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Bonfiglioli: Here to deliver Steeped in 60 years of rich history,
Bonfiglioli prides itself on the superior
design, production and distribution of
gearmotors, drive systems, planetary
gearboxes and inverters. The brand is
currently present in 80 countries and
boasts more than 3000 members of
staff.
Today, Martin Broglia, managing
director for Bonfiglioli ANZ says that the
company handles some of our country’s
most complex industrial automation
demands.
“We pride ourselves on a winning
combination of capability and
technology and we are able to assemble
drives up to 600Kw right here, on-site.”
“Bonfiglioli carries a large local stock
holding and offers in-house service
and technical staff to assist with field
service and commissioning. Our
engineering team is also here to help
with more technical applications”.
Packaging solutions
Amongst an array of industries serviced,
Bonfiglioli meets the requirements of
the food and packaging industry. “We
offer solutions for grain, handling and
milling, baking processing as well as
fruit and beverage processing,” says
Broglia.
Bonfiglioli offers specific products for
hygienic, explosion-proof and enhanced
protection, developed to deliver
the reliability and durability typically
demanded by the food and beverage
sector. “Our products are typically
found in meat and fish, poultry, diary and
packaging industries and can handle
anything from delicate food packaging
to large grain mills and crushers.”
“For grain handling and milling, we offer
the F series – a shaft mounted gearbox
and geared motor. To name but a few
benefits it offers easy installation, quiet
operation, high torque capabilities and
energy saving.”
“Another great product for handling,
particularly for bucket elevators, is our
HDO series of heavy-duty gearboxes
and geared motors. It acts as a onestop
complete drive solution, and offers
highly transmissible power, extensive
customisation, an external coolingsystem
and quiet operation.”
Bonfiglioli’s A series of helical bevel
geared motors with an auxiliary drive
is ideal for handling and storage in the
packaging industry. “It’s efficient, costeffective,
compact and modular and
offers flexible mounting,” says Broglia.
An all-rounder
Bonfiglioli offers vast experience and
a solid competence in an array of
industries. From food and beverage,
agriculture and packaging to mining,
intralogistics and many more.
“Answering to the call of Industry 4.0,
we also offer a Condition Monitoring
System. This is an innovative solution
for constantly monitoring the health of a
gearbox and avoiding costly downtime,”
he says.
“We pride ourselves on meeting health
and safety requirements and accurately
delivering to our customers’ needs – on
time and on budget.”
Robbie Richmond
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End of an era for
major machinery
companies
After more than 40 years in
business, Aotea Machinery
announced that on May 15 the
company has gone into liquidation
along with PT Equipment Limited.
“On 15 May 2020 at 8.40 am, it was
resolved by special resolution of
shareholders pursuant to section
241(2)(a) of the Companies Act
1993 that Aotea Machinery
Limited and PT Equipment
Limited be liquidated and that
Christopher Carey McCullagh
and Stephen Mark Lawrence
of PKF Corporate Recovery
and Insolvency (Auckland)
Limited, both RITANZ Insolvency
Practitioners accredited by CA
ANZ, be appointed jointly and
severally as liquidators for that
purpose,” a public notice stated.
Aotea has been a leading provider
to New Zealand’s manufacturing
industry, with a range of
equipment for sheet metal, CNC,
fabrication, injection moulding
and more.
PT Equipment Ltd traded under
the name Sheet Metal Tooling
and was the New Zealand
agent for German brands
Pass|Stanztechnik and UKB, and
Yestool from Korea.
The liquidators have fixed July 15,
2020 as the day on or before the
company are to make their claims
and establish any priority their
claims may have.
14 June 2020