Siemens retrofit future-proofs a 30-year-old board line A Northland tri-board and plywood panel manufacturer had two board lines, both supplied by German manufacturer Industrie-Elektronik and commissioned in 1993. Everything feeds into these lines and then...
Bringing machinery up to modern safety standards Working with CNC Design, a busy Northland timber mill retrofitted modern safety systems onto existing machines in under a month. The upgrades better protect operators in their everyday work and extend...
Total Integrated Automation vs. Multi-Vendor Automation Environments As with any large or complex system, manufacturing facilities are built over time. New systems are added over time, different vendors and environments meet to form a complex whole, and the connections...
Latest Innovations in Siemens Automation Technology The common thread you’ll see running through all Siemens products is a commitment to innovation, integration, and usability. In 2026, more than any other year, your floor needs controllers that talk t...
Top Industrial Automation Trends Shaping NZ Manufacturing in 2026 As you likely already know, the pace of change in manufacturing has never been faster than it is today. For you, that cuts both ways. The same technology that’s reshaping factories worldwide is access...
Common Industrial Automation Failures and How to Prevent Them If you own a production facility, your biggest challenge is keeping up output. People, product quality, and pressure are all under your purview, so automation is a vital part of what you do. You can’t...
When Should You Upgrade to Totally Integrated Automation? By now, the question of upgrading to Totally Integrated Automation is less of a “whether” and more of a “when”. It can be a disruptive process for some, but with the gathering speed of industries like...
How to Maintain Siemens Automation Systems for Long-Term Performance You need great gear to keep a manufacturing plant running smoothly, of course, but that’s not all. Any industrial floor thrives on a solid maintenance plan. While Siemens products are built like tanks...
How Data Analytics is Enhancing Industrial Automation Performance One of the biggest issues with the factory days of old is that factory owners and floor operators were faced with two options when it came to optimising their lines: Obsessively record every single pi...
THINK LOCAL, ACT BORDERLESS CNC Design Sales Conference 2026 Batam Island, Indonesia | 18–20 May 2026 An Amazing Start… With fresh momentum and a clear vision. CNC Design continues 2026 with a strong message from Batam Island, w...
How to Future-Proof Your Automation Equipment Investment Back in the day, future-proofing your factory equipment meant buying durable, long-lasting items that would go the distance for your factory operations and keeping them oiled up and maintained. These ...
How Total Integrated Automation (TIA) Improves Cross-System Communication Every day, manufacturing facilities across New Zealand produce hundreds of thousands of products. This is only possible thanks to cyclical iterations, machinery that repeats its designated cycle a tho...