Ep. 28 | Chris Bumby – Hydrogen: an alternative reductant?
Jun242020 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 24 June 2020 | Ep.28 – Hydrogen: an alternative reductant? In this episode of Stirring the Pot, we talk to recent…
Smart welding – a practical research project
The fabrication industry is currently in a digital transformation – and understandably, many fabricators are cautious to invest. We get it. That’s why we’ve set up a quality and productivity…
Our team at HERA is growing!
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve had two new team members join HERA this month – Innovation Centre Manager, Greg Buckley, and Research Engineer, Hafez Taheri. They both bring a…
Ep. 18 | HERA – Making seismic steel fabrication more cost effective
Oct22019 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 2 Oct 2019 | Ep.18 – Making seismic steel fabrication more cost effective In this episode of Stirring the Pot,…
#INWED19 – Meet AUT PhD Researcher in Civil Engineering, Niusha Navabian
Keeping your finger on the pulse is a challenge that Civil Engineering Researchers are constantly having to do as new technologies are introduced to the industry. This is exactly what…
Meet Reza Hamzeh – the researcher focused on Welding 4.0 for us!
Last month we let our members know what our strategic focuses for 2020 and beyond look like. Part of that strategy being to deliver solutions that supported our members in…
HERA Future Forum: 20/20 VISION
HERA Future Forum – 20/20 VISION | 21 February 2020 | Members only | Only 100 seats! | Auckland OverviewCluster workshopNation breakfast20/20 VISIONNation dinnerPresentersSponsorshipCostRegisterOverview Be the disruptor, not the disrupted. Get…
Exploring the latest materials trends for NZ’s metals industry
Nov282018 We were lucky enough to spend time at Victoria University to unpick some of the common misconceptions industry may have about working with academia. This is very important so that in…
Solving the housing crisis with a sustainable light steel framing multi-storey building option
The Greater Auckland region is facing a housing crisis that requires greater urban density to help fix it. That’s why our Structural Systems team has been conducting innovative research on…
Assessing the NZ metals industry against the living standards framework
Oct32018 We’re proud to report that our NZ metals industry is an early adopter of the living standards framework in terms of assessing where we sit across the four capitals…
Are you disruption ready?
Business disruption is experienced on an almost daily basis. Just recently, HERA lost email and file access for several days, which was hugely disruptive. Could that have been avoided? Yes!…
Is BRANZ material neutral?
BRANZ is New Zealand’s independent, impartial research, testing and consulting organisation for the building and construction industry. However, there is a current perception that they aren’t as impartial as they…