12th December
2005: Flow-on benefits for company using clever valve
When New Zealand glucose producer, Penford NZ Limited, replaced processing valves to alleviate noise problems, the company not only appeased its staff but achieved unexpected production gains and additional cost savings.
12th Aug 2005: Heinz-Wattie adopts new steam-water mixing technology
Heinz Watties Ltd experienced water and steam pressure fluctuations and had difficulties achieving accurate and stable water temperatures required for the water-jacket blender. The Emech steam-water heater provides a simple solution.
15th Nov 2004: Emech wins New Zealand Hi-Tech Award 2004
Emech Control Ltd entered 3 categories in the recent New Zealand Hi-Tech Award 2004. The company submitted 3 categories for this award and was a finalist in each category.
22nd Sept 2004:
Emech valve suits food industry.
The Emech solution provides an attractive product for new
installations as well as being an easy retrofit solution to
current installations, providing improvements in product quality
and saving the manufacturer money.
19th Sept 2004:
AMI Emech Launch - A Simple Smart Solution.
Emech will launch its first patented F5 steam-water mixer
at the AMI Innovation Showcase in Nashville, TE. This mixer
is based on the same patented features of the F3 water mixer.
10th Sept 2004:
Evangelists win US converts.
With strong recommendations for its technical valve from New
Zealand's biggest meat processing and tanning plants, chief
executive Marcel van Dijck and sales and marketing manager
David Parkinson set out across the United States in March
to door-knock big processing plants.
20th July 2004:
Alan Frampton appointed chairman of Emech Control.
After spending more than 50 years in and around the dairy
industry, culminating in the chairmanship of New Zealand’s
most successful dairy company, Tatua, Frampton has just been
appointed chairman of a company working in an entirely new
field — engineering.
18th May 2004:
Emech Control Awarded ISO9001:2000 Certification by BVQI
Emech announces that its Quality System, received certification
from Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI) that it is
in compliance with AS/NZS ISO9001:2000 for the Design, Manufacture
and Distribution of Control Valves and Electronic Actuators.
20th April 2004:
WHATS NEW: Emech develops Steam Rated Range
With the proven global market acceptance for the Emech F3
range of “3 Port Mixing Valves” and F2 range of
“2 Port Control Valves”. We are pleased to announce
a new range of steam rated products.
25th February 2004:
Emech breaks into USA market
Emech Control's Water Temperature Control valve was already
considered a star act. Now with the release of its new 3"
version and breakthrough sales to US customers, the innovative
mixing valve is achieving international recognition.
18th February
2004: Emech Releases 3” valve
The Emech three-inch or 80mm valve is a new valve design based
around the same rotary technology. The 80mm valve offers a
300 percent increase in flow over the previous largest model,
the 50mm valve.
15th December
2003: Marcel van Dijck appointed as CEO for Emech
Control
Marcel comes to Emech with over 15 years in the Technology
Sector, most recently as General Manager for HPM and Tyco
Electronics. Prior to this Marcel was based in Singapore as
Director of an Asia/Pacific Business Unit for AMP Inc.
8th May 2003:
Emech exports to USA
Following successful installations in the New Zealand Meat
Industry, Emech have secured export orders with installations
in Canada and USA...
2 May 2003:
Rapid payback achieved with new control valve
Soon after installing a new high-tech water temperature control
system, a primary processor has reported several clear benefits
including energy savings, water cost savings, labour savings
and product quality improvements...
22 Jan 2003: DEMM
article - The right mix - By Glenn Baker
Maintaining the right temperature for process situations has
traditionally required large amounts of energy, water and
labour. Now the Emech Control system is changing that...
Higher productivity
has been achieved in a large toiletries and cosmetics manufacturing
plant following the trial installation of a new-generation
valve and actuator unit developed in New Zealand...
Significant savings in energy, water and labour are reported
by a meatworks following the commissioning of a process control
system that delivers warm water within very close temperature
limits...