Intern Risa Hoshi is putting geothermal policy into focus
It’s with great pleasure that we welcome Risa Hoshi to our Industry Development team – who joins us from Akita University Japan, for a three month internship. Risa comes to…
The bolt down on the need for third party verification
The media has been rife with stories of non-compliant steel. Where it has either performed poorly or been utilised despite its inability to meet New Zealand standards. Not surprisingly, this…
There’s an art to picking the right turbo-expander technology for your project
Turbines and volumetric expanders are the most common devices used for energy conversion of fluid heat into mechanical energy. However its numerous applications in power generation, and across a range…
Call for interest – Co-funding request for steel construction research
HERA members associated with the wider steel construction sector will have or will receive a request for co-funding to the steel construction projects of HERA’s research partnership proposal intended to…
NAFEMS stimulates simulation engineering expertise
Last month we were proud to have our Finite Element Analyst Nandor Mago in Stockholm, Sweden. Where he attended NAFEMS World Congress and the 3rd International Conference on Simulation Process…
Innovation and risk clearly won us the America’s Cup
If you’re like a few other million ‘bleary eyed’ Kiwi’s – you’re still in the throes of recovering from a series of early mornings spent clambering to the TV screen…
Channeling the spirit of disruptive innovation
How often have you heard someone in your work circles say “Nowadays we don’t see work more than two to three weeks ahead” or “Since major contracts have started finishing,…
We’re stripping off to bare a new us!
Get ready to see some changes… because after almost a year on from gathering your feedback and consulting with our Executive Board, management team and staff – we’re on the…
There’s a new kid on the ‘welding’ block!
It’s great to have Thomas Karstens from the Jade University of Applied Technology Wilhelmshaven Germany join us for a six month internship as part of our Welding Centre teams research…
The stage is set for a ‘world of engineering simulation’
We’re excited to attend the NAFEMS World Congress 2017 which incorporates the 3rd International Conference on Simulation Process & Data Management next week in Stockholm, Sweden from 11 – 14…
We’re connected and live!
We’re pleased to report that the next round of works for our materials test rig installed at Ohaaki have been completed and are now ready for commissioning phase. Our Research…
Are you productive enough?
For our heavy engineering industry, productivity has a direct bearing on how we are performing not only as a company but as a sector, which is why keeping an eye…