Taupo Contact Energy tour
During the NZ Geothermal Workshop in Taupo, the attendees had the opportunity to tour the nearby Wairakei geothermal plant and the newly constructed Te Mihi plant both operated by Contact…
Notice – Witnessing welding qualification test
In order to ensure welding qualification tests are carried out correctly, personnel are appointed to witness welder/welding operator and/or welding procedure specification (WPS) qualification tests being performed. These tests involve…
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…
#MIC2015 – HERA attends the Steel Innovations Conference
The Aotea Event Centre was a well selected venue to the second Steel Innovations Conference during Metals Week held on the 1 – 4 September. First launched in 2013, the…
#MIC2015 – HERA members presented steel fabricator certificates
New Zealand’s structural steel fabricators are showing strong support for the industry’s recently launched quality assurance scheme – Steel Fabricator Certification (SFC) – an initiative designed to ensure safety of fabricated structural…
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 – Correction ammendments to AS/NZS 1554 Structural Steel Welding Part 1, 5 & 7
In May 2015, Standards Australia senior management was alerted to the fact that the 2014 editions within the AS/NZS 1554 suite contained material that was included without adherence to Standards…
The evolution of the NZ steel industry – innovation dinosaur or drosophila?
We have an image problem. In experimental evolution, Drosophila (the humble fruit fly) is often used to demonstrate evolutionary processes. It is used because genetic changes for the fruit fly…
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 – Code of practice for fabrication of stainless steel plant & equipment blue book
The third edition of the Code of Practice for the Fabrication of Stainless Steel Plant & Equipment referred to as the “Blue Book”, is now available. The “Blue Book”, as…
Notice – Surface imperfections on welds made with flux cored arc process
The flux cored arc welding (FCAW) process is widely used in NZ for the welding of steel; the gas-shielded process variation for in the workshop, and the self-shielded option for…