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Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
RML automation is a New Zealand firm based in Hamilton. This engineering firm has its focus within the automation of production lines.
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Electronics/RML/
Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
What do earthquakes and babies' brainwaves have in common? Keith Newman profiles a leading-edge device for monitoring neonatal brain activity.
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/electronics/detecting-tiny-tremors/
Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
A revolutionary mooring system designed by a Christchurch company offers ship owners and port operators improved safety, productivity and turn-around times.
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Electronics/autoanchor/
Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
Fastidious jewellery-shoppers weary of searching for the perfect ring will relish a locally-developed, virtual-reality solution that allows them to "try on" hundreds of rings in minutes - without so much as lifting a finger.
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Electronics/a-ring-for-every-finger/
Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
The name says it all. This young Christchurch-based company is energy mad - and determined to save electricity, consumer dollars, and defer expensive investment in electricity infrastructure. Their first initiative is a runaway success and has been touted as the largest single energy-saving project...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Electronics/energy-mad/
Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
The 30,000 most productive New Zealand farms and the agricultural businesses that support them generate around $17 billion in export earnings a year - around 48% of the country's total exports. Because of the importance of industry, even small improvements in agricultural productivity have a huge e...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Electronics/cows/
Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
Dogs can sense odours at concentrations nearly 100 million times lower than humans can. Because of their keen sense of smell, dogs are trained for jobs such as tracking, drug and bomb detection and quarantine work.
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Electronics/syft/
Tracking Eels Across the Oceans
Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
Somewhere in the warm waters of the Pacific, possibly around Fiji or Samoa, there is a mysterious place where all of New Zealand's freshwater eels go to breed. Nobody knows exactly where. A project involving scientists from the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Electronics/tracking-eels/
IP on TV - The Channel Challenge
Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
Kieth Newman discovers a revolution in the lounge as computing, telecommunications and entertainment converge on the TV set. While the government dithers over free-to-air digital broadcasting, people are buying the software and set top boxes, and programming their own multimedia experience.
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Electronics/IP-on-TV/
Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
Mention mastitis to anyone in the dairy industry and you'll get their instant attention. Mastitis is an infection in the udder of a cow which, if untreated, can result in major discomfort to the cow and a serious drop off in both the volume and quality of the milk it produces. The consequences of a...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Electronics/cellsense/
Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
Access Automation's Managing Director Mark Galvin likens his cable cars to trains or lifts running in the open, each on an inclined track, to improve access to hillside sites. A cable car is pulled up the hill by an electric winch and a wire rope, on either a single track or dual tracks.
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Electronics/access-automation/
Electronics - Technologists Practice Case Study
The days of sending people out to scan trees trying to estimate numbers of birds or search the forest floor counting deer poo may not be over but they've certainly been superseded. Radio Tracking Devices are increasingly being used to monitor numbers of animals, where they travel and how long they ...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Electronics/animal-tracking/
Hard Materials - Technologists Practice Case Study
Flushing of bitumen is a major problem on many New Zealand roads. It occurs where bitumen rises through the road producing a shiny black surface. Roads flushed with bitumen are dangerous to road users as they cause vehicle hydroplaning, and reduced traction and skid resistance. Flushing is a seriou...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Materials/the-water-cutter/
The Kimbolton Carrot-Crowning Machine
Hard Materials - Technologists Practice Case Study
Growing vegetables is a favourite hobby of New Zealanders, and if, at harvest time, the new potatoes are not all the same size, or the broccoli are not the same shade of green, no one cares too much.
Food and Bio-related - Technologists Practice Case Study
In March, The National Business Review rated Natural Systems Ltd the most exciting environmental technology company in New Zealand. Claire Le Couteur visits the company's founder, Christchurch engineer Ian Bywater FIPENZ, and his energy efficient dairying system.
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Food-and-Biological/Cow-Power/
Product Development at Heinz Wattie's
Food and Bio-related - Technologists Practice Case Study
This case study examines the role of the Product Development team of a food manufacturer, from the initial idea of a new product through to its appearance on supermarket shelves, based on material supplied to Techlink by Heinz Wattie's. It supplements the case study Developing a new stir-fry sauce ...
Food and Bio-related - Technologists Practice Case Study
Faced with new drinking-water standards that rated Dunedin's water as Ee, the lowest of the low, Dunedin City Council decided it had to replace one of its two main water treatment plants. Fiona Clarkson reports on the new plant, which incorporates New Zealand's first submerged-membrane water treatm...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/food-and-biological/fit-to-drink/
Food and Bio-related - Technologists Practice Case Study
Searching the supermarket shelves for a ready made dinner? Chances are that you'll be picking a meal developed and produced by Meal Innovations at their factory in Palmerston North.
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Food-and-Biological/meal-innovations/
Developing a new stir-fry sauce
Food and Bio-related - Technologists Practice Case Study
In mid 2002, Heinz Wattie's decided to develop and launch a range of Asian stir fry sauces in-a-pouch under a new sub-brand. The company also planned to develop a range of Asian stir fry frozen vegetables to launch at the same time. Both ranges were aimed at two-person households.
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Food-and-Biological/watties-stir-fry/
Food and Bio-related - Technologists Practice Case Study
Specialising in aquariums, Mike Murphy has worked from a modest office in his Manurewa home for clients around the world - Kelly Tarlton's in Auckland, Manly Underwater World in Sydney, others in China, Hawaii, Spain and Vanuatu. He has designed underwater windows for the filming of the Xena-Hercul...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Food-and-Biological/the-age-of-aquariums/
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