N E W S 14 September 2017 Beer plzzzzzzz :) It’s thirsty work in Morrinsville but the team at Horne Engineering Co will soon be able to quench their thirsts, recipient of the five dozen Speights as this month’s winner of the Machinerysales in Your Lunchroom Competition. So confident was Casey from the company, she labelled the winning photo entry ‘Beer plzzzzzzz :)’. Casey says that, “It’s been a busy old time here at Horne Engineering and Marco Boats, so the boss Bryan thought it was time for a break and a catch up on the Machinerysales and Engineering News, while Sean, one of our newbies, fanned our staff to cool them down.” Now, we’re not so sure if Casey is indeed giving an accurate description of what Sean is doing on the table, but one thing is for sure when people with fans are snapped dancing upon tables surrounded by gents, well we are just glad that dollar bills are no longer in circulation. Beers on their way! BE IN TO WIN FIVE DOZEN BOTTLES SEND A PHOTO OF THE TEAM... 'MACHINERYSALES IN YOUR LUNCH ROOM COMPETITION' Be creative, extra points for innovation/humour. We want to see someone reading Machinerysales (MS) but the rest is up to your creative genius. We will feature the best photo in MS and NZEN every month so don't hold back - get snapping. Send you photos to greg@hayleymedia.com Bison C-Lift P32 Creates New Container Logistics Possibilities By Jing Cao, senior structural engineer at HERA The media has been rife with stories of non-compliant steel. Where it has either performed poorly or been utilised despite its inability to meet New Zealand standards. Not surprisingly, this has become a key concern for many local structural engineers who are sourcing structural components from overseas. Not only with regards to performance – but also the negative perception it can shroud on a business if it’s found to be anything but right. It’s certainly a challenge to overcome. So, whether it’s a large structural beam or something as small as a bolt – it’s never been more important to obtain third-party verification to confirm it meets safety margins required in New Zealand and Australia. Verification of grade 10.9 carbon steel blind bolts The grade 10.9 carbon steel high strength bolt is excluded from the existing NZS 3404 standards. Despite a high demand for them to be used in New Zealand. Increasingly this has concerned structural engineers – particularly since they’re usually manufactured in steel materials imported from China. In addition to this, the proprietary Blind Bolt boasts a unique slotted region with reduced cross section. A feature that make them non-compatible with our country’s requirements. Bison, the container tech company, has launched the C-Lift P32 - a portable container lift system that equips shipping, logistics and military operators to lift containers in any location. Recognising that conventional container handling equipment is typically big, heavy and expensive, Bison has introduced a compact, portable and more economic alternative aimed at extending the benefits of intermodal logistics to new frontiers. The P32 is easily transported between sites, sets up in minutes and allows containers of all sizes and weights up to 32 tonne (70,000 lb) to be lifted on and off trailers safely and efficiently. “A big challenge if you want to lift containers outside of a freight hub is finding suitable equipment to do the job” says Greg Fahey, Bison’s ceo. “So often, the size or weight of the container, space restrictions on site, or simply a lack of suitable equipment in the area, mean that cargo movements are compromised or costs are unreasonably high.” Bison developed the P32 to solve this problem and sees the P32 as opening up a range of new possibilities for container freight and logistics. Non-compliant steel highlights verification need Construction industry hammers home shortage Results from the first New Zealand Construction Industry Survey reveal a staggering 84% of those in construction industry management roles (general, project and fleet managers) identify labour and skills shortages as a major issue facing the industry, with 69% of all respondents agreeing. Almost two thirds of respondents (64%) anticipate that they will be needing more staff in the upcoming year. So severe is the shortage that 84% of respondents say they would hire immediately, if labour with the right skills were available. A significant three quarters (74%) of owners and directors identify compliance costs as the most important area requiring change in the NZ construction industry, as do 57% of all Survey respondents. The need for better, not more, regulations is the prevalent view held by 80% of the respondents. Other key areas requiring change are, the approval and turnaround time on construction projects (34 percent), and collaborative private public partnerships to enable future planning and sensible operating environments (33%). Schneider provides the power Schneider Electric has recently launched PowerTag, which is designed to enhance the monitoring of electrical assets. PowerTag is built to easily connect to a miniature circuit breaker and provides building owners and facility managers with precise, powerful, and real time data to increase the health of a facility’s strategic assets.
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