Mill expansion programme on schedule but it depends...
A road accident in late January involving a 23.7 tonne machine worth a quarter of a million dollars is unlikely to affect the Winstone Samsung Mill's expansion programme at Karioi. This assurance was given by the Mill's managing director, Mr Klas Kronqvist, from Auckland last week. Due to be commissioned on 1 November this year and in full production by 1 January 1985, the mill was aiming at the original deadline despite the fact that the $250,000 motor was still lying in a Napier warehouse awaiting a ship to transport it back to Japan for repairs. The machine — a pulp refiner motor — had been custom-built in Japan and
was on its way to Karioi when the accident happened at 3pm on 25 January as the truck and trailer unit was negotiating a sharp lefthand bend on SH5 (the Napier-Taupo road). The huge 23-tonne machine — which had been secured by % inch wood screws into the soft timber of the crate — came adrift and caused the truck and trailer unit to roll about 30km west of Napier. The total all-up weight of truck and trailer with its load was 42.7 tonnes and was being driven by John Foster of Hawkes Bay who could do nothing to prevent the accident once the load had shifted. In his report Traffic Officer Wright who attended
the accident said that the machine had been insecurely packed by the manufacturers and this was endorsed by the Napier Ministry of Transport's senior sergeant Sloane who said that "we've never seen anything like it." Insurance assessors have awarded a 200% insurance claim and the decision is to return the machine to Japan for repairs rather than attempt them here. In this way it can be restored to its original condition to meet the specifications and warranty requirements. It is due to leave Napier on 7 April and take 3-4 months to repair. "If we can get it back by July/August we can still meet our original schedule" said Mr Kronqvist.
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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 1, Issue 39, 20 March 1984, Page 1
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339Mill expansion programme on schedule but it depends... Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 1, Issue 39, 20 March 1984, Page 1
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