SME NZ Times May 2008 - Society of Manufacturing Engineers

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SME NEW ZEALAND TIMES
May 2008
Volume 108 Issue 4
May Chapter Event
Chairman's Report
Factory Visit : Read Industrial Ltd
Date: Thursday 29 th May
Time : 6.00 pm (allow plenty of travelling
time)
Address : 48 Newnham Street , Rangiora
Read Industrial Ltd is a family-owned and run
business, our host for the evening Noel Read is
managing director assisted by his two sons Steven
and Philip and his daughter Tania, now the fourth
generation of Read in the business.
Included in Read Industrial's plant are its own foundry,
where it does castings in stainless steel, cast
iron, bronze and aluminium, and a machine shop
equipped with computer numerical controlled (CNC)
machinery, as well as some of the original lathes and
other equipment.
Products include : Milking Machine Installation
& Supplies, Milking Machine Manufacturers & Distributors
Milking Machine Accessories & Equipment
Dairy Equipment Manufacturers &/or Installers
Irrigation Equipment, CNC Turning, Stainless Steel
Fabrication and Foundries
What on show ; New Okuma Multus B400-W
lathe, weighing more than 16 tonnes and it measures
6 metres long by 2.5m wide by 3m high., cost
$500,000, this new lathe makes its the fourth piece
of Okuma machinery.
Please RSVP to Andrew Gallington if you are able
to attend.
Email: gallington@xtra.co.nz
The main reasons we were able to produce goods in this
country for either home consumption or export in the past,
was because there were import restrictions and if anything
was manufactured in NZ, - then it was nearly impossible to
obtain an import licence. This is often given as a reason to
discontinue manufacturing when in fact it should be viewed as
a helping hand . We do that all the time for other a countries
and individuals so why not when we need to turn our fortunes
around. The useful life of products is coming down and fast
especially at the high tech end of the market. What this means
for what remains of our manufacturing sector is that we need
to be looking at the cost and volume and not projects that are
going to be out of date before we get to market due to high
development cost.
The prices for manufactured goods in NZ was horrendous,
and goods way back in the sixties and seventies used to cost
the earth. A good example was an tape deck I purchased in
1978, cost $500.00, - today that would cost half that, hate to
think how many weeks it took to save up for it. Since the early
eighties, when everything opened up, many little NZ companies
closed their doors for good, many moved overseas for
cheaper labour and incentives, and they are still doing so.
How can we possibly compete? we are so far from the markets,
and it's getting more costly by the day to transport
goods, also we often have to import the materials.
Still, there are a few companies operating in niche markets
turning out innovative and quality goods, mainly I think in industries
producing specialised equipment etc. whose expertise
is sought after, - this is good to see and a clue as to what
we should be doing!
The great thing about been a
SME member is that you
don’t have do all this alone,
as we have plenty of time to
listen and advise. Chapter
415 has it one library at the
CIPT and if that’s not enough
SME library is only a email
away.
It’s our country lets hear our stories

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SME NEW ZEALAND
Scott Technology
Our Visit to Scott Technology was not our first so I had some idea what would be on shown and can report
that they are still building a top class products. Most of the production will end up overseas with America and
China being key markets with Press Lines being the main product. The production rate from one on these
press lines is such that you need a very large market or you are going to run out of storage space very
quickly.
Turn out was lower than expected, this was big surprising, as Scott Technology have a reputation about town
as an outfit doing grand things.
A briefing was given by Peter Knotts before taking us
through to the factory. Peter explained market trends
for whiteware production machinery and the shift to
production of tooling and production to China
Quality of the line is expected to be at the highest
standard and once in production the line becomes the
key element in the production process, of cause price
does come into it as quality alone no longer gets you
the job.
For the most-part, the lines are designed using Solid
Works for 3d design as its great for solving particular
design issues, rather than a whole line as it would
soak-up too many resources to do a whole line in 3d
solids. A lot of drawing work is still done on Auto CAD. Using 2 dimensional CAD tools, still do a great job, considering
the complexity of the lines. At the end of the day it all comes down to emplying good designers.
Scotts also have a factory in Dunedin, these day to two factors have become more specialized with Dunedin
being more involved with robotics . The Christchurch workshop
The first thing you notice is the general working environment its big, warm, tidy & bright... and this is a cold
winter's night where you would expect to see your breath.
The production line we viewed is destined for China to producing liner for a washing machine, using prepainted
sheet. This is mainly for environmental reasons, as it means there is less need for messy paint plant,
but it also works out cheaper.
All the presses were hydraulic, passing through an impressive array of large diameter hosing. Details were
explained by Ross Thompson who looks after the design process. Customers generally will specify a name
brand but at this size delivery of pumps etc becomes the most important factor as often these parts are not off
the shelf. Tonnage was general BIG for some presses. An extensive network of sensors, actuators and safety
screens was in place,
with all its associated wiring looms, all computer controlled through main control cabinets. This particular order
required test processing so that Scotts know that the machine has been thoroughly tested!
Seeing the work layed out in progress was like wandering a gallery of engineering art.... precision sculptured
metal. Very nice. It must be a pleasure to build. No doubt there were some head-aches on the way though...
Murphy lurks!
Onto the machine shop where a roomful of giant machines were standing silent. Most of these machines were
covered in ladders, and that was just so you could see the workpiece. As we worked our way down the shop,
the machines got progressively smaller from giant mills to CNC machining centres to CNC lathes, to manual
lathes, a couple of immaculate & original Bridgeport mills, to drill-presses. What more could an engineer want!
Many thanks to Peter, Ross and Catlin
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SME NEW ZEALAND
EMEX 2008 ‘ACCLAIMED success’
New Zealand’s biggest engineering and machinery industry showcase, EMEX 2008, held in Auckland 6-8 May,
has been dubbed a fabulous show, with feedback from both visitors and exhibitors backing this claim.
“It’s been a monster success,” says the says organiser dmg world media‘s sales manager Rob Lavender. “A lot
of people from all parts of the industry worked really hard to make EMEX a must-do for anyone working in industrial
engineering and maintenance, control and instrumentation, machine technology, plant automation and
monitoring, welding, forming and cutting, and software and computerization.”
With 160 national and international exhibitors and more than 6100 qualified professionals participating over the
three days, EMEX 2008 was the best so far. Welding equipment displays were again a key area of focus for
visitors and the Heavy Metal - Machine Technology Exhibition dominated the big-ticket items covering over
1900 square metres.
“We even had 31 visitors from Afghanistan, Australia, Fiji, India, Japan, New Caledonia, South Africa and the
United Kingdom,” says Rob, noting that EMEX is recognized as key for New Zealand among the global catalogues
of engineering trade events.
“We always look closely at the quality of sales leads generated and the level of business being conducted at
the show. On both counts the feedback we have already received from exhibitors is extremely positive as they
now start to follow up on leads generated during over the three days. We also gauge the value reported by visitors
and this, too, was very positive.”
One happy exhibitor was A & G Price Ltd. Don Blue, Business Development Manager, says the company is
pleased with the value they got from EMEX. “The sales and marketing team at A & G Price were a little nervous
about the real value of committing a significant amount of money and time into an event like this, especially
when we aren’t engineering machinery manufacturers or resellers. However, after the opening morning we
were convinced that it was a wise investment. The level of interest shown and the quality of leads was outstanding.
We were able to showcase our ability to manufacture large, complex castings, and machine very
large items to both existing clients and potential customers. Our big railway bogie had them filling the aisle outside
our stand at times! There were very few ‘tyre-kickers’ and even they congratulated us on our success in
the rail and defence markets overseas. Well done to dmg world media on providing a well-run, quality show –
AGP will definitely be back next year with a bigger and better exhibit!!”
Pete Hunter of Lightning CNC Programs agrees, and says that the event has already led to opportunities for
him. “EMEX was a great opportunity to make contact with so many people and businesses. Quite a lot of people
took my brochures, and I'm now in the process of emailing my User Manual to everyone who asked for
more information. One company has requested a demo version, so they can show others at their company. I've
offered to write them a program for a component that's coming up, using my software. Another needs to be
able to program a specific shape, and I can make a module to do that for them. All things considered, I think it
went very well.”
Another happy exhibitor is Wendy Fulton or Tradetech New Zealand Ltd. “The organisation at EMEX was
great. Our corner stand was a fantastic site, the communication and organisation from dmg world media
worked very well and all three of our companies picked up some very promising leads.
One of the reasons for the success of EMEX 2008 was the number of highlights. These included the exceptionally
large number of exhibitors presenting products and systems to the New Zealand market for the first time,
endorsing EMEX as this country’s leading showcase for technological innovations.
Another highlight was guest speaker Bryan Leyland. His controversial message on ‘climate change, the energy
strategy and the current electricity shortage’ was, however, very well received. There is more on this at http://
homepage.mac.com/bryanleyland/FileSharing7.html
On a more personal note, some lucky visitors are flying high, having won The Flight Experience vouchers: Bill
Conney from Cooney Plant Monitoring, David Grant from iMonitor, Trevor Waldmeyer from Fisher and Paykel
Appliances, Parkash Paragz from Honda Pukekohe, Jordan Magee from Wintec, and Isaac Anstis from Compac
Sorting Equipment.
“For more than a decade EMEX has been an integral part of the industry in New Zealand, and each one has
grown with more exhibitors and more visitors. We’re already working to make EMEX 2010 even bigger, better
and most successful,” says Rob Lavender
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SME NEW ZEALAND
Unusual Export – Stemming Bucket
We all know the convenience of e-mail and using the Internet to buy off
the shelf products but to supply customized product you need to talk to
someone that understands what you need and knows how to supply it. A
recent example of this resulted in a sale of a IT38H Stemming Bucket to
a Egyptian Company that contacted Goughs Engineering Production Engineer
Andrew Gallington. The story started September 2005 with a UK
base machinery consultant that operated in Africa looking for a supplier
of a 980G Stemming Bucket who found a picture of a IT62G Stemming
Bucket on the Gough Engineering Web Site. A year later they were still
talking to Andrew but the machine was now a 966H. In the end the deal
went cold and the consultant moved to another UK Based Cat Dealer that
also specialized in Africa and then left, but not before passing on Andrew's
contact details and Goughs Engineering capability. A few more
deals later we found ourselves in the running for a IT38H Stemming
Bucket. Stemming buckets are used to back fill drilled holes that have
been filled with explosives. This reduces the energy from the blast finding
the easy way out back up the drilled hole. By using a wheel loader the
stemming bucket is both self loading and mobile. Another advantage of
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the system is that the bucket can be used for general work around the mine site as well the machine is
being able to use other work tools.
Drawing on our experience with the IT62G Stemming Bucket and feedback from our staff at Macrac's
Mine Andrew was able to reformat the IT62G design to suit the IT38H and produce a design within a
few days. Our ability to provide a
customized solution was made
possible by using our 3D Solid
Modeling CAD programme which
is able to use existing relationships
between the model and
drawings. This mean that we are
able to copy an existing file modify
the original parts and tidy up
the new working drawings in a
short space of time. We were
then able to offer the product in
its original format or if required
customize it again to suit the
customers application. The
bucket was sea freighted to Alexandria
and will then be transported
overland to the Sukari
gold mine which is located 15 km
west of the Red Sea coast in the
southern central Eastern Desert
of Egypt. Gold workings in this
area date from Pharaonic and Roman times, and British concerns mined parts of the deposit in the early
20th century. Production is expected to start in early 2008, the machine will be used for ancillary work
when not required to load blast holes with stemming.
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SME DVD
SME NEW ZEALAND
Title
Mechanical & Non-Destructive Testing
Published By
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Media FormatTitle
Mechanical & Non-Destructive Testing
Published By
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Media Format
DV
Product Information
Published: Jun 01, 2007
Length (hr:min): 26
Study Guide (pdf)
Outline (html)
Description
Part of the Fundamental Manufacturing Processes Video Series. Both mechanical and non-destructive
tests are used to gage the quality of materials and parts throughout the manufacturing process.
Mechanical tests are used to gather specific performance or property values of materials for part design purposes
and quality control. These tests include:
-Hardness
-Tensile
-Compression
-Impact
-Fracture-Toughness
-Fatigue
-Creep
Non-destructive tests examine an object or material in a manner that does not impair it's future usefulness. The
most common non-destructive tests include:
-Visual Inspection
-Liquid Penetrant Testing
-Magnetic Particle Inspection
-Eddy-Current Testing
-Ultrasonic Testing
-Radiographic Testing
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SME Identification
Product ID: DV06PUB6
ISBN: UPC 898544001054
Cost SME Member $US252.00

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