Pressure Equipment Conference 2020
Register Your InterestWe have had outstanding registrations for this event! Unfortunately we can only take registrations of interest at this time. Should any seats become available we will be in…
Meet Volkan Yakut – the latest team member to join our Welding Centre team
You’ll have seen lately that our Welding Centre has a lot of amazing projects on it’s horizon over the next three years. That’s why we’re excited to welcome Volkan Yakut…
#INWED19 – Meet Weld i.t. Ltd General Manager Liz Frost
There are a whole bunch of amazing characters within our membership – and one that made a big impression on our Welding Engineer Rob Ryan, was Liz Frost! As Weld…
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…
Panel project delivers software to design composite columns to AS/NZS 2327
Over the last nine months HERA and CTICM have developed software to design composite columns using concrete filled tubes according to AS/NZS 2327. We’re excited to announce that the design…
With heavy hearts, we say goodbye to a valued HERA staff member – Peter Hayward
We’re saddened to share the sudden passing of our longest serving employee, Peter Hayward. Last Friday sharing our condolences with his family and friends, and acknowledging the many contributions he made…
New service available to HERA members interested in automation of welding fabrication
Last month our Welding Research Engineer Holger Heinzel spent two weeks at the University of Wollongong (UoW) Facility for Intelligent Fabrication (FIF) gaining hands on experience on the latest technology.…
Notice – Welding consumable levy increase due to come into effect 1 February 2019
We’re pleased to announce that the Heavy Engineering Research Levy Notice 2018 has now been published and listed on the legislation.govt.nz website. This means a levy increase from 5c to…
Emerging innovation cluster opportunities in automation and defence
This month our CEO Troy Coyle and General Manager Welding Centre Michail Karpenko spearheaded a visit with five of our member companies to the University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Facility for…
HERA offering welding productivity and automation assessments
Last month, our Welding Centre staff assessed welding productivity and automation capability for seven of our members. This was a feasibility study to test our Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and…
Meet Robert Ryan – the new face joining our Welding Centre team
It’s been a long time coming trying to find the right candidate – but we’ve finally done it! Next week welcoming Robert Ryan to our Welding Centre team! Robert brings…
Changes to welder qualification standards
The recent series of “Welding Standards Update” seminars held in Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Christchurch and Queenstown were a great success with more than 140 professionals attending the…