We've joined

We're excited to announce that the Design Energy team has joined FMI Automation, a division of FMI Building Innovation.

We're still fully operational and here to support you. Whether you're an existing client or exploring how automation can transform your operations, we'd love to hear from you. Find our holding page here, and discover more about FMI Building Innovation.

The Design Energy Blog

Find out about the latest robotic automation trends and how to get started and manage your automation journey.

Robots just keep on keeping on… 

and worse, sometimes they get sore from too many repetitive movements. If you want to improve productivity and health and safety and reduce costs, it ...
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Our Robots are Chomping at the bit to get Working in 2025

The NZIER December consensus forecast is predicting the NZ economy will improve gradually through 2025. Coupled to this the government is promoting their focus is ...
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Challenges When Introducing Robotic Automation

Challenges When Introducing Robotic Automation There’s no doubt introducing robots into manufacturing and processing operations offers numerous benefits such as increased efficiency, quality, precision, and cost savings. However ...
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Automation Design

Getting started with Automation

You’ve decided to be more competitive you need to lift productivity in your manufacturing operation. There’s a few key things you need to consider Our ...
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Robotic Solutions

Robots Offer Much

Time to Automate? Contact the experienced team at Design Energy for your robotic automation needs.
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5 Growing trends in Robotic Automation

Collaborative Robots take centre stage – game changers for smaller manufacturers, Collaborative Robots (cobots) foster a partnership between humans and machines, vastly improving the safety and efficiency ...
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The Economy Is Improving – NZ’s Productivity Is Not

It’s encouraging to see business confidence up and inflation and interest rates on the way down. These trends bode well for an improving economy over ...
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Industrial Robotics News

New Robotic Automation Capability Arrives At Design Energy

Our new capability includes the arrival of a new member of the team in the form of Senior Engineer, Andrew Stubbs. Andrew is a Mechanical ...
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Industrial Robotics News

Design Energy Supports Maria Laurie

When we’re not designing, building and supporting robotic automation systems, we like to spend time on our Mountain Bikes in the Port Hills around Christchurch, ...
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Don’t Be Late To Automate Your Manufacturing Operation

It’s great to see Callaghan Innovation providing another 100 Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI) assessments. SIRI helps manufacturers continue to evolve and develop, and deliver ...
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