A Trans-Tasman success story for bridge design
Our industry’s decision to harmonize bridge design with Australia has seen us travel a five year road, and we’re delighted to see it all come together as we announce the…
Radio NZ raise questions on structural bolts
As members may have heard from Radio New Zealand’s interview of Stewart Askey on 19 August 2016 -concerns have again been raised on the quality of steel imports. Whilst the interview was…
Why a ‘she’ll be right’ attitude doesn’t work for Olympic athletes – or your business
If you’re like me – since the beginning of the 31st Olympic Games in Rio, you’ve been rushing home in the evenings to catch the highlights of the day’s events and…
Heat transfer – why optimisation is key to success!
The ultimate goal of any R&D project is to create something so successful and efficient that it blows its competition out of the water – and cost effectively of course!…
MahaNakhon Tower project – HJ Asmuss
You’ve been asking to know what others are seeing and doing in the industry – and we’ve decided to deliver. This month’s project highlight comes to you with thanks from…
Notice – AS/NZS ISO 3834: The allocation of quality management tasks
Last month’s HERA News provided an overview of the concept of the “welding co-ordination team” as applied in a quality management system that meets the requirements of the AS/NZS ISO…
NZ heavy steel fabrication sets new record – August 2016
Every year we put together a diagram combining Statistics New Zealand and our internal data to better understand how our industry is performing. And this time around, it’s clear to…
Call for comment – Addressing skill issues in our industry
The concern of skills shortages is something worrying many businesses around the world, and for the New Zealand engineering sector it’s no different. We’re starting to see serious skills gaps…
Think Pokemon Go has nothing to do with the metals industry? Think again!
If you have no idea what Pokemon Go is, it’s safe to assume you’ve been living under a rock – and if so, it’s time to crawl out. As potential…
Australian Steel Research Hub taps our expertise on the shoulder
Long gone are the barriers separating New Zealand and Australia from doing business together – and nothing showcases this more than our recent attendance at the Australian Steel Research Hub…
Huge response to welded connections seminar by international expert
We kicked off a series of Design and Analysis of Welded Connections seminars throughout New Zealand last month presented by Professor Adolf Hobbacher – one of the world’s leading experts…
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…