Business South October 2020

its engineering and customer support capabilities in New Zealand, with a strong focus on customised solutions tailored to individual customer needs as it celebrates its 30th year in Australasia. operating throughout Australia and New Zealand – is comprehensively equipped to work with local innovators to combine local engineering skills with the global resources required individual customers. drives suited to local demands throughout the country, including unique solutions to complex engineering problems, handled by local staff backed by the CAE team where required, supporting full-service engineering companies such as Farra Engineering in providing reliable, innovative and practical engineering products and services. The new CAE team was introduced this year to respond to increasingly specialised and diverse demand in Australasian industries such as food and beverage, primary processing including timber, power generation, manufacturing, automation, metals, textiles, bulk materials handling, agriculture, logistics, ports and distribution, mining and resources and construction. Introduction of The new CAE team follows the expansion by warehouse, workshop and freight transitioning area as part of an overall plan to improve logistics, optimise stock availability and better serve customer needs. “We typically work on shorter lead times than other branches anyway, due to the nature of the business in NZ. We need to be able to pack and assemble for 3-4 day deliveries at times,” says Mr withstand the widely varying operating conditions encountered over the length and breadth of New Zealand, including temperature reliability is paramount. 3,700 employees, 22 branches and 14 production plants – our CAE team uses advanced software with global and local expertise to produce designs tailored to customer needs,” said Mr Malcolm GLOBAL INDUSTRY 4.0 EXPANSION million Euro) state-of-the-art EVO plant, which will have an annual production capacity of 800,000 units. The new plant will feature the latest manufacturing and Industry 4.0 technologies and will further enhance local delivery times and digitalisation expertise. About Bonfiglioli complete range of gearmotors, drive systems, planetary gearboxes and inverters, which satisfy the most challenging and demanding needs in industrial automation, mobile machinery and renewable other drive manufacturer and is a market leader in many sectors. been operating in Australia for more than 25 years. BONFIGLIOLI EXPANDS CUSTOMISED SOLUTIONS EXPERTISE AND RAPID RESPONSE TO NZ CUSTOMER NEEDS