A ‘well-cast’ conference by Casting Technology NZ
Last week our Manager Industry Development Dr. Boaz Habib had the opportunity to present at the Casting Technology New Zealand Annual Conference, 11 – 13 August 2017. Focused on the…
Two industry closures send a stern reminder
For many, the sudden closures of engineering icon A&G Price in Thames and AMTEC Engineering in New Plymouth came like a bolt out of the blue. But for some, it…
A major milestone struck in our seismic testing on stainless
We’re pleased to announce that the first test on stainless steel connection was successfully performed 28 July 2017 at the University of Auckland’s testing lab. Answering what we believe is…
Research partnership fails to ignite industry buy in
As an avid reader of our news updates you’ll be aware of the unique opportunity we offered to leverage significant government co-funding for research activities through our Research Partnership Proposal.…
Wyoming roaming for CCVIII
Our General Manager Structural Systems heads to Wyoming USA from 30 July to 2 August where he’ll present at the 8th International Conference on Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete.…
Intern Risa Hoshi is putting geothermal policy into focus
It’s with great pleasure that we welcome Risa Hoshi to our Industry Development team – who joins us from Akita University Japan, for a three month internship. Risa comes to…
The bolt down on the need for third party verification
The media has been rife with stories of non-compliant steel. Where it has either performed poorly or been utilised despite its inability to meet New Zealand standards. Not surprisingly, this…
There’s an art to picking the right turbo-expander technology for your project
Turbines and volumetric expanders are the most common devices used for energy conversion of fluid heat into mechanical energy. However its numerous applications in power generation, and across a range…
Call for interest – Co-funding request for steel construction research
HERA members associated with the wider steel construction sector will have or will receive a request for co-funding to the steel construction projects of HERA’s research partnership proposal intended to…
NAFEMS stimulates simulation engineering expertise
Last month we were proud to have our Finite Element Analyst Nandor Mago in Stockholm, Sweden. Where he attended NAFEMS World Congress and the 3rd International Conference on Simulation Process…
LanzaTech: the one fish that shouldn’t have got away
Remember LanzaTech? The New Zealand bio fuel R&D start-up which invented a process to convert carbon-rich gases from steel mills to create the ethanol base of their fuel Lanzanol. Probably…
Innovation and risk clearly won us the America’s Cup
If you’re like a few other million ‘bleary eyed’ Kiwi’s – you’re still in the throes of recovering from a series of early mornings spent clambering to the TV screen…