Ep. 71 | Alan McClintock – a lifetime in welding
Jun292022 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 29 June 2022 | Ep.71 – a lifetime in welding In this episode of Stirring the Pot our General Manager…
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…
Welding qualification standard ISO 9606.1:2012 has now been adopted as AS/NZS ISO 9606.1:2017
The publication of AS/NZS ISO 9606.1:2017 Qualification testing of welders – Fusion welding – Part 1: Steels is seen as a move towards international best practice. And is a standard…
Notice – Welding of non-AS/NZS steels to AS/NZS 1554.1
When steel merchants aren’t able to supply parent materials to a preferred AS or AS/NZS specification fabricators will face the need to weld structural steel manufactured to an overseas standard.…
Crossing the ditch for the IIW conference 2016
Our Welding Centre General Manager Dr Michail Karpenko and Senior Welding Engineer Alan McClintock jumped the ditch to attend the International Institute of Welding 2016 Conference. Held in Melbourne in…
Call for attendees – Design and analysis of welded connections seminar
HERA, SCNZ and the Institute of Welding are pleased to announce a one-day seminar on Design and Analysis of Welded Connections, which will be run throughout July and August in Hamilton,…
Quality management in welding update for engineers
Over 80 IPENZ members took the opportunity at the April 2016 Auckland Branch Meeting to get up-to-date with current best practice in managing the quality of welding. Our Senior Welding…
Call for attendees – Upcoming courses in welding inspection
This month, the HERA Training Centre is again offering Part 2 of its training programme in welding inspection leading to national and international qualifications. This is for the CBIP Certified Welding…
Notice – Managing the risk of welding related fire and explosions and the role of the welding supervisor
The risk of fire and explosion is ever present with welding and thermal cutting and the fatal accident at an Auckland tank farm is a timely reminder of this. It…
First-party welding inspection to AS/NZS ISO 3834 and AS/NZS 1554.1 standards
For structural steel products to be free from serious problems in production and in service, it is necessary to provide a suitable level of quality management from the design phase,…
Notice – Quality requirements for thermal cutting
Flame, plasma and laser cutting are widely used in industry. The selection of the cutting process is based on the type of material, economic considerations and quality requirements. Despite some…
Resource – Weld access holes in seismic applications
Weld access holes are frequently required in the fabrication of structural components. The geometry of these structural details can affect the components’ performance. The size and shape of beam copes…