There are many logical and psychological barriers stopping people from uptaking exponential technologies. In fact a study of US manufacturing firms’ adoption of exponential technologies has many similarities to feedback…
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!…
Jul252018 We’re excited to share insights from Callaghan Innovation Future Insights Manager – Advanced Materials Kirsten Edgar. She lives and breathes innovation and disruption in her day to day work,…
We’re now standing at the cliff edge of the much-talked about fourth industrial age. Now more than ever, we need to know what’s coming down the pipeline – after all,…
If you’re interested in exploring the purchase of new manufacturing technology for your business – this should interest you. Through our international connections with the Korea Trade Commission (KOTRA) our…
Industry 4.0. The Internet of Things. Automation. Connected smart factories or workshops. AI & smart robots. What do these mean for our industry and how can they apply or be applied…
For our heavy engineering industry, productivity has a direct bearing on how we are performing not only as a company but as a sector, which is why keeping an eye…
With some disappointment but also an accompanying sense of clarity in purpose, we share the sad news that a our joint Pukeroa Oruawhata Trust / HERA proposal submitted to the…
Vancouver will host the 39th IABSE Symposium on the exploration of topics related to structural engineering of buildings, bridges and other civil infrastructure. The Symposium will showcase the latest in…
Quite simply put – yes we can! Low enthalpy-based power generation has recently seen a number of new entrants into its research and development sphere – strongly reaffirming its untapped potential.…
Uber is familiar to most of us and is representative of the new economy where information transforms industries, but it hasn’t been an overnight success. In fact, it was actually…
Like many other renewable energy technologies, grid connected wave and tidal energy seems poised ready for the kind of global build-out we saw in wind, which will bring a range…