the Kāpiti Coast. He impressed the Omeo team and was quickly offered the role.

Omeo Technology is an innovative company based in Ōtaki, that creates electric, self-balancing mobility devices which can be driven completely hands free.

The two-wheeled devices have all-terrain capabilities, meaning beaches, forests, tracks and unsealed pathways are now accessible for those restricted to a mobility device, and occupants can travel at speeds of up to 20km per hour.

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Rear View Climate Change Commission calls on NZ government to take ‘immediate and decisive action’ to cut emissions New Zealand’s Climate Change Commission has released its long-anticipated advice to the government on how to reshape the economy to meet the country’s domestic and international climate change obligations.

The document sets out three emissions budgets, covering 15 years to 2035 in five-yearly plans. It also provides advice on the direction policy should take to achieve the country’s 2050 net-zero goal.

New Zealand’s net emissions rose by 57% between 1990 and 2018, placing it among the poorest performers in the OECD. As one of New Zealand’s six climate change commissioners I have been part of the process of making a clear case to government that we must take “immediate and decisive action on climate change” across all sectors.

The commission’s priorities include a rapid shift to electric transport, accelerated renewable energy generation, climate-friendly farming practices and more permanent forests, predominantly in native trees. It also says New Zealand must raise its pledge under the Paris Agreement, known as the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), because its current commitment is not compatible with the goal of limiting warming to 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels.

Ambitious but realistic carbon budgets The good news is the draft carbon budgets are achievable, with technologies that already exist.

hydrogen and biofuels would help the freight sector (including heavy trucks, shipping and aircraft).

Part of the transport story is urban planning — changing how people and goods move around.

The commission recommends limiting urban sprawl, making walking and cycling safer and easier and shifting more freight from road to rail or shipping.

The commission also calls for rapid decarbonisation of electricity generation, and energy generally, to phase out the use of coal. Between now and 2035, it estimates New Zealand could cut transport emissions by 47% and those coming from heat and electricity generation by 45%.

Emissions from agriculture Methane accounts for 43.5% of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, and more than 80% of total methane comes from cud-chewing farm animals. But the short-lived nature of methane in the atmosphere means we do not need to reduce methane emissions so fast.

The Zero Carbon Act calls for a 24-47% reduction in methane emissions by 2050, compared to net-zero for carbon dioxide.

James Renwick Professor, Physical Geography (climate science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington.

The commission calls for real cuts in emissions rather than offsets through tree planting, but argues forestry should continue to play an important role in the long-term storage of carbon, for example if timber is used in buildings or furniture and to provide bioenergy.

It recommends a shift towards more permanent native forests to improve long-term carbon storage, biodiversity and soil retention.

Waste is another sector with significant potential to cut emissions. Per head of population, New Zealanders throw away roughly twice what an average OECD citizen does. The commission recommends moving towards a circular economy, where resources are valued and reused.

In terms of greenhouse gas emissions, the main issue in the waste sector is methane release from decomposing solid waste. Capturing that gas at source could reduce methane emissions by 14% by 2035.

Cost of a fair transition

The commission’s advice is built around 17 recommendations that cover many sectors of the economy. One of the key messages is that Aotearoa New Zealand cannot plant its way out of trouble but needs to make real cuts in emissions and eliminate the use of fossil fuels.

The commission’s draft budgets recommend an overall reduction in total greenhouse gas emissions of 36% by 2035, starting with 2% by 2025 and 17% by 2030. It estimates the cost of achieving this is less than 1% of projected GDP, much lower than was initially thought.

Most of the solutions are well known.

We need to reduce emissions from transport, from energy and industry, from agriculture and from waste.

The payoffs for public health, for our environment and biodiversity make this a good investment, let alone the huge avoided costs from unchecked climate change.

Reducing transport emissions is crucial as the sector was responsible for 36.3% of New Zealand’s emissions of long-lived greenhouse gases in 2018 and accounts for most of the growth in emissions over the past 30 years.

Recommendations for the transport sector include electrification of the vehicle fleet, improved public transport networks and better integration of active transport (walking and cycling).

A rapid increase in electric cars would reduce emissions from private and commercial transport, while supporting low-carbon fuels like “green”

Emissions from farm animals account for more than 80% of New Zealand’s methane emissions.

The commission’s recommendations will go through a public consultation process until 14 March, and the government has until the end of the year to decide which parts of the advice it takes on board.

The commission’s advice is that biogenic methane emissions can be reduced by 19% by 2035 while further improving productivity in the sector through better feed, fewer but more productive animals and continued research into emission-reducing technologies.

An important aspect of the advice is inclusiveness and support for all sectors of society as we move to a low-emissions future. The commission takes a te ao Māori (Māori world view) approach, making it clear that Aotearoa must have an equitable and fair transition.

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