Food and Beverage stories
A WorkSafe probe found the unguarded filler was not certified to New Zealand standards, exposing staff to a fatal entanglement risk.
The Oakey beef plant has cut natural gas use and wastewater odours, with biogas output now helping to offset drought-hit operating costs.
Manufacturers are gaining cheaper, safer and lighter parts as advanced plastics replace metal in machinery, buildings and bulk handling.
Small businesses can now access safer, cleaner warehouse lifting gear as a new electric forklift range promises lower running costs and more uptime.
Hygienic cabling and sealed components can cut contamination risk, reduce shutdowns and help food makers meet strict cleaning demands.
Customers could cut forklift downtime to minutes as hydrogen fuel-cell models promise cleaner operations and quicker refuelling at Australian sites.
Its impact resistance and fire-safe properties are making polycarbonate a go-to shield for machinery guards, glazing and vandal-prone sites.
Workers are more likely to keep respiratory protection on all day as the AVIVA half-mask aims to improve comfort, fit and speech.
Public voting is open as finalists for New Zealand’s innovation awards include solar-powered cow collars, quiet drones and Te Reo Maori smartphones.
Site operators could cut accidents and downtime as Enerpac takes its Goal Zero safety training directly to workplaces across Australia, New Zealand and PNG.
Trials in Auckland could speed Hydroxsys’s push to commercialise membrane technology for dairy, mining and wastewater users by year-end.
Consumers could soon see fully renewable water bottles as Danone, Nestle Waters and Origin Materials race to commercial scale.
