N E W S NHP pass the message NHP has released their new corporate video which provides an insight into the company’s capabilities and how they partner with the local electrical industry across Australia and New Zealand. The two minute video showcases the power NHP brings to the electrical industry through the company’s core pillars of local, choice and global partners. “NHP have a proud history of close to 50 years serving the local electrical marketplace and has built a reputation as one of the premier brands in the local industry. Through the very nature of our business, we are a value-add, bespoke organisation – and it is these aspects that we wanted to share as a story in our new corporate video,” says NHP’s chief marketing officer, Geoff Thorp. In the video, NHP aims to offer viewers a contextual insight into their capabilities as a locally owned company encouraging viewers to consider how this could apply to their diverse projects and operations. www.engineeringnews.co.nz 13 not only requires a large ‘bed’, but also a facility with a high degree of accuracy over a very large, three-dimensional space. The job squeezed into our five-axis machining centre with millimetres to spare.” Machining carbon-fibre, he adds, isn’t easy. “Carbon is very hard and conventional cutting heads wouldn’t work, particularly on the high-density foils. A conventional cutting head would rip the fibre apart and splinter the surface. “Instead, we sourced specialist, diamond coated cutting heads equipped with a unique geometry. They’re used in the aerospace industry, and while they’re not cheap, they leave a superb finish.” Jackson also machined other carbon-fibre tooling and components for Emirates Team New Zealand’s boat, including the radical pedal-power bikes. Innovation is everything Mazak’s DONE IN ONE®* concept incorporates all processes from raw materials input through final machining in just one machine. Achieved with a second turning spindle and a milling turret or with a two-spindle, two-turret configuration, DONE IN ONE® machines offer maximum productivity, reduce production lead times, improve machining accuracy and lower operating expenses. Discover more with Mazak is a leader in the design and manufacture of productivity-improving machine tool solutions. Our new distributor arrangement now means a true Kiwi commitment to an internationally-trusted brand. • Multi-tasking centres • CNC turning centres • Machining centres • Laser processing machines • Automation systems (DONE IN ONE®*) SALES: North Island: neville@nzmachinetools.co.nz | 027 552 2349 South Island: grant@nzmachinetools.co.nz | 021 900 081 Service: calvin@nzmachinetools.co.nz | 027 564 8025 Read about this local and exciting MAZAK development on Page 10 of this issue of NZ Engineering News. Backed by a global and local support network MAZAK has 81 Technology Centres and Technical Centres in 26 countries worldwide to provide prompt before and after-sales service and support to customers on a local basis. NOW DISTRIBUTED BY NZ Machine Tools Limited EN240
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