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Move to Waihi
Moved operations from Tauranga to Waihi with much larger facilities
About us
We are an industrial automation company specializing in automated machinery design, manufacture and installation. We implement robotic solutions and work alongside other companies when needed to implement large automated and semi automated solutions.
100% owned by Palmer Design & Manufacturing Ltd, a family business. there are two divisions, Automation and industrial 3D printing. Founded by Andrew Palmer in 2011 with a history of machine building & Automation. Now Based in Waihi New Zealand.
Please see company history below:
August 2022
2020
FPGA based PLC designed and made in NZ!
Due to challenging demands for specialized automation, we developed an FPGA control system for real-time parallel processing.
2018
Hello NZ agritech
First automated machines custom designed and built for the kiwifruit industry.
2015
First semi-automated machines produced.
With with a love of making machines, the first machines are made along with control systems
Nov 2011
Company founded
Andrew Palmer leaves the corporate world with 25 years experience in mass manufacturing to found Palmer Design & Manufacturing limited