World first robotic legs provide new option for wheelchair users

When Hayden Allen was spinal cord injured five years ago he became a full time wheelchair user and doctors told him he'd never walk again. Today a revolutionary product developed by Auckland-based company Rex Bionics has enabled Hayden to walk again. Hayden has been one of the first people in the ... read more

Never underestimate the importance of brand

Michael Holt, Managing Director, gardyneHOLT design Our country and our industry is based on a practical sense of getting things done, usually with little fuss or fanfare. However, times are changing and in particular we're less reliant upon our domestic markets to offer sufficient demand, especially with our own markets wide ... read more

Losing our direction

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CADCAM gives racing supplier power and precision

'Power Through Precision' is the company motto at MBE Cylinder Heads and Manifolds.  MBE achieves both precision and power by using Delcam's PowerSHAPE design software and its PowerMILL machining program.  To see how, watch the Delcam TV video on http://www.delcam.tv/delcam-video.asp?VideoId=79.  Founded in 1997 by Matt Bieneman, MBE is located in ... read more

Environment drives quest for 21st Century storage technologies

The current debate about the best construction materials and technologies for big industrial and municipal liquid storage tanks is not new. Ever since lead in wine and water was blamed for contributing to madness and the decline of the Roman Empire, planners have been very careful about where they store and ... read more

Competitive Manufacturing Programs help manufacturers go Lean

According to www.stats.govt.nz approximately half of NZ manufacturers have less than 50 FTE employees and one in five manufacturers employ less than 10 people. These companies underpin the NZ economy but are they benefiting from Lean thinking? Owners and / or managers of SMEs who believe that their company has ... read more