Call for comment – DR AS/NZS 2327:2017 Amendment
A number of anomalies have been reported by users of AS/NZS 2327:2017, which has required corrections to be made. That’s why we’d like to advise that the first amendment is…
Notice – ACC workplace injury prevention subsidy available for SME’s
If you’re a small to medium sized business in the manufacturing sector, you might be eligible for an ACC workplace injury prevention subsidy to help pay for a health and…
Notice – Leave the beaten track and join the Industry 4.0 Trek
Attend the Industry 4.0 Trek in Singapore and learn first-hand how you can start, scale and sustain your adoption and development of Industry 4.0 technologies. Through our relationship with Callaghan…
Call for comment – DR AS/NZS 2980:2018 Amendment 1:2019
We’d like to advise our members who are involved with the qualification of welders to AS/NZS 2980 or compliance to this qualification, that Standards New Zealand is calling for public…
Call for attendance – Do you want to improve your fabrication business? See how bottleneck analysis can help!
If you want to know how to improve your business, then what we have brewing in June is sure to grab your attention! Because we have world renowned expert Arrie…
Call for information – Request for steel floor deck data for new composite beam design software
Our metals industry should be driven to make steel the material of choice for designers. A way we can achieve that, is by simplifying the design process through the use…
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…
Update – Establishing new brittle fracture provisions for the Australasian steel structure standards
In order to ensure in-service safety of steel structures, design engineers need to select steel grades that will remain ductile under the imposed conditions that include in-service loadings, fabrication induced…
Notice –B1/VM1 Amendment 17 and B2/AS1 Amendment 10 published
Back in August we called for comments from our members on MBIE’s proposed changes to B1/VM1 and B2/AS1. Three months later – we’re pleased to report these amendments have now…
Call for interest – tell us your problems you’d like us to solve with R&D!
It’s that time of year when we’re sending out our feelers for potential R&D project proposals from our membership. For us, it’s crucial that our chosen R&D focuses are industry…
Call for attendance – free seminar for designers on cost effective fire solutions for steel structures
Fire design techniques for steel structures have progressed rapidly in recent years. Epitomised in the new Australasian multi-storey composite building design standard AS/NZS 2327:2017, where latest advances in fire design…
Notice – demystifying HERA’s research levy & how all of industry can leverage it (including SMEs!)
In our 2018 membership survey, you let us know that you’re mostly very happy with our support. However, we consistently hear from SME’s that they believe we’re only here for…