New Zealand dairy runs on reliability, with zero tolerance for breakdowns that disrupt quality or schedules. Motion supports the sector with compliant products, food-grade lubrication, and practical engineering that lifts uptime and lowers total cost of ownership.
“In New Zealand, dairy has got its own set of requirements for its approvals for products that go into that dairy sector,” says Neil Hulme, General Manager – Industrial Products at Motion. “Those expectations can be different to other food categories. Our job is to understand the requirement and plug in the right, compliant solution.”
Cleaner lubrication, longer asset life
Lubrication is a prime example. “We’ve got food-grade lubricants that are manufactured in facilities that run the same requirements as a dairy factory,” Hulme explains. “That’s clean-room environment, the products going into the lubricants are of a set standard. And we’ve even got some food-grade lubricants that become part of the food product through a process.” For operators, that means audit-ready compliance, reduced contamination risk, and longer-lasting, cleaner-running assets.
From farm gate to factory floor
Dairy operations depend on consistent performance across a wide spread of equipment – from transfer and handling through to processing and packaging. Motion supports maintenance teams with fit-for-purpose products and technical support that reduce failure points and help standardise what “good” looks like across sites, so teams can spend less time firefighting and more time preventing issues.
Evolving the solution, not just supplying parts
Proactive improvement is part of the offer. As Hulme puts it: “It wasn’t our customer that came to us and said, ‘We’ve designed this milk hose.’ It was us that went to them and said, ‘We’re constantly evolving the hose.’” That trusted-advisor approach helps Motion introduce better-performing components, smarter lubrication strategies, and practical installation methods that improve hygiene outcomes and extend service life.
In an industry that can’t pause for breakdowns, Motion helps keep dairy moving.