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ACS Archived News from around Australia and New Zealand (2006)


October 2006 ~ Sieves Arrive

ACS has just taken delivery of another large selection of sieves from Impact Test Equipment!

Click ACS Test Sieves for a full listing of sieves available.

Contact Neil Hunt in Melbourne on (03)9417-5688 for immediate delivery.

Sieves in Melbourne

Automatic Soil Compactor September 2006 ~ New Product Now Available
Automatic Soil Compactor to AS1289

[1] Preset blow pattern ensures even compaction.
[2] Solid state controls for reliability and maintenance.
[3] Automatic digital counter which re-sets to zero on completion of the test.
[4] Adjustable rammer drop height 300-450mm.
[5] Rammer weight adjustable 2.7 & 4.9kg.
[6] Preset number of blows per layer by thumb wheel control.
[7] Compaction rate approximately 26 blows/minute.
[8] Accepts AS standard compaction and CBR moulds.
[9] Meets the requirements of AS1289.
[10] Voltage 220-240VAC 50/60Hz 1ph.

Contact: Neil Hunt (03) 9417-5688


August 2006 ~ Sieves now in stock at ACS.

Sieves now in stock for immediate delivery.

ACS now has a large range of sieves in stock.  Click ACS Test Sieves for a full listing of sieves available.

Contact: Neil Hunt in Melbourne on (03) 9417 5688

Impact Sieves

Chris and Fred June 2006 ~ ACS New Zealand

Chris Marlow and Fred Tiedemann preparing for our recent IANZ Assessment in Auckland during June.

ACS has been operating in New Zealand for over 15 years providing calibration and maintenance services on a large range of testing machines and other laboratory equipment.

Contact: In New Zealand Chris Marlow can be reached on (027) 471 5657.


May 2006 ~ Neil Hunt joins ACS

Neil Hunt joined us as National Manager – Construction Materials at the beginning of May.  Some of you may already know of Neil through his 10+ years service with our principle Construction Materials supplier ELE International, one of the world's leading materials testing equipment companies.

Neil has a lot of experience in specifying and supplying testing equipment into our industry and has many contacts throughout the major suppliers, so will be able to help you with almost any equipment requirement you may have at very competitive prices.

Click here to go to Neil's Construction Materials page

Neil Hunt

Tim's Austin 1800 April/May 2006 ~ Tim Kennon competes in
Peugeot Round Australia Trial Rerun ...

Tim Kennon and Michael Holloway will be driving a 1968 Austin 1800.

Look out for the crab!

Rerun

 Click here for more details on the Peugeot Rerun