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Some manufacturing firms that survived the global financial crisis have one unusual secret to their success: stop manufacturing. Though just one of the strategies that helped keep some New Zealand manufacturing firms economically buoyant, it was among the most surprising results of Simon Collins’ PhD thesis.

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The Surprising Strategy To Surviving Economic Recession

Simon dedicated his PhD to investigating the factors that increased resilience in New Zealand manufacturing firms to help them withstand the worst of the global financial crisis nearly ten years ago. After conducting in-depth interviews with seventeen manufacturing firms, he identified four resilience-building strategies that separated those that continued to perform well during the recession, and those that did not. “One of the biggest surprises was that some of the resilient firms stopped being manufacturers. They outsourced manufacturing, instead focussing on developing and designing great products, and then taking ownership of distributing and retailing those products themselves. “By delivering their products straight to their customers they captured some of the margin that would usually go to a third party,” Simon says. Simon says this tactic was part of a wider survival strategy

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Networked Manufacturing – Dieter Adam, CEO of the NZMEA The next wave of technological developments, described as Industry 4.0, have the potential to substantially change the nature of manufacturing, around the world and in New Zealand. Though its future and realities are uncertain, it could represent huge opportunities for those who can leverage technology, and risks if we cannot keep up. Take networked manufacturing. At the core of this is the idea that the physical elements on the factory floor – machines, tools, transportation systems and products are all networked; they can send data to a central control point and to each other and receive instructions from a central control point and from each other. Centralised monitoring and control of production equipment is not new – the interconnectivity of all elements and the potential to process and learn from large amounts of data, however, is new.

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DEPARTMENTS

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6 COMPANY PROFILE

Technology preserves water resources.

Craig Carlyle

7 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

Is Director of Maintenance Transformations Ltd, an executive member of the Maintenance Engineering Societyand the Event Director of the NationalMaintenance Engineering Conference.

Taking steps to protect connected industrial infrastructure. ARCHICAD 20 – A fresh look at BIM. Defining the IoT.

10 REGIONAL MANUFCTURING

Catherine Beard

Is Executive Director of Export NZ and Manufacturing, divisions of Business NZ, NewZealand’s largest business advocacy group, representing businesses of all sizes.

Balance, the $1 billion co-op.

11 EMEX 2016

Manufacturing start-up taking on the world.

14 EMEX 2016 VISITOR GUIDE -15

Who is on which site, where that site is.

Dieter Adam

Sprockets NZ and what they’ll display at EMEX.

Chief Executive, New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association has a Ph.D. in plant biotechnology, consulting and senior management roles in R&D, innovation and international business development.

Hi-Q supply components for manufacturers.

19 DEVELOPMENTS The future of speech.

Engineering at Waikato set to grow. New cloud capabilities mean faster and more flexible deployment options.

Lewis Woodward

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.

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Use the super computer in your pocket for new levels of productivity. Interview: Sean Creswell, Manager, Streetscape Ltd. Cell fusion discovery could improve agricultural production. Multisensor apparatus for 3D measurement.

Dr Wolfgang Scholz

Smarter sensing for the Internet of Things.

Is HERA Director and a Fellow of the Institute of Professional Engineers NZ.

26 ANALYSIS

Understanding your risks in business.

28 MARKETING Garth Wyllie

Is EMA’s Executive Officer, Manufacturing & Industry Groups. He is a strong advocate for the manufacturing sector. In his 20-plus years with the organisation Garth has managed a range of sector groups, with manufacturing being a key focus.

Seven points to get your website delivering better business.

29 DEVELOPMENTS Onshape introduces full-cloud CAD to Australia.

30 WORKSHOP TOOLS

Konecranes real time monitoring for lifecycle care. GRP enclosure ideal in corrosive environments. FastMig X range for greater welding productivity. TQF gearboxes ideal for automation tasks.

32 REAR VIEW

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The best technology for better manufacturing You will notice in this issue of NZ Manufacturer that a dedicated section on Smart Manufacturing has been added. This has come about because of the need to ‘step up the game’ on the technology and equipment now on offer to manufacturers. There are major developments happening all the time which enhance productivity and for manufacturers to keep pace is a major challenge as well as a picture of how their future may well be! Circular economy, IoT, Industry 4.0, 3D manufacturing, networked manufacturing… you may have heard it all before or just catching up. We’ll help you get there and we would like you and your company to contribute and tell us about the tools that are making your company a great place to work and achieve at. Smart Manufacturing has a panel of Advisors who will add their ‘5 cents worth’ on the manufacturing environment and tell me what readers need to be informed about. Going along this path, Dieter Adam, CEO of NZMEA talks in this issue about the next wave of technological developments, described as Industry 4.0, which have the potential to substantially change the nature of manufacturing around the world and in New Zealand.

global crisis and learnt that their secret to success was to stop manufacturing. He investigated the factors that increased resilience in New Zealand manufacturing companies to assist them withstand the worst of the crisis of ten years ago. “One of the biggest surprises was that some of the resilient companies stopped being manufacturers. They outsourced manufacturing, instead focussing on developing and designing great products, and then taking ownership of distributing and retailing those products themselves.” And don’t forget EMEX 2016 at the end of the month. Where else can you go to see the best of manufacturing technology and excellence on display in one environment in New Zealand? A great trade show for making new business contacts and for catching up with all the latest equipment you have been hearing about. 31 May – 2 June, ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland.

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COMPANY PROFILE

Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. - John R. Wooden

Technology preserves water resources Hynds Environmental Ltd was established in 2001 as a boutique provider of stormwater and wastewater treatment solutions. Their team of engineers has developed a range of treatment technologies over the years, and is a market leader in this field. In particular, the Hynds Lifestyle Domestic Wastewater Treatment System ranks in the top four of all systems tested at the On-site Effluent Treatment National Testing Program (OSET-NTP). Hynds Environmental is now fully integrated into Hynds Pipe Systems Ltd with dedicated environmental practitioners, supported by a raft of engineers strategically located throughout the country. Rod Murray, Hynds Environmental Chief Engineer, explains that his team’s primary goal is to provide appropriate water management technologies; to help customers meet their compliance requirements; preserve the receiving environment and natural resources; and avoid wasting precious water resources: “We are providing a key need of our society”, explains Rod. “That of treating stormwater run-off, wastewater, and liquid wastes, so that rather than damage the environment, the water can be safely

re-applied to the land.” The company was originally created to provide sustainable wastewater treatment practices for private residences, and small communities that did not have a formal sewage treatment process.

treatment devices can support one to six treatment (filter) modules within a single precast concrete manhole, with that system being able to treat the run-off from a small catchment of up to 3500m2 in area.

They quickly progressed to include the provision of stormwater and industrial waste treatment solutions for the commercial and industrial sector: “We work with farms, marinas, industrial sites, supermarkets, restaurants – anywhere there’s water-borne waste”, sums up Rod.

For larger catchments, Hynds has a host of single and multi-chamber solutions with a range of different internal processes to suit the type of stormwater/industrial water contaminant, and the volume of rainfall derived material expected.

Because each client has different needs, Hynds Environmental ensures that the appropriate technology is specified and designed for each project. Customisation is essential if water management systems are to be effective, but cost can be a major issue for clients. “Customers often want to be able to buy “off-the-shelf” systems, but the problem is that every site and each waste stream is subtly different”, explains Rod. “So, in order to reduce costs, we have devised or supplied internationally developed and proven modular systems that can be deployed with only minor modifications as required.” For instance, one of Hynds’ Auckland Council TP10 compliant stormwater

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–“We’re trying to put in the most cost-effective solutions with the best outcome with regard to installation and long-term maintenance costs. Understanding whole of life cost is an important customer requirement and Hynds Environmental “gets” this”. Hynds engineers are constantly looking at the international scene to learn about new and emerging technologies, and to stay ahead of the latest philosophy in terms of catchment performance and associated conveyance and treatment devices. “The industry focus was originally on conveying flows resulting from a range of rainfall events. Then on removing suspended solids within rainfall run-off, and next was the removal of heavy metals. Now stormwater treatment

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focus is shifting towards removing other particulate-bound pollutants such as hydrocarbons, nitrogen and phosphorus. “This is where we’ll be going in the future”, states Rod. Hynds is an active attendee of all national and relevant Australasian forums to encourage participating organisations to understand and operate to industry accepted standards. “Water as a resource is going to become the biggest issue for our planet in immediate and future years”, concludes Rod. “So we have to understand the technology that’s required to preserve our finite natural and physical resources for future generations. Our legacy is not only to be a commercially viable business success, but to also be a water management guardian of New Zealand as a nation and a society.”

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Taking steps to protect connected industrial infrastructure By: Gavin Coulthard, Systems Engineering Manager for Australia and New Zealand, Palo Alto Networks Networked devices and computer-controlled machines are nothing new in the manufacturing industry, but the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) is seeing an unprecedented number of devices connected to the internet for monitoring and control purposes. There are applications for IoT devices in almost every industry, and the manufacturing sector has much to gain from this technology. In many ways, the industrial control and automation systems commonly used in manufacturing processes have, for a long time, acted as precursors to the connected devices that are now available to consumers. However, today’s development of IoT technology delivers new capabilities for businesses as well as individuals. These connected devices and systems can offer better management of industrial control systems (ICS). IoT technology supports a granular quality of control and monitoring data, which can benefit supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems or distributed control systems and, in fact, any industrial automation system. We’re talking about large volumes of sometimes very complex data. When used well, IoT technology provides an extremely useful tool. While these new capabilities can lend

enormous value to manufacturers, they also come with new problems. First among these is the issue of information security. Mixing operational technology systems and information technology systems by way of IoT devices increases an organisation’s threat surface and opens up new ways for hackers to breach sensitive organisational networks. In some organisations, this can result in data and financial losses. But for manufacturers, it can lead to infrastructure and reputational damage, and even open up the possibility of personal harm to workers. In 2010, for example, centrifuges at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility failed due to malware called Stuxnet. Now considered a cyber weapon, Stuxnet has since been followed by other classes of malware and attack methodologies specifically design to disrupt physical industrial infrastructure. Today, industrial control systems are a growing target for cyberattack and, as the threat landscape becomes more aggressive, more industrial systems are being networked. This means manufacturers are more open than ever to potential threats. However, there are things manufacturers can do to minimise their risks. Here are five key steps to protecting industrial IoT infrastructure:

1. Implement Layer 7 inspection technologies for improved visibility Granular visibility of ICS protocols is a helpful step to increasing intelligence regarding data traffic. Linking this visibility to users and inspecting file-bearing applications is an essential part of this process. Next-generation firewalls employing advanced deep-packet inspection technology can help to deliver this capability. 2. Apply zero-trust segmentation

network

It is important to apply zero-trust rules with access allowed on a ‘least privilege’ basis, where users are given access only to the systems they need to carry out their duties. This approach can result in a marked reduction in the number of vectors that can be used by an attacker, while also providing better correlation between user and application. 3. Use modern tools for preventing zero-day attacks So-called zero-day attacks exploit previously unknown vulnerabilities in computer code to breach systems. Tools that can detect and prevent such threats at both the network and the endpoint levels are now essential for protection. A combination of malware ‘sandboxing’ solutions and advanced endpoint protection technology can

help reduce the success of such attacks. 4. Secure mobile environments

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Mobile devices should be checked for proper configuration before being allowed to access the network and, once on the network, applications should be limited to reduce the potential attack vectors. For virtual environments, virtualised firewall technology should be used to provide better visibility to data traffic. 5. Use a cohesive security platform Many legacy ICS environments don’t have adequate security, and those that do often use security systems with point solution architecture. This can hamper performance, incident response, and administration. Next-generation firewall architecture, on the other hand, along with new models of centrally-connected endpoint security measures, support optimal operation and threat detection.

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ARCHICAD 20 – A fresh look at BIM GRAPHISOFT, the leading Building Information Modelling (BIM) software developer for architects and designers, announced today the latest version of its industry-leading BIM software solution. ARCHICAD 20 features a number of important functional improvements that put the emphasis on the “I” in BIM, increasing the value for both ARCHICAD users and external stakeholders alike. Its brand new, “flat-design” graphical UI sets the new version apart from run-of-the-mill BIM tools. “The true potential of BIM is that it can hold all the necessary information for designing, constructing and operating buildings,” said Peter Temesvari, Director of Product Management at GRAPHISOFT. “A significant part of this information is non-geometrical data. ARCHICAD 20 offers powerful workflows to manage, visualize and exchange such information with any stakeholder participating in the design and construction process.”

What’s new in ARCHICAD 20 Enhanced Information Management Store the Information: Information is the most valuable part of BIM and ARCHICAD 20 helps architects and designers get the most of it! ARCHICAD 20 allows users to utilize their Building Information Model as the central storage place for all related information. They can even easily store and maintain design information that was not created using CAD or BIM tools, like Excel spreadsheets. Display the Information: ARCHICAD 20 leverages well-structured information resulting in informative design visualization, which ensures enormous efficiencies throughout design and construction. With the

help of smart filters and brand new graphical override, designers can freely change the representation of any 2D and 3D views of elements with similar properties. This feature allows a number of workflows that make communication, coordination and model checking much more efficient. Share the Information: ARCHICAD 20 is among the first BIM applications to fully support the IFC 4 open-source standard. IFC 4 supports new coordination workflows (Design Transfer View and Reference View) and provides great help when coordinating with other disciplines. Information sharing via purpose-made tools such as BIMx or generic tools such as Excel enables a much wider target group to get involved and use the wealth of information stored in

BIM. Graphical Favourites Brand new Graphical Favourites provide excellent visual feedback about saved element settings with automatically-generated, coloured 2D or 3D thumbnail previews -- available instantly for every Tool. This not only helps BIM managers in setting up and enforcing office project templates, but also speeds up everyday design development work. Renewed Graphical User Interface ARCHICAD 20 features a completely revamped graphical user interface, making it the most modern-looking BIM application available on the market today. The design language used on the renewed GUI gives ARCHICAD a look and feel much closer to mobile apps than to traditional desktop software, making it especially appealing to the younger generation. For more information about ARCHICAD 20, and to sign up for the live streaming of ARCHICAD 20’s world premier event, visit www.archicad.com. About GRAPHISOFT GRAPHISOFT ignited the BIM revolution in 1984 with ARCHICAD, the industry first BIM software for architects. GRAPHISOFT continues to lead the industry with innovative solutions such as its revolutionary BIMcloud, the world’s first real-time BIM collaboration environment; EcoDesigner, the world’s first fully BIM-integrated “GREEN” design solution; and BIMx, the world’s leading mobile app for BIM visualization. GRAPHISOFT is part of the Nemetschek Group.

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Defining the IoT -Dr. Hai Wang, Senior Vice President, Technology & Operations, NXP Semiconductors. At NXP, we believe that we are entering a new era of computing technology that many are calling the Internet of Things (IoT). We see the IoT as billions of smart, connected “things” (a sort of “universal global neural network” in the cloud) that will encompass every aspect of our lives, and its foundation is the intelligence that embedded processing provides.

March 30 and 31, 2016, NXP showcased 10 Smart Solutions based on our promise of Connected, Smart and Secure Internet of Things.

IoT is made up of smart machines interacting and communicating with other machines, objects, environments and infrastructures. As a result, huge volumes of data are being generated, and that data is being processed into useful actions that can “command and control” things to make our lives much easier and safer—and to reduce humanity’s impact on the environment.

The market segments for these 10 Smart Solutions are consumer energy and home automation, healthcare, pharmaceutical and cold chain management, transportation, payments, gaming and entertainment.

How would IoT affect people and businesses now and in the future?

These Smart Solutions showcased at IoT Asia Conference included Smart Connectivity for payment, transport and entertainment, Smart Energy for plug and play energy solutions for individuals to businesses, Smart Health to support therapy adherence for patients with chronic health diseases and growing needs within the food and pharmaceutical industry for sophisticated cold chain management, Smart Home for safety and convenience, Smart Mobility for traffic system to reduce accidents and improve flow, Smart Tags for consumer applications and Smart Wearable for a variety of consumer and business applications.

IoT affects individuals, businesses large and small as well as industries. Today there are an estimated 2.9 billion people online, or 40% of the world’s population. Analysts expect that as nations and technology develop, 50% of the world’s population could be online by 2017. We could see up to 30 billion connected devices in coming years, three times more than today’s 10 billion connected devices. The major impact of IoT will be in consumer and business sectors, security and safety, education and healthcare, as well as in governments and policy shaping. What benefits do NXP Smart Solutions bring to businesses? A critical value that NXP brings is secure connectivity solutions. In fact, NXP is currently the world’s leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, enabling secure connections and infrastructure for a smarter world. Our solutions work behind the scenes, helping partners in the global ecosystem as they work to are create and deliver complete hardware and software solutions for the IoT era. Ultimately, these Smart Solutions from this ecosystem deliver three promises: Everything Connected, Everything Smart, Everything Secure. Which are the main markets to benefit from IoT? Please give examples. The main market segments that we are working on today are many. Just recently, at the Internet of Things (IoT) Asia Conference held in Singapore on

How secure are we in the IoT world? Security in the IoT era is a major concern. At NXP, we see it as a race in the IoT era where staying ahead of the game is a major challenge. Presently, identity theft exists, data privacy concerns are growing with the growth of connected devices, and the newly-connected command and control systems present attractive targets for hackers. Current devices and applications developed previously may not have been built with security solutions needed for the IoT era. What these all means is that Security must be a critical part of the connected solutions that every business is designing today. NXP is helping to help address security concerns in the IoT era. We are the global leader in security solutions for personal identification, contactless payment, authentication, data

transport and application processing. Our technology capabilities span from the edge of the network to the gateway to the cloud while our broad portfolio of secure microcontrollers, high performance multicore communications processors, applications processors, middleware and software ensure that the newly designed devices are protected. Today, we are working closely with partners in the ecosystem to develop Secure Connections for a Smarter World. When I consider IoT Manufacturing, I consider large product development. What do you consider? For IoT Manufacturing, we consider the full spectrum of manufacturing – from product design to final delivery to customers. We also consider that brands and their customers demand solutions that are powerful yet small. In the IoT era, there is a need for small and we find that there are major brands spending time and money on expensive contractor manufacturers to come up with advanced board designs onto which they will add more feature sets by shrinking the electronics in their applications. Such developments could take months, impacting the brand’s speed to market. What NXP is doing now is trying to help brands to speed up their manufacturing process with our plug and play solution, not just a reference design but a product. This is the world’s smallest integrated smart system for the Internet of Things, wearables and other small, low-power portable devices. This is a chip that brands can use directly into their products. This is our new line of SCM (SingleChip Module) products which including processors,

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memory, and power management all integrated into a package the size of a dime. With this, brands do not have to spend time and money on expensive contractor manufacturers to come up with advanced board designs, and they can add more feature sets by shrinking the electronics in their applications. In fact, SCM provides a minimum of 50 percent board savings over discrete solutions. NXP is also working closely with our contract manufacturing partners to help brands get their products to market even faster. These partners focus on supporting customers in developing their application board as well as vetting the firmware and peripherals to get the brands’ products working and into the hands of their customers. We talk about the Circular Economy, we talk about IoT. What comes next? In the diverse manufacturing industry, there had been much discussions and interest in the circular economy previously. To us, the circular economy is about an industrial economy that, by intention and by design, produces little or no waste and pollution to the environment. The outcomes of that interest and discussion about the circular economy have led to, I believe, more companies being committed to sustainability. For NXP, the Smart Solutions that we are leading and driving for IoT development is to help build a Smarter World with Smart Cities and Smart Nations. Moving ahead for tomorrow, we believe that we could be looking at a Smart Society with budding scientists creating life-changing technologies.

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Ballance, the $1 billion co-op Ballance Agri-Nutrients is a farmer-owned co-operative supporting New Zealand farmers to operate more productively, profitably and sustainably. CEO, Mark Wynne reflects to NZ Manufacturer on the way ahead and staying close to farmers. We’re close to a $1 billion business with roots that go right back to the 1800s when sulphur was mined at White Island in the Bay of Plenty and shipped to Tauranga for refining. Across our long history, our reason for being has remained the same – ensure farmers have sustainable, affordable access to quality nutrients to support their farm’s productivity. From our core business of fertiliser manufacturing, supply, sales and advice, we have grown to offer farmers a full suite of science-backed nutrient products and services. This enables us to help farmers achieve soil and animal nutrition and productivity with a minimal environmental footprint. Our agri-nutrient advice is complemented by award-winning technology products which provide a wealth of information to enable farmers to make the best management decisions for their business. We cover the country, with one-on-one specialist advice on-farm backed up by a network of rural merchant supply partners, services centres, consignment stores, manufacturing sites and our own agricultural aviation services. As a co-operative, we’re owned by farmers and they share in our success receiving annual rebates on fertiliser purchases, a share in our profits through dividends and increases in the value of their shares in us. In 2015 we distributed $76 million to shareholders. We’ve gone from strength to strength with more than 19,000 farmers signed on as shareholders. Our shareholders’ equity is $435 million and has grown by 31 percent over the past five years.

Made in NZ for NZ We source raw materials from around the world and within New Zealand to produce high quality farm and animal nutrients designed for New Zealand soils and farming conditions. Last year we sold 1.75 million tonnes of product and these sales, combined with other services, delivered $893 million in revenue and an $81 million profit. In our core fertiliser operations Ballance has two plants that manufacture phosphate fertiliser products at Mount Maunganui and Awarua. Together, the plants produce approximately 800,000 tonnes of fertiliser each year. Manufacturing processes are continuously revised to ensure optimum efficiencies are achieved. Our

continuous improvement is delivering results, with Awarua achieving record production levels last year, while Mount Maunganui achieved the lowest controllable unit costs for production. Ballance also owns the country’s only ammonia-urea manufacturing plant, located at Kapuni, in Taranaki. This high-tech plant operates to stringent international standards, converting atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia and then to urea. The natural gas used to power this plant is sourced from the nearby Maui gas field. Kapuni produces around 260,000 tonnes of product annually. Ballance is currently exploring development and funding options for a new plant aiming for the lowest carbon footprint of any similar facility in the world. All manufacturing produces byproducts and fertiliser is no exception. We turn these into revenue streams. A good example is Go Clear, an exhaust system additive which reduces nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel engines and is used by many fleet operators including Fonterra. Scientists have calculated this additive has removed 2,000 tonnes of harmful exhaust gases from the environment. To fulfil the growing demand for high quality animal feed, we have manufacturing sites in Morrinsville and Wanganui in the North Island and Ashburton in the South Island. Our SealesWinslow operation supplies custom blended pelletised feed to farmers throughout New Zealand. In addition the company produces feedblocks, milk additives, silage inoculants and mycotoxin neutralisers. In order to maintain product quality, the mills have developed effective quality control systems that cover raw material sourcing, formulations, manufacturing, storage, transport and finished product testing. All sites have FeedSafeNZ accreditation which provides assurances on the quality of stockfeed.

Backed by Sound Science Everything we do is backed by sound science. Our R&D team focuses on the development of products and services that improve the efficiency of our soil and animal nutrition products and our technical team ensures the best scientific advice is put in farmers’ hands. This includes have specialist teams of scientists in key areas like animal nutrition, soil and agricultural science to advise farmers. We work in close association with AgResearch, HortResearch, Crop and Food, Landcare Research and independent scientists, drawing on

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their expertise as we contribute ours. Our work includes research in local conditions to provide the results evidence farmers look for in the products we recommend. We’re just past the half way mark in our seven year $19.5 million Clearview Research Programme which has funding support from the Primary Growth Partnership. Its overall aim is to increase the efficiency of fertilisers farmers depend on while minimising their environmental impacts. Two patented products are already in use on farm - N-Guru™ and SpreadSmart™. Used in conjunction with soil testing, N-Guru™ enables farm consultants to interpret the test results to identify which areas of a farm will produce a greater response to nitrogen than others. SpreadSmart™ meanwhile is precision technology developed for fixed-wing aerial topdressing. It combines GPS guidance and tracking systems with computerised farm mapping to automate the opening and closing of an aircraft’s fertiliser hopper at the right time, in the right place, minimising losses and maximising results. It keeps fertiliser out of waterways, gullies, forestry blocks, tracks and other no-go zones and allows for different fertiliser products to be specifically targeted to different areas of the farm, improving overall production. It also combines variable rate application, so different parts of the farm get exactly the volumes of fertiliser they need. With fertiliser one of the largest on-farm costs, precision applications also mean budgets go further, improving farm margins.

Serious about Sustainability Farming means everything to us. Farmers are our owners and our customers and their work contributes to the New Zealand economy. We’re big investors in farming’s sustainability. We’re the lead sponsor of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards which show productivity and profitability don’t come at the environment’s expense. This is more than a farming competition. It’s about supporting the

global competitiveness and reputation of our pastoral industries. New Zealand could produce enough food to feed around 40 million people if every farm performed at the same levels demonstrated by our award winners. We think that’s well worth supporting. Farming is often an inter-generational business. We provide up to four scholarships a year to encourage young people to enter the agricultural industry. Each scholarship is valued at $4,000 per annum and can be held for a maximum of three years.

Proud of our People Ballance employs more than 700 people in a wide variety of roles, ranging from PhDs in agricultural science to chemical engineers, marketing experts, health and safety specialists and production workers. Great people made a great company, so we emphasise attracting and developing the best people we can find. We’re firmly committed to developing leaders worth following and giving every employee the opportunity to be the best they can possibly be. Every day we strive to make our operations a safe place for both staff and visitors and we are committed to a zero injury rate. Attention to safety has earned us the highest level of ACC accreditation.

Future Outlook/Opportunities If we’re not thinking about the future, we can’t help farmers prepare for it. Farming in the future will look pretty different. We will see more consolidation – bigger farms, and they will be working within tighter limits – think controls on water takes, nutrient losses, animal welfare – some of these limits will be via legislation, others will come from consumer pressure. In response to this, we’ve focused on three areas: firstly, staying close to farmers, understanding their needs as market changes rapidly around them. Secondly, delivering best advice for farmers can remain sustainable and profitable as limits increase and change. Thirdly becoming involved in the legislative process, advocating for farmers and ensuring sound science is behind limits.

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NZ manufacturing start-up bucking convention, taking on the world Manufacturing is in decline in much of the Western world. However, New Zealand-owned start-up PGE Injection Moulding is bucking this trend. The company is already exporting its expertise with its first products being used in marine safety applications by a US-based company. Established three years ago, PGE specialises in titanium injection moulding – a complex method with few competitors in the global market. Titanium is very light but also very strong, making titanium alloys ideal metals for many manufacturing projects. However, titanium alloys are also very expensive. Rather than using solid titanium, PGE uses titanium powder for easy transportation and far less waste. “Titanium is expensive but has such strength and versatility that if you can nail titanium injection moulding you can lead the market in high-value industries such as aeronautical, health and marine,” said Brian Breading, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for PGE. “While our competitors typically make parts up to 20 grams in

weight we can build parts up to 120 grams creating more opportunities in larger scale manufacturing.”

produce multiple parts faster.

PGE took two-and-a-half years to perfect its process. The company uses 3D design software SOLIDWORKS to handle the design of the parts and moulds. PGE is working with Intercad, the largest reseller of SOLIDWORKS solutions in New Zealand and Australia, for specialist technical support and to provide flow simulation services.

“There is a lot of trial and error testing that goes on when it comes to injection moulding,” said Breading. “You have to see what works in a real-world scenario, and then you go back and make the changes required. It is very expensive to do so.

One of the critical parts of the process in injection moulding is the creation of a mould which will maintain the integrity of the titanium part during the sintering process. During sintering, the moulded titanium part – which is actually a mixture of titanium powder, wax and other elements – is removed from the mould and heated to a point where those other elements melt away leaving the pure titanium part. If the mould is not designed correctly it can cause the part to collapse or warp in the sintering process. PGE’s use of SOLIDWORKS has resulted in it minimising such problems and has allowed the company to design and

“But SOLIDWORKS makes that process more efficient and less costly. It enables the design of the mould to be done quickly. We can then verify the design using software like SOLIDWORKS Plastics. It gives us a way to use plastics as a basis and see how things flow geometrically. Because the software is user-friendly, any modifications we need to make to our mould designs can be done very quickly.” Brian Breading will attend the upcoming EMEX event as a guest of Intercad, to be held at Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds from May 31 – June 2. Jason Gannon, Intercad’s New Zealand

Country Manager, will be available at Intercad’s stand (number 2026/6) throughout the event. “PGE is a start-up with the smarts to do something that only a few companies in the world can do,” said Gannon. “By using their expertise in titanium and metal injection moulding and drawing on our Solidworks expertise as well as our specialist services, Brian and his team can concentrate on the actual manufacturing of these titanium parts while they ramp up production.” PGE manufactures the moulds and undertakes the injection moulding in New Zealand, but uses external companies to supply the titanium powder and to handle the sintering process. PGE hopes to expand its business soon and bring those processes in-house – to New Zealand – as well. For more information please call Intercad in New Zealand on 09 525 9870 or visit www.intercad.co.nz.

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Impressive mechanised and robotic welding systems on show Leading international welding equipment manufacturer, Kemppi, today released a new industry benchmark for quality and productivity improvement in welding production operations – its’ new range of Mechanised and Robotic Welding which will be on display at EMEX 2016 Kemppi’s family of Mechanised Welding Systems can be combined with Kemppi WISE software processes to increase productivity several hundred per cent when compared to manual welding. This not only improves productivity but also ensures greater continuity in weld quality. Simple to operate and user-friendly, the Kemppi Mechanised Welding Systems empower the user as they allow the welder to weld remarkably quickly, safely. Plus, there is also a considerable saving in time and costs, not only because the Systems improve the speed of welding, but also because the need for rework is diminished. The Mechanised Welding System range includes six systems for Mig and Tig options for both rail mounted seam welding and orbital welding for tubes and pipework. The wide range features

simple and compact battery powered systems to advanced professional solutions for multilayer welding of pipes and tubes. The range includes the A5 Mig Rail System 2500, the A3 Mig Rail System 2500, the A5 Mig Orbital System 1500, and the A5 Tig Orbital System 75 and A7 Tig Orbital 150 and 300. The Mig Mechanised Welding Systems can be further combined with Kemppi’s unique Reduced Gap Technology (RGT) software to take welding productivity and quality to an even higher level. Together, they further enhance reliability in the consistency of the weld, the quality of welding and speed, to further increase productivity.

Welder 450 is impressive. This solution is designed for robotic arc welding and can be easily integrated with any robot brand. It is ideal for any industry using robotic welding for mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium components.

improves welding speed and boosts production efficiency. Designed with flexibility in mind, this same equipment can be used for a variety of welding tasks and offers extensive functionality.

A comprehensive and perfectly balanced process package, the A7 Mig Welder 450 guarantees reliable welding performance with no compromises. Together with Kemppi WISE software, the A7 significantly

The A7’s power source can be quickly accessed from an external computer via Ethernet with a regular web browser. No extra programs are needed and the system can be set up quickly and easily to help save on time.

For those involved in Robotic welding, the new A7 Mig

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SprocketsNZ at EMEX 2016 SprocketsNZ is New Zealandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest importer and manufacturer of both metric and imperial sprockets and chain. They currently service a range of industries such as, pulp and timber, food manufactures, agricultural and custom design engineering to name but a few. With their exclusive agency for Donghua chain, they can also supply directly to resellers and distributors in New Zealand. SprocketsNZ have a large capacity workshop and with the combined overall experience of the workforce of 37, can provide the complete service from design, manufacture CNC, fabrication and delivery of any sprocket, anytime, anywhere. With continued growth of the company and customer base, they are constantly

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increasing their product range and services available, to encompass customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs. With the introduction of these new products, they are also now able to supply induction hardened sprockets, Solid Bush Roller Chain and Heavy Super Power Chain off the shelf. At SprocketsNZ, their Southchain division can manufacture and assemble a broad range of customised chains, chains with specialised attachments, as per request, from standard roller chain to conveyor chain, double pitch chain and agricultural chains. They also offer chains in steel, dacromet coated, zinc plated, nickel plated and stainless steel.

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Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. -Albert Einstein

Components distributor well established Hi-Q Components has been importing and distributing plastic and electronic components for over 30 years and is now a well-established supplier to manufacturers and general industry. Our new range of Toggle Clamps are high quality Turkish manufactured and we have many different styles and sizes in stock including; horizontal, vertical, compact, latching, pneumatic and straight line clamps. When it comes to manual clamping equipment, toggle clamps are an extremely useful choice. They have excellent power-to-movement ratio, simple installation, quick easy action and toggle clamps have multiple applications. Beyond the toggle clamp range, Hi-Q is a one-stop shop for plastic

components including, fixings, fastenings, hardware, knobs, handles, small enclosures, protective caps, plugs and hi-temperature masking products. Hi-Q also has an extensive stock of electronic components, which includes AC and DC cooling fans, terminal blocks, connectors, switches, mains filters, crystals, buzzers and indicators. If you have any requirement that we cannot source within our stock range or from our many overseas manufacturers we would be happy to look at the options of tooling and manufacturing these locally for you. Hi-Q welcomes customers and design engineers to discuss their projects with the experienced staff to find the right solution for their design projects and receive free samples for proto typing.

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The surprising strategy to surviving economic recession to maximise efficiencies, which saw resilient manufacturing firms aiming to be more efficient at every stage of the manufacturing process. This improved margins, and as a result, muted the negative effects of lower sales and the unfavourable exchange rate. Simon’s research identified three other resilience-building strategies: • Innovating platforms – developing the next generation of products to stimulate

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new sales • Actively collaborating – working closely and consistently with other firms and individuals to help develop technology and products • Cataloguing specialist knowledge and skills - building libraries, creating databases of skills and lodging patents to identify, protect and then capitalise on areas of expertise.

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THE FUTURE OF SPEECH

The Future of Speech Derek Austin, Interactive Technologies Manager for Nuance Communications, looks at speech recognition software and how it will help shape the way people interact with their world in the future. Speech recognition provides perhaps the most natural way for humans to interact with computers. Whether it is a case of the fun filled antics of Star Trek or the more serious interactions that went on in Space Odyssey 2001, we know that somewhere in the future, our destiny is to talk to computers rather than use a keyboard. But how far will speech recognition help define this future and what can we realistically expect in the next few years? Speech recognition technologies in general are now accurate and there are two broad forms of recognition technology – speaker independent and speaker dependent. Speaker independent technologies work anywhere and at anytime. For instance, you can dial into a call centre and the computer usually recognises what you say without having to know who you are. This is the easiest way to talk to a computer. However, the problem with speaker independent technologies is that the level of accuracy is limited in such situations. The computer has a much harder job of understanding what you say if you can be anywhere, using any kind of accent, and speaking any language. Speaker dependent technologies offer the highest accuracy, as the computer knows who you are. Speaker dependent technologies keep a profile of how you speak and what you say. These systems provide the most accurate transcription for writing business or personal correspondence, documents, scientific articles and the like. Over time, these two forms of technologies will converge so that computers will recognise what you say no matter who you are, or the accent you are using. The technology should even be able to understand which language you are speaking and perhaps even identify you from your voiceprint. The vision is a computer that you can talk to, that understands and converses with you. Developing the computer’s ability to increasingly understand individuals will take time. Right now however, the speech recognition and the text-to-speech technologies are mature and ready for action. The challenge then, is to add further intelligence into the system as a whole. We are already seeing this in

early forms of personal assistants on smart phones. You are able to check the weather, book a flight, check on aircraft departure times, and so on. In these systems, speech recognition is only the front end to a much wider world. The system is connected to other services in the cloud and is able to answer reasonably intelligent questions from its human correspondent. In the home, you can already control the television, set up recording schedules and find programs using your voice. It will not be too long before the rest of the house is similarly enabled. Thanks to home automation systems, there are control interfaces that run on smart phones and these can be used to turn on lights, appliances and adjust heat settings. Cars now are not just a mode of transportation. Increasingly, they are becoming an intelligent system that drivers can interact with. You can already use your voice to control aspects of the car, to control the interface to entertainment, and of course, to navigate. In the future, you will probably be

able to converse with your car and tell it where you want to go so that it delivers you to the chosen destination. There is no doubt, that as we move forward, much of your world will be controlled by voice via speech recognition software combined with smart systems. Speech recognition software will also help shape interaction in the business environment. When you contact the company for assistance with a product or service, you will probably still use a phone to do that. Increasingly, customer service is moving to the web and you are able to talk to people using the Internet instead of your traditional phone line.

interacting with us and is able to hand over that interaction as we change locations and tasks. For example, if you are in the car and doing a web search for a new refrigerator, the car could be reading back details of pricing to you as you pull into your driveway. Once you turn off the car and go inside, your TV set might take up the conversation and you can continue your search from the living room. Mainstream speech recognition is increasingly defining the start of a new era where our devices are not only linked together, but are more intelligent and more capable of helping us to effectively interact with the world.

Smart systems will be able to answer your questions from extensive knowledge bases without you having to ever talk to a real human being. In the healthcare area, such systems have been rated as more helpful and empathic than real humans. The ultimate destination for speech recognition software combined with smart systems though, is an environment where each piece of technology keeps track of how it is

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Engineering at Waikato set to grow The University of Waikato has had engineering courses on offer since 2002, and from B Semester 2016, will be adding civil and environmental engineering to the mix. B Semester begins July 18. The new programmes have been developed to produce graduates with the skills and knowledge to address New Zealand, and the world’s, growing environmental and infrastructure needs. Initially aimed at a small group of students, the programmes will cover the fundamentals of engineering combined with theory and hands-on application. New programmes The new programmes will sit alongside the university’s five existing engineering programmes - chemical and biological, electronic, materials and processing, and software, all of which have full accreditation from the Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand (IPENZ) and means Waikato’s engineering

degrees are professionally recognised in 13 countries and regions, including Australia, the UK and the USA. Vice-Chancellor Professor Neil Quigley says offering civil and environmental engineering is an example of the university providing students with the skills they will need to address the world’s future needs. “As a university we’re focussed on addressing skills-shortages and finding solutions for some of the world’s big problems, particularly in land-based industries,” he says. “By now offering the full suite of engineering programmes, we’re in an excellent position to contribute to these solutions globally.” Environmental and civil engineering Environmental engineering develops and evaluates options, assesses methods, designs equipment and systems and develops regulations and controls to solve issues of water quality, water supply, waste reduction and disposal, soil and air quality

management and control of noise. Civil engineering addresses the challenges in urban and rural infrastructure including construction, seismic retro-fitting, energy recovery, water/waste management, power generation, road networks, dams, bridges and agriculture and forestry development.

the expansion of its engineering offerings since the announcement of a significant gift from the Glenice and John Gallagher Foundation to fund a professorial chair in engineering. It is also currently recruiting for the newly-created Dean of Engineering position.

The University has been planning

Solid Edge ST9 software provides new cloud capabilities The latest release of Siemens’ Solid Edge software (Solid Edge ST9) for mainstream computer-aided design (CAD) provides flexible and easy access to the full capabilities of Solid Edge with cloud-based licensing, user preferences, and collaboration tools. In addition, the new built-in data management capabilities, with zero IT support requirements, enable users to easily index their CAD models, while the new migration tools enable rapid conversion of legacy design data from virtually any CAD system. For more comprehensive data management capabilities, Solid Edge ST9 facilitates an easy upgrade to Siemens’ Teamcenter portfolio, the world’s most widely used digital lifecycle management software. Solid Edge ST9 also offers significantly enhanced integration with Teamcenter to help simplify completion of critical data management tasks. New cloud capabilities provide faster and more flexible deployment options, improved user access and collaboration across remote designs teams. Licenses and user preferences can be stored on the cloud enabling users to access their personal environment anytime and anywhere. Solid Edge ST9 also adds data storage options via cloud-enabled vaulting so users can store and share design data

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in a controlled manner with external suppliers and customers, using popular software like Dropbox, OneDrive® software, Google Drive™ online storage service and Box. While this allows users to efficiently work online, the option to work locally, i.e. offline, is always available. “In my business I need the flexibility to quickly access my design projects wherever I am located,” said Craig Hall, Owner, Hall Designs. “Cloud based access to both my CAD software license and my user preferences for Solid Edge will save me a lot of time as I move from workstation to working remotely on my tablet.”

New cloud capabilities mean faster and more flexible deployment options. Implementing Solid Edge has never been faster or easier. Solid Edge ST9

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provides the industry’s most flexible licensing options. This combined with new cloud-enabled options helps to further fulfill a commitment to deliver easy to deploy software that gives customers the power to choose how they buy, deploy and collaborate. New built-in data management capabilities enable users to take control of ever increasing volumes of CAD data, with instant searches for files and properties, as well as impact analysis. There is no database software to install or database tables to maintain. The new design manager utility provides for fast and simple revision and release management, significantly improved data organization and consistency, and faster completion of everyday data management tasks. The enhanced Teamcenter integration includes a new ribbon bar for consolidated access to data management tasks and a new embedded window for Active Workspace. The ribbon bar helps designers quickly perform where-used searches and initiate Teamcenter workflows; easily view and edit properties information; and see how the data is synchronised. This will help speed up the learning curve for new users and help existing users complete these tasks faster and more consistently. Active Workspace,

an intuitive, highly visual, and personalised environment for instantly accessing information, will provide designers the ability to perform simple text based “filter” type searches to find the data they need, and then drag parts into Solid Edge for editing, or place them into an assembly. New migration tools build on the existing toolset for importing CAD data. For example, the associativity between SolidWorks software models and drawings can now be migrated to Solid Edge. Additionally, a robust Solid Edge 2D to AutoCAD software export tool ensures seamless mapping of Solid Edge drafting elements to AutoCAD. Solid Edge ST9 also provides easy access to the 2D designs created in Siemens’ newly announced Catchbook software, to rapidly create 3D models and professional engineering drawings from sketches.

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.

Katalin Csikasz

Katalin is a highly knowledgeable engineer with strong capabilities in; industrial design, quality assurance, product compliance, technical expert support, troubleshooting and process improvement.

Chris Whittington

Senior Lecturer at AUT, Chris Whittington is a versatile Engineer, Educator and Researcher. Chris has had many years experience in senior engineering and product management. Chris has a strong background in computational modelling, 3-D scanning and printing, and a strong interest in engineering education.

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.

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Use the super computer in your pocket for new levels of productivity Anyone with a smartphone or tablet now can connect securely in an industrial setting to access performance metrics and data analytics. By Kyle Reissner, mobility platform leader, Rockwell Automation You can use any digital device to easily access performance metrics and data analytics from your plant floor and machines. How are you using that freedom? Your smartphone is now as powerful as your desktop. That mobility is more than viewing a webpage or report on your tablet; it’s a fundamental shift in how we live our lives. Seventy percent of us carry a smartphone or tablet into the office. We are mobile. Yet many of us still live as if the world is flat. You know the analogy. For thousands of years people lived like they would fall off the edge of the earth if they ventured too far from what they knew. Then we realized the world is a sphere, and that opened a world of possibility.

Since the 1980s, we’ve used the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture to define clear layers between systems. Our first shot at mobility was the replicate a web browser in a Palm Treo. It was a good start, but it fell short of the ultimate user experience. Some people are using the latest devices to extend 20-year-old technology. That type of mobility is resulting in very small increases in productivity, in the range of 1 to 2 percent. I suggest a loftier goal for mobility —10 percent — and for everyone in the plant, not just one or two people. It’s possible because we now have the technology that lets people do things they couldn’t do before while reducing the cost of curiosity to literally zero. Now, anyone with a device can connect securely, expand their area

of influence, deploy a system more quickly and achieve quicker time to value. I call that the fourth dimension of mobility. It’s thinking outside the spherical world, to the place where we get mobile productivity to everyone with zero friction — download and go. Every role. Every day.

smartphone becomes your server and your client. Coupling intelligence software with mobile applications allows you to access data, and personalise and share it for new levels of collaboration and productivity — beyond anything you’ve imagined.

When you drive usage of data across your organization for frictionless productivity, when you move between devices seamlessly, and when you are more responsive, that’s how you bring productivity improvement into double digits. With your smart device, you can move across the layers and move beyond the Purdue model, into the fourth dimension. It’s

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Streetscape Interview: Sean Creswell, Manager – Design Office, Streetscape Limited, Tauranga What is Streetscape? Streetscape is a New Zealand street furniture manufacturer based in Tauranga. The company is locally owned and operates with extensive knowledge and expertise in design and manufacturing, specialising in the fabrication and design of street furniture ranging from lighting, street bollards, fencing, shelters, bike racks and customised decorative features for the enhancement of urban landscapes. Streetscape aims to provide a genuine partnering approach for designers and developers to create high quality urban-design street furniture and street lighting, rather than supplying products from a catalogue, to meet the most discerning of consumer tastes.

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My role is as a Manager - Design Office involves all aspects of product design, development, and continuous systems improvement. Most items are initially conceived in CAD, or where a prototype machine has been constructed in the field, we need to accurately capture it back into the system.

Streetscape has been using Solid Edge for some time. Would you share with us your previous experience with Solid Edge? Streetscape has been using Solid Edge for over 10 years. In fact, I introduced Solid Edge to them. Prior to Streetscape, I was using Solid Edge for years in an injection moulding company that utilised the Solid Edge software to manufacture automotive and consumer components. Currently, Streetscape has two seats of Solid Edge Classic, and a few Free2D installations pertaining to factory production. Our latest seat is subscription based. We apply 3D CAD in our day-to-day operations such as developing new

designs, and making data translations throughout the day, as clients present them. The data from clients come in different formats: it could be design models from a variety of design software, or just ideas outlined on napkins. But in general, data formats are not a problem. As soon as the data is read into Solid Edge, I can easily work with it. The team had previously utilised other CAD software for digital design and fabrication solutions. When I joined Streetscape I recommended the use of Solid Edge in our day-to-day operations for immediate improvements to the business and to speed up the design process. I’ve had numerous experiences with different CAD & CAM packages, but Solid Edge won me over with its powerful and easy-to-use features and functions. After a review process, we implemented Solid Edge into our systems and have not looked back since. It has help increase productivity in all areas – from concept design and assembly modelling to production drawings and sometimes, renderings. Besides increased productivity, the other benefit we got from using Solid Edge is the ability to reuse design data. What we have are mostly proprietary components and we, following library based filing system practice, have built them into Solid Edge for easy reuse. We also brought numerous vendor items into Solid Edge and these items can be reused just like native Solid Edge parts.

aspect of the products before manufacturing and thus, eliminated rework by 25%. On top of that, with our predilection to leveraging laser cut and straight brake pressed sheet metal manufacturing methods, Solid Edge was perfectly suited to our task and gave us a competitive edge over other manufacturers.

Why did you start the Siemens PLM’s Solid Edge 3D monthly subscription? I heard about Solid Edge’s monthly subscription from the Solid Edge Community and CADimage PLM, Siemens PLM Software’s reseller in New Zealand. Previously, the subscription was titled as “rental” but was renamed afterwards and the new name suited the business model much better. As we needed to extend our design capacity, but could not rationalise the substantial upfront setup costs from adding another perpetual Solid Edge license, Solid Edge’s monthly subscription was exactly what we needed, so we subscribed immediately. I believe we made the right choice because the subscription helped us invest wisely. While our business continues to expand, adding another seat of Solid Edge for our team was going to be costly. So the subscription model gave us the grace of a few years to determine if we had our formula right, and thereafter to convert it to a perpetual seat, or to add another seat and continue the subscription.

The Solid Edge system has also helped our design and sales team tremendously by reducing design errors, which were a big problem for our prior design modelling where we had to do a lot of rework.

The journey with Solid Edge so far has been rewarding. Our company’s cash flow was free to support other aspects of the business, and we could get on with utilising the additional seat of Solid Edge.

Solid Edge 3D modelling gave our design and sales team the ability to visualise and scrutinise every

What was the monthly subscription purchase and installation procedure like?

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The online ordering process and software setup were extremely simple. Within 30 minutes, we finished the setup process and the newly purchased Solid Edge was active. As for the Solid Edge software package, we selected the advanced version (Solid Edge Classic) to mirror our existing Solid Edge capabilities. This was done as to avoid getting hindered by any version specific limitations, during daily design use. Solid Edge is quite easy to learn and use and it takes only a few days for a new user to pick up the basics well enough to be autonomously productive. My new designer came from a SolidWorks background, so he was generally familiar with 3D design procedures; he did need to learn company standards and breakaway from the old.

Was this payment model more convenient? I was pleasantly surprised at the ease of the entire procedure, and the immediate support offered. The procedure was effortless.

How user friendly is the Solid Edge online store in comparison to other similar websites? The Solid Edge online store is very clear and user friendly. As I mentioned just before, we were able to finish the software purchase, download and installation within 30 minutes.

How has the subscription based model helped you in your business and industry? The team was able to increase our design resources with immediate effect, and without the upfront investment which helped us tremendously on the financial end.

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Cell fusion discovery could improve agricultural production An international research team has observed cell fusion in flowering plants for the first time in more than a century. The discovery demystifies how plants prevent the attraction of excessive pollen tubes after a successful fertilisation. Reproduction of flowering plants occurs within a plant’s ovule by the fertilisation of both the egg and a larger central cell by two sperm cells. Sperm cells are carried into the ovule by a pollen tube and discharged into one of two “synergid” cells located next to the egg cell. During this process, the synergid cell dies and degenerates, and the sperm cells migrate to the egg and central cell. Once fertilised, the egg cell becomes the embryo while the central cell becomes the endosperm that nourishes the embryo. Earlier research found that the role of synergid cells is to attract or prevent pollen tubes from reaching a plant’s ovule. If the initial fertilisation fails, the second synergid cell attracts a new pollen tube for another attempt of fertilisation. In the case of a successful fertilisation, the second synergid cell – also known as the persistent synergid cell – is inactivated to avoid multiple pollen tubes entering the ovule. This prevents more than one sperm cell from fertilising the same egg, creating a genetic imbalance. However, the mechanism behind synergid inactivation remained unknown. Led by Daisuke Maruyama of Nagoya University’s Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, a team of international researchers from Singapore, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Austria has discovered that, following fertilisation, the persistent synergid cell fuses with the endosperm, triggering its inactivation.

degrades the nucleus of the persistent synergid cell. As a result, the persistent synergid cell completely loses its ability to attract pollen tubes. Dr Maruyama says their discovery could ultimately be useful for improving the success rate of plant fertilisation in agricultural production, for example. Optimising the fusion of synergid cells with endosperm, he explains, would reduce the chance for multiple pollen tubes to be accidentally attracted

f o l l o w i n g a successful fertilisation. Next on the team’s agenda is to explore molecules that are involved in the fusion of synergid cells and endosperm.

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Cell-to-cell fusion in plants is rarely seen due to their relatively tough cell walls, according to the researchers. Their study is only the third report of plant cell fusion being observed and the first observation since the initial reports in the late 1800s. Using live imaging techniques, the team found that cell fusion, which is induced by the fertilisation of the central cell, rapidly dilutes the contents of the persistent synergid cell. Meanwhile, fertilisation of the egg cell activates its “ethylene signalling” pathway, which

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Multisensor apparatus for 3D Industry 4.0 has imposed a great demand on in-situ and/or inprocess production measurement in manufacturing environments. This portable multisensor apparatus provides a novel solution which makes use of a wide range of motion axes of machine tools and a motion sensor to assist the position estimation of laser scanners to perform holistic surface scanning and reconstruction without the need to interface with and assess the coordinate information of the motion axes of machine tools. This innovative concept makes the apparatus portable for different types of machine tools which provide a wide range of potential industrial

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• In-situ HDR 3D measurement with a large measurement range and a high resolution becomes feasible without the need to interface with the motion control system of machine tools Applications • Portable apparatus for in-situ 3D measurement on various machine tools, e.g. CNC machine tools, 3D

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Smarter sensing for the Internet of Things A sensor node processor for networked sensor applications achieves ultra-low power consumption by using ultra-low voltage operation, hardware acceleration and cognitive sensing techniques. The Internet of Things (IoT) describes devices and applications that gather and distribute data for everyday life. Sensor devices and processes that will underpin the IoT need to be small, versatile and energy efficient. Now researchers at Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed a sensor processor node that is capable of intelligent sensing while using ultra-low levels of power. IoT applications range from biomedical signal processing to uses in vehicle-status monitoring and environmental sensing. Most IoT

devices are tiny in size, which means that they typically consume only a small amount of power. This is particularly challenging for processors that sample the information from sensors and analyse the data, as their power demands, in contrast, are intense, explains Xin Liu and Jun Zhou from the research team. “The limits on the space for power sources such as batteries leads to a critical power budget at the level of the micro Watt,” says Liu. “At this level, processor design becomes extremely challenging if we are to achieve ultra-low power consumption whilst maintaining comprehensive functions.” Typically, the lower the operating voltage, the lower is the overall power consumption. The Institute of Microelectronics research team adopted ultra-low voltage circuitry

and system design techniques, and further developed diverse hardware accelerators for high-energy efficient signal processing of sensor information.

pico Joule per operation cycle.

A further key advance is possible by taking a more intelligent approach to the signal acquisition, by utilizing the knowledge about the specific sensor signals. In many applications, sensor signals take the form of sudden spikes, which are best-processed using cognitive sampling technologies. The advantage of those techniques is that they reduce the amount of data that needs to be processed by about 40 per cent which greatly reduces the power consumption.

“Emerging IoT devices play a key role to support the Singapore Smart Nation initiative in a wide range of applications,” says Liu. “Our research team aims to develop high energy efficiency hardware circuits and systems, to achieve high performance, artificial intelligence, high energy efficiency, and a high security level.”

The design represents a step toward a more comprehensive set of hardware systems, explains Liu.

Using such techniques, the researchers were able to develop a sensor node processor design that can operate on ultra-low operating voltages as low as 0.5 volts, and that use only 29 to 39

A test chip for a sensor node processor based on cognitive sensing technology. A 50-cent coin has been placed next to the chip for size comparison.

Five steps to protecting Industrial Internet of Things infrastructure 1. Implement layer-7 inspection technologies for improved visibility Granular visibility of ICS protocols is a helpful step to increasing intelligence over data traffic. Linking this visibility to users and inspecting file-bearing applications is an essential part of this process. Next-generation firewalls employing advanced deep-packet inspection technology can help to deliver this capability. 2. Apply zero-trust network segmentation It is important to apply zero-trust

rules with access allowed on a ‘least privilege’ basis, where users are given access only to the systems they need to carry out their duties. This approach can result in a marked reduction in the number of vectors that can be used by an attacker, while also providing better correlation between user and application. 3. Use modern tools for preventing zero-day attacks So-called zero-day attacks exploit previously unknown vulnerabilities in computer code to breach systems. Tools that can detect and prevent such

threats at both the network and the endpoint levels are now essential for protection. A combination of malware ‘sandboxing’ solutions and advanced endpoint protection technology can help reduce the success of such attacks. 4. Secure mobile and virtual environments Mobile devices should be checked for proper configuration before being allowed to access the network and, once on the network, applications should be limited to reduce the potential attack vectors. For virtual environments, virtualised firewall

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technology should be used to provide better visibility to data traffic. 5. Use a cohesive security platform Many legacy ICS environments don’t have adequate security, and those that do often use security systems with point solution architecture. This can hamper performance, incident response, and administration. Next-generation firewall architecture, on the other hand, along with new models of centrally-connected endpoint security measures, support optimal operation and threat detection.

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When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for people telling you that you are nuts. -Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle.

Understanding your risks in business -Craig Carlyle for MESNZ The HASAW Act has placed a new set of pressures on industry, but totally justified if you look at our terrible record. If your company is already operating a compliant health and safety system, not too much changes other than an emphasis on identifying and managing risky procedures. If you were walking the walk as well as taking the talk before, you should not have too much to worry about, but if you have spent the last 20 years steadfastly ignoring health and safety, the message could not be clearer: shape up or ship out. In passing the new HASAW Act, parliament has effectively tidied up the existing system (with an increased focus on risk), made clearer definitions, closed loopholes, involved everybody and got serious with the penalties. Fines now read like telephone numbers and the feedback from the courts is consistent; there is no leniency for not reasonably predicting risks. On top of that, they have created a whole new Crown Agency (WorkSafe), who has made huge inroads in providing a one stop shop for finding the RULES on health and safety. Underpinning the HASAW Act is a set of new regulations, telling you the detail of what you MUST do. (These are the documents you should consult when health and safety rumours

hit your desk). A complete new set of guidelines and codes have been developed, all with a central theme of finding providing practical solution paths for industry. So, what does this mean at engineering, management or director level? MESNZ members have been studying the effect and believe there will be some hard lessons to learn for small to medium operations if the study results are anything to go by. While the focus at street level is on Job Safety Analysis (JSA) – the stepwise methodology to break risky procedures into sequential steps with the hazards ranked and controlled at each step, the MESNZ study showed that many operations may be missing the elephant in the room; the propensity of their plant to suffer a catastrophic failure. While the Pike River investigation identified over 60 major hazard sites that are now undergoing specific hazard reviews, the society opinion is there are a vast number of operations that, while the public danger may not be as large, still pose potential risk of catastrophe traceable to lack of knowledge or action. In these cases, business owners may have no idea that a risk exists, where to start to find out the risk profile of their facility, or whether appropriate

management is happening. The staff tasked with providing the answers may be blind to the analysis required to satisfy the courts. Put more simply, in the sample group of assessments conducted, the existing engineering departments were quick to claim they were at full compliance. Yet when tested, these sites did not even have safety critical assets listed or were working from a flat file analysis. The bottom line was that if truly safety critical assets are not identified, equipment maintenance plans are not put into place or managed transparently. On one site, production machinery was well catered for but core utilities such as 11kV transformers and ammonia networks were not listed in the asset register or maintenance plan. A vivid example of what can go wrong was the Tamahere Coolstore fire. Did the directors have the correct information in front of them to understand the risks or required management of their plant? In these examples, a professional outside unblinkered view is the only way for directors to arrive at the correct analysis and ensure appropriate management. Mindful of cost barriers, MESNZ members have developed a Facility Risk Analysis (FRA) process to deliver a sharp cost effective tool to facility owners and operators. Using Asset

Criticality Analysis disciplines, the JRA process involves identifying and laying out the site (facility) assets in proper process flow hierarchy before applying a proprietary software model to rank the assets. Results are delivered in safety quartiles, quickly identifying the key assets and equipment plans for comparison with what is actually happening on site. Along with capacity for JSA training, the society is now confident its members can provide cost effective scalable solutions for small to medium business. The final word on “Risk” for people owing or operating plant is; check the safety criticality of your plant, (don’t necessarily take your engineering departments word for it) and take the time to consider all the normal procedures that surround the running, cleaning and maintenance of your operation. If in doubt, contact MESNZ

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Networked Manufacturing This technology could give manufacturers the ability to monitor and record the performance of pretty much any tool or machinery on a production line in terms of each individual action. Beyond the immediate quality control, this will allow far-reaching retrospective analyses of potential mechanical failure when the cause of a vehicle accident is investigated, for example.

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of steam engines and computers.

At the macro level (systems level), Big Data systems will allow the analysis of ever more complex sets of data to identify and predict the occurrence of (rare) events. One of the most potent Big Data systems currently in action is the software that analyses the physical observations from experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider research facility in Switzerland.

They were expensive, big, and required special expertise to operate. In a recent survey among SME manufacturers in Germany, only 17% of respondents saw themselves as early adopters of the technology. But it’s not going to be decades away, either.

Other uses could include fully autonomous local logistics, self-managing the flow of materials through a process line and factory, or physically attaching further-processing instructions to semi-finished products on a line (via RFID) to allow automatic variations within the production process.

You can also use that software to predict, for example, how much mincemeat is going to be sold at your local supermarket next Wednesday – or when complicated manufacturing equipment needs to be serviced to prevent failure. If our competitors are investing in this, it may be just a case of when New Zealand manufacturers follow.

It will provide more flexibility to use input from other parties to define customisation without having to manually change tools or adjust

There is no doubt that the technology in its current form would bring little benefit to most of our manufacturers, as was the case with very early adoption

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The German company Trumpf, a leading manufacturer of sheet metal processing equipment, is one of the leaders globally in adopting the technology in a manufacturing environment that is quite typical for New Zealand. However, the technology itself still faces a number of its own challenges, apart from price and the skills required to install and operate the technology. Things like standardisation of data formats and communication protocols still need more work, for example. We are confident manufacturers will

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these new technologies based on practical considerations and impact on profitability, rather the getting seduced by ‘sexy high tech’. The fundamental question for New Zealand manufacturers remains, however. The key sales pitch for networked manufacturing equipment and systems is the much enhanced flexibility it will introduce into manufacturing processes. Will that jeopardise the niche most of our manufacturers have carved out for themselves in international markets – being highly adaptive and responsive on the basis of high levels of product quality? And if so, do we need to become early adaptors of the technology to defend that niche, and how should policy respond? We don’t think anybody has got the answer to that question yet, but we better start looking for it soon.

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MARKETING

Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine. -Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba.

7 points to get your website delivering better business Optimisation of a few critical elements can transform sales conversion. In my previous article How to leverage your 8 hidden assets in your marketing channels, I gave tips on making marketing material effective for engineering, technology, and manufacturing businesses. Now we look at websites in particular… 1. The attraction of a good look The design creates the first impression – but it’s about quality, not quantity, of images. An integrated colour scheme that supports your logo and branding works better than the chaos of too many colours. This is a growing trend. Contrast (of colour or brightness) should be used to highlight important things, not distract from your main message. 2. Well organised – to get around easily Your website needs to give a positive ‘usability’ experience to keep visitors coming back. The menu needs to be meaningful to the target audience in their own language, easy to follow, and consistent throughout the website (so they don’t lose their way). Information should be easily accessible but not too much dumped at once. Tests have shown that people only complain about ‘information overload’ when it’s poorly organised. Simple layout with a ‘unified

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flow’ (versus fragmented information) is easier to follow, with adequate white ‘breathing’ space to ease the eyes. Each page needs to have a clear focus (except your home page) with not too many side issues or clutter. 3. A compelling message – to command attention Focus on your target audience’s needs, fears, pains, questions, and emotions, State the key benefits you offer them, and say something unique, provocative, or curious to grab attention. 4. The key elements to catch the eye Your text should be easy to scan, so important things are conveyed in your headline, sub-headings, and bold text, not hidden in large chunks of text for readers to wade through (which they probably won’t, then leave your site). Your headline is your best shot at grabbing attention. If you don’t get them here, they’re unlikely to look any further. Sub-headings are your next best opportunity to catch attention, so use them effectively.

points. Research has shown that people tend to look at the first two and last items most. If you have more than 7 bullets, break them down into categories like I have here to avoid the old ‘needle in a haystack’. Images need to have clear meaning and purpose, to support the text, not distract from it. Eliminate unnecessary links and buttons that distract your visitor’s attention. 5. Match your visitors’ thought sequence – giving them what they’re looking for Each type of visitor should be able to find what they need, and relevant pages in your site should follow their thought sequence. Test this for each visitor type.

If significant risk is involved for them, ease their ‘anxiety’ by stating a guarantee or showing a testimonial next to the action button. 7. Optimised for search engines ¬– to attract the right audience Basic search engine optimisation hasn’t changed much over the years, though advanced aspects have. As long as you help Google to connect searchers with quality content, you’ll be rewarded. Contrived tricks can be penalised these days. Find the relevant search keywords that your target audience uses (with the Google AdWords keyword tool).

Each page should lead on somewhere if possible, not a ‘dead-end’.

Each page should focus on 1-3 keywords.

Have a clear sales conversion process: engage your visitor by acknowledging their needs and answering their questions, touch their deeper motivations to hold their interest, then present your product or service to them as the answer, then finally a call for response.

Embed keywords in the page title, headlines, sub-headings, and body text, plus image <alt> tags, web page URL (address), and file names if possible. But don’t over-saturate with keywords as it could work against you – use a natural variety of synonyms (similar words) as Google is getting more ‘human’.

6. Actionable – for the outcomes you want

Use bold type in the body text for important things not in sub-heads, but don’t over-do it as it can look messy and hard to read.

Have clear actions for your visitors to take – filling-in a form, requesting more info, making an enquiry, or product purchase.

Use bullet lists to ‘punch-out’ key

Your visitors shouldn’t have to think

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DEVELOPMENTS

Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible!’. - Audrey Hepburn

Onshape introduces full-cloud CAD to Australia Onshape, the only company in the world 100% focused on cloud and mobile CAD, expanded into the Australian market this month following the recent openings of Asia-Pacific regional offices in Pune, India and Singapore. Onshape CEO John McEleney address National Manufacturing Week (NMW) in Sydney speaking on “The Future of CAD,” followed by a meeting with the Sydney Onshape User Group. The NMW conference was held at the Sydney Showground in Sydney Olympic Park. McEleney’s visit was part of a six-country Onshape product tour of the APAC region. “Even though Onshape is only a few months out of beta, engineers and designers in more than 150 countries are already experiencing the benefits of full-cloud CAD,” says McEleney. “The design and manufacturing world has dramatically changed. More often than not, design teams are spread across multiple countries and time zones – and Onshape is the first and only CAD system specifically built for distributed teams.” Onshape’s Historic Firsts for CAD Built from scratch using a cloud-based technical architecture, Onshape has already achieved historic firsts for professional 3D CAD: •● Runs on any computer completely within a web browser (on PC, Mac, Linux, and Chromebook). •● Delivers full CAD functionality on phones and tablets (Apple iOS and Android); Not just a mobile viewer! •● Provides instant and controlled collaboration and sharing; The first CAD system enabling multiple people to simultaneously work on the same model. •● Includes built- in version control, eliminating the need for a PDM system. •● Requires absolutely zero IT support

(no installation, no licenses, no updates to manage). •● Will soon allow users to customize their CAD system with FeatureScript, a new programming language that allows you to create your own built-in features for Onshape and modify existing ones. •● Offers multiple choices of fully-integrated, cloud-based CAM, Rendering and Simulation tools. Competitive Advantages of Full-Cloud CAD

after you click ‘send.’” With automatic upgrades in the cloud every few weeks, Onshape has also eliminated the software incompatibility problem slowing down many design and manufacturing partners who share files. Every Onshape user in the world is always on the same version of Onshape – the latest one. Over the last year, Onshape has released 20 major product updates with more than 175 new features

App Store. With the convenience of using the Apple App Store or Google Play, Onshape users can try and compare solutions for free and only buy what they need. Additional technology partners will be introducing new products in the App Store soon. Onshape’s pricing, which includes a Free Plan and a $100 monthly Professional Plan, lowers the economic barriers for entrepreneurs and startups to succeed.

Onshape customers report that the benefits of full-cloud CAD include: •● Speeding up production •● Improving collaboration •● Increasing innovation •● Saving time •● Boosting security of your IP •● Saving money on software and hardware Engineers and designers who use Onshape also say they’re now enjoying their jobs more. With no installs, downloads or data management to worry about, CAD users can now primarily focus on the creative process instead of administrative tasks. “Because there are no files to copy – your CAD data and CAD system lives in one central place in the cloud – your intellectual property is now far more secure,” says McEleney. “You can easily grant and withdraw permission to access your models in Onshape, in contrast to files shared by email or Dropbox which can never be retrieved

and enhancements. Users don’t need to download anything; they just refresh their browsers. The world’s first full-cloud CAD system is now approaching 1,000,000 user hours. As a complete engineering solution, Onshape now offers integrated cloud-based CAM, Rendering and Simulation tools through the Onshape

But established companies of all sizes are also discovering Onshape’s benefits alongside their existing CAD systems. They find tremendous value in true simultaneous editing, branching with intelligent merging, version control, and having a complete edit history of all activity.

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WORKSHOP TOOLS

Over the long term, the future is decided by optimists. -Kevin Kelly

GRP enclosure ideal in corrosive environments field-based instrumentation, control and communications equipment.

An enclosure eliminates all metal parts, for housing outdoor equipment operating in extremely corrosive operating conditions.

developed a version of its Multibox outdoor enclosure with nuts, bolts, clasps, hinges and other accessories fabricated entirely from GRP.

The enclosure is made from GRP glass reinforced polyester - a material offering intrinsically high resistance against the corrosive media and environmental conditions found in many field protection applications.

Multibox is a two-part, oblong-shaped enclosure that can be mounted vertically or horizontally. It has a deep and shallow section for further versatility of equipment mounting and access, and either of the sections can be used as the door.

The main competitive material used in this application sector is sheet metal. GRP is produced using long-fibre glass strands which makes it almost as strong as stainless steel, yet around 75% lighter. GRP does not rust or degrade in any meaningful way for this field protection application.

There are nine standard sizes available providing instrumentation and control engineers with a range of volumes from 25 to 277 litres (0.88 to 9.78 cubic feet). The two enclosure pieces can be fitted with hinges and clasps, or left separate and joined together using only clasps.

Combined with its excellent insulation characteristics, these properties make GRP an excellent choice for the construction of robust outdoor enclosures - allowing maintenance-free lifecycles of 30 years and more.

Intertec manufactures its enclosures using high-performance GRP. The GRP sheet material used has a very high thermal resistance compared to metal, with an efficiency that is over 1,000 times better. GRP has proven to be a highly superior structural material for building enclosures to protect

Intertec has been using the technology for over 50 years and can cite many examples of GRP enclosures that have operated for 30 years and more in harsh and aggressive outdoor environments.

Metal components on the external surfaces of the enclosure can corrode quickly in aggressive environments such as offshore and coastal plants in oil, gas and chemical, power generation and other processing industries. Intertec’s field enclosures are made from GRP, but are typically fitted with a number of metal parts such as hinges, clasps, nuts and bolts, made from 316 stainless steel. However, to meet a request from a customer building instrumentation systems for emissions monitoring in a petrochemical refinery, an application that can be exposed to extremely corrosive atmospheres, Intertec has

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FastMig X range for greater welding productivity and quality Leading international welding equipment manufacturer, Kemppi, has unveiled its new range of industrial welding equipment – the FastMig X series – to help management reduce costs and improve productivity. The FastMig X pulse welding solutions are specifically designed for demanding and rigorous industrial applications. The FastMig X Regular is for general purpose heavy industrial fabrication. The FastMig X Pipe is for FE and stainless steel pipe welding applications and the FastMig X Intelligent is for all metals and processes including the welding of thin sheets. All three models can be upgraded and optimised for specific professional welding applications thanks to a range of optional software packages and components. The onboard arc optimisation software empowers the welder and management as it provides greater flexibility and control over the welding machine to minimise the need for rework and increase productivity. Easy to use and set up, the FastMig X range is also highly versatile. It lets you connect two wire feeders for a very rapid change in welding processes, and filler wire type and size, saving

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you time. Plus, when the ArcVoltage feature is enabled, the FastMig X automatically displays the actual arc voltage so that welding values can remain inside the predefined range regardless of the size and length of the cables. This helps to reduce the need for rework and saves on time and costs. FastMig X Regular – Delivers top quality results for industrial welding The FastMig X Regular is designed for basic pulse MIG welding, especially for robust metal plates and thick base materials. It suits demanding welding tasks in industrial welding applications at a workshop or construction site. In addition to MIG/MAG and Synergic MIG welding processes, it also has pulsed and double-pulsed MIG as a standard. FastMig X Pipe – Five times faster root welding The FastMig X Pipe is specially designed for pipe welding. It is also suitable for plates and fast root welding from one side. It produces an excellent quality weld, especially when running open gap root passes on pipes or plates without using backing support. WiseRoot+ is up to five times faster than TIG in root welding and

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three times faster than Synergic MIG. Highly reliable, the strong and precise twin-motor wire feed mechanism ensures a quality welding result in even the most demanding welding environments. FastMig X Intelligent – For all metals and processes The FastMig X Intelligent is suitable for all high-end welding applications, all metals and processes, including the welding of thin sheets. It is perfect for all demanding welding tasks in any industrial welding application at a workshop, shipyard or construction site. The FastMig X Intelligent has a DuraTorque DT wire feed mechanism and a full palette of welding programs for various purposes, filler wires and

shielding gases to give the welder greater flexibility and control over completing different welding tasks to a high standard. Additionally, Arc Mobile Control software for Android mobile devices can be used for easy monitoring, control and adjustment of welding parameters and settings. Once set, the settings can be copy-pasted from one welding machine to another. Powerful, reliable and feature rich, all three models are equipped with either the FastMig X350 or the FastMig X450 power source which is a multi-process CC/CV power source that is ideal for synergic and pulsed MIG/MAG welding, MMA and TIG welding.

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. - John D. Rockefeller

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TQF gearboxes ideal for automation tasks The new low-backlash TQF series of precision planetary flanged gearboxes is engineered with outstanding torsional stiffness for applications such as industrial automation. It is the latest in the versatile TQ series of Bonfiglioli Transmissions that are ideal for applications demanding high dynamic characteristics and the ability to handle a high number of start-stops and reversals with outstanding reliability. The TQF flanged design is suited to machine tools, packaging machines, precision rotary axis drives, traveling gantries, columns and material handling

axis drives, as well as tasks requiring high positioning accuracy, dynamic cycling operations, tilting movement and compact solutions for motion control. Typical applications requiring high performance servo drive systems with extremely low backlash include working centres for metal, wood marble, stone, printing, paper and glass products across diverse industries. The TQF series – which joins the TQ in-line series and TQK right-angle series – comes in five sizes delivering rated output torque ranging from 30 to 800 Nm and acceleration output torque from 45 to 1200Nm, covering the needs of most industrial automation applications requiring the high dynamic performance offered. The TQF has the highest torsional stiffness in the TQ family of drives, delivering increased accuracy and higher radial load to offer greater overall load capacity and high reliability. The monobloc planet carrier ensures higher radial load capability as well as markedly higher torsional

stiffness, offering a high safety factor for transmissible torque and increased dynamic response. Bearings have been carefully selected and sized to suit the torque rating of the gearbox and provide quieter operation. The new series features a high level of mechanical protection (IP65), a flanged output (similar to EN ISO 9409), and a low level of acoustic pressure. The series is ideally suited for Bonfiglioli’s BMD permanent magnet high performance servo motor, which has compact dimensions, giving it considerable advantages in torque density, overall dimensions and performance. TQ in-line, TQK right-angle gearboxes, and TQF flanged series require only limited maintenance to guarantee life-long low backlash and reliability. Their high overload capacity represents an important safety factor for many applications. Various innovative solutions have been introduced in these new series to ensure high performance and outstanding torque density. Such solutions include new tooth profiles, a new lubrication and seal system,

an integral planet carrier shaft, and their upgraded bearing system. Owing to its design and innovative manufacturing process, it is possible to get the TQF series’ backlash lower than 3 arcmin (minute arc). Two backlash classes are available for even more flexibility. Features of the TQ range include: • Highest flexibility for input flanges to match Bonfiglioli servomotors and most typical servomotors available • Modular design to comply with individual needs due to features such as smooth shaft/key shaft, standard and reinforced bearings; standard and low backlash and universal design allows any mounting orientation. • Reliable sizing and accurate, clearly defined catalogue rating together with application optimisation achieved by Bonfiglioli’s servo sizing tool, which is designed to avoid over-sizing that increases initial system cost as well as ongoing operating costs of s servo system.

Konecranes real time monitoring for lifecycle care laborious dismantling to find and fix problems - or simply fixing something when it fails.

Konecranes TRUCONNECT gives real time data on crane usage

One of the biggest advances in crane safety and cost-efficient management over the past decade has been the advent of lifecycle care in real time. New remote digital monitoring and analytical technologies – such as Konecranes’ Truconnect – can look inside the performance of a crane or whole fleets of cranes to accurately predict the most suitable and timely maintenance for optimum service, as well as spot impending production risks and accident hazards. The company’s Truconnect technology harnesses in a user-friendly way the power of the industrial internet, the heart of which is based on a series of machinery sensors working together to gather and analyse data for specific purposes. By operating in this way, they can enable efficiencies that were unimaginable just a short time ago. With powerful but highly accessible technologies such as Truconnect, crane maintenance is an entire generation ahead of the days of external inspections,

With the accident liability that outdated practices entail – and the potential for expensive downtime that companies just can’t afford these days – old approaches are just no longer accepted as safe and productive risk management. Such industries include automotive and general manufacturing, bulk materials handling, mining, power generation, petrochemical, ports and container handling, pulp and paper, shipyards, steel and waste-to-energy. Truconnect provides accurate data on any device In developing Truconnect to complement its MAINMAN planned maintenance services to such industries, Konecranes has incorporated into the technology its experience as a major global crane and lifting equipment manufacturer, as well as the world’s largest crane service organisation, with more than 450,000 pieces of lifting equipment under maintenance agreements worldwide. To make the process of real-time monitoring for lifecycle care as intuitive and easy to use as possible, Konecranes has integrated Truconnect remote monitoring and reporting and MAINMAN planned maintenance results captured by mobile enabled technicians into an easily accessed online customer portal, ‘yourKONECRANES.com’.

This web portal – which gives real-time browser-based access to individual customers’ equipment data and maintenance history – links usage data, maintenance data and asset details, giving a transparent and complete view of events and activities of a crane over any selected time interval. Aggregated data can be viewed, analysed and shared quickly, for a single asset or an entire fleet. Data is sent to this customer portal from Konecranes Truconnect remote monitoring and reporting technology along with MAINMAN planned maintenance findings, which can be applied to a huge variety of lifting equipment across the range of industries Konecranes serves. Truconnect gathers data on running time, motor starts, work cycles and brake condition and can also send alters by text or email of hazardous events such as hoist overloads, emergency stops and overtemperatures. MAINMAN planned maintenance utilizes Konecranes’ proprietary ‘Risk and Recommendation’ method to visually categorize findings into safety, production and undetermined risks allowing for easy prioritization and planning of future maintenance activities by asset. To make the best use of this innovative technology, insights can be drawn by observing anomalies, patterns and trends, helping users make fact-based decisions. Anomalies can show up as faults, such as overloads. These events are considered

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abnormal and should be addressed promptly as they occur. Knowing when an overload occurs is the first step in identifying its cause. Patterns help reveal relationships between variables. For example, overload or emergency stop alerts or excessive starts may indicate the need for operator training aimed at reducing human-error downtime and the risk of safety incidents. Recurring motor overheats may that indicate changes are needed in equipment or process. The study of trends can help prioritise corrective action and investments. Analysing data behavior over time supports the development of predictive maintenance. Konecranes mobile-enabled technicians and inspectors have useful crane data permanently available at their fingertips Konecranes technicians and inspectors are mobile-enabled, which means they are constantly connected to Truconnect’s data through their phones, tablets and computers. They can access maintenance history, equipment usage and operating information and look up spare parts and manuals. Konecranes Remote Support experts can communicate with your crane, no matter where it is, and provide remote support and troubleshooting in the event of a breakdown or indication of a fault. The data from Truconnect can be used to identify the need for corrective on-site maintenance and spare parts.

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REAR VIEW

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to be smart to be great.

-Unknown

Preparing our industry for disruption by HERA Executive Board member Dr Troy Coyle, Manager of Innovation & Product Development at NZ Steel

“Disruptive technologies bring to a market a very different value proposition than had been available previously. Generally, disruptive technologies underperform established products in mainstream markets. But they have other features that a few fringe (and generally new) customers value. Products based on disruptive technologies are typically cheaper, simpler, smaller, and, frequently, more convenient to use”. Clayton Christensen, The Innovators Dilemma We work in an industry based on well-established and traditional materials. Metals have been fabricated for millennia. Applications have historically ranged from warfare, tooling, building and construction and are now evolving into emerging applications such as geothermal energy extraction and biomedical technologies. Metals, such as steel, are known for their high strength, ductility, and formability. They are widely accepted as being reliable materials. However, new materials, such as graphene and other polymers are being developed and refined that may have comparable or different value propositions to metals. New fabrication processes, such as additive manufacturing (or 3D printing), are also rapidly being refined and finding more mainstream acceptance. Combined, these have real potential to disrupt our markets and more particularly our business models. How many of us are reliant upon a single high margin product or service for profitability? The rules for disruption

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The classic case study is the camera, which has continuously been disrupted and with many companies falling by the wayside because they over-relied upon a single product as being the market leader and underestimated market entrants with initially niche value-propositions. As an industry, we need to start thinking about how we might respond to new technologies or business models disrupting our industry. So, how should we respond? • Brainstorm to disruptions.

identify

potential

• Keep a watching brief on developments that may lead to disruption.

• In product development plans/ decision-making processes, include an analysis of the impacts of disruptive technologies. For example, should we consider metal hybrid systems or composites as a way of utilising the beneficial properties of disruptive technologies, while still maintaining the benefits of metals? • Note that exploitation of disruptive technologies will require a different approach than the “norm” and may require a completely UNFAMILIAR (and therefore hard to gain support for) business model. • Start to establish more flexible innovation systems to prepare your business to respond nimbly and promptly to disruptive innovation (threats or opportunities). HERA has started to introduce research strategies to help the industry consider and respond to emerging, potentially disruptive, technologies. If you have any thoughts you’d like to share, you can contact the HERA Director by email.

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(see below) mean that often-times we are complacent to new products that we initially don’t see as a threat to us. They might come in at low cost but low quality and grab a small part of the market that we are happy to forfeit. But then, their performance may be improved and then they start to expand their market acceptance and increasingly compete with traditional products.

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