New Zealand Engineering 1998 May
| A new paint system which provides superior metal protection
from rust is available from Permanent Painted Coatings of Palmerston
North. The paint, which uses uses polymeric isocyanate derivatives, will
be useful for the automotive, marine and industrial rust prevention market
. Phone 0-6-355 1180, or
0800 428 282
Enviropod NZ Ltd of Auckland has developed a cost-effective catchpit
filter for the treatment of stormwater pollution. Phone 0-9-379 8795.
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Email: majordomo@list.bart.nl.
A fourth local authority, Palmerston North City Council, has
changed its water network connection arrangements as a result of a Commerce
Commission project to ensure all local authorities are aware of, and comply
with, the Commerce Act. Councils need to ensure that contracts for maintenance
of, and connections to, water networks are not anti-competitive. Phone
0-4-498 0958.
Ceelon Plastics has developed special plastics for use in ship
fendering systems on wharves and marinas. Each fendering system
becomes a direct and permanent replacement for marine timber and other
materials. The materials will not rot, warp, crack or corrode, thus increasing
safety and service life while minimising costly repairs. Phone 0-3-343
7977. |
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NZ-made rotating screens commonly used in the treatment of sewage
and industrial wastewater will pre-screen potable water for the city of
Santiago in Chile. Contra-Shear Engineering has despatched three
Suboscreens, worth nearly $500,000 which pre-screen river water for leaves
and other debris. Email: email@contrashear.co.nz.
De-Bug Worldwide Ltd has developed a diesel fuel decontamination
unit designed for the truck market. The unit eliminates breakdowns
caused by contaminated fuel and is suitable for most diesel trucks, loaders
and tractors. The unit works by pumping fuel over three ceramic magnets
in series, disrupting the electronic activity of the microbial cells and
causing them to die. A Perth based transport company is fitting De-Bug
units to all its 700 trucks. Phone 0-4-589 1068.
Precision Technology Ltd of Wellington has developed a light
pipe concept which enables light from a single source luminaire to
be distributed uniformly over a linear distance of 13 metres. It is suitable
for tunnels and other large spaces, and decorative lighting of building
exteriors. Phone 0-4-384 4432.
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