Resource – Case study on a welding related eye injury
Recently we had a health and safety incident occur at HERA. While thankfully not catastrophic, we think it’s important to share our lessons learnt so our members can avoid similar…
Sustainability in steel. Is there such a thing when it comes to climate change?
Sustainability has many facets. But it looks like climate change is the hands-down winner for the holiday sustainability hot topic (pardon the pun). So, how do we respond as an…
Top posts of 2019 summed up for our members!
Curious about what our industry cared about the most in 2019? Join us as we sum up our top read articles across our platforms, and why we’ve made the important…
HERA’s final wrap up of 2019!
Our team at HERA wanted to take the time to wish all of our members the best as we break for our Christmas holidays. We look forward to seeing you…
Ep. 22 | Des Watkins – Digitisation: the future of steel fabrication
Nov272019 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 27 Nov 2019 | Ep.22 – Digitisation: the future of steel fabrication In this episode of Stirring the Pot, we…
Notice – Free assistance now offered to SMEs to achieve compliance with applicable standards
HERA fabricators members employing 10 or less staff are invited to participate in HERA’s Welding Capability Review Program. Our team will assist small fabricators (SMEs) in achieving compliance with…
Ep. 21 | Gijs Van der Velden – Bridging innovation: 3D printing
Nov132019 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 13 Nov 2019 | Ep.21 – Bridging innovation – 3D printing In this episode of Stirring the Pot, we talk…
Call for papers – HERA Pressure Equipment Workshop in Auckland, June 2020
In collaboration with the Pressure Equipment Workshop Committee, we’re pleased to announce that the 3rd New Zealand Pressure Equipment Workshop will be held 12 June 2020 in Auckland. The aim of this…
HERA sponsors student Final Year Project Awards
HERA proudly sponsored and was happy to have our Research Engineer Hafez Taheri attend final year student project events for both the University of Auckland (UoA) and Auckland University of…
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…
Smart welding – a practical research project
The fabrication industry is currently in a digital transformation – and understandably, many fabricators are cautious to invest. We get it. That’s why we’ve set up a quality and productivity…
Our team at HERA is growing!
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve had two new team members join HERA this month – Innovation Centre Manager, Greg Buckley, and Research Engineer, Hafez Taheri. They both bring a…