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www.engineeringnews.co.nz 9 If you think you know Farra Engineering Limited, you likely don’t. And that goes for the Machining and Field Services Division too, according to Machining Division manager, Mike Ryan. Mike heads the machining team, one of seven subsidiary companies that make up the iconic Dunedin manufacturer Farra Engineering, that was established in 1863. Like the parent company, Mike and his staff are constantly evaluating their business, improving on weaknesses, increasing capacities and continually evolving to get better, grow, meet demands and even get ready for future demands. Mike explains that because of this you can’t know the Machining Division or what it’s capable of because it’s in a constant state of change. What it is today "we are working on improving for tomorrow. “Feedback from staff is essential and we all share that responsibility of seeing how we can improve on many fronts. It’s part of who we are as a whole as Farra Engineering,” he says. And it’s these future capacities and machining demands that the Machining Division has a firm focus on, following the purchase of a $1.3 million DMG Mori NHX8000 multi-pallet horizontal machining centre. It’s installed and ready to go around the clock if need be, able to work on items weighing mere grams up to three tons and 1.4 cubic metres in size. With eight pallets – movable work benches – and the speed and agility of a small machine but with the


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