Being a young woman in a male-dominated field hasn’t stopped Bella Franks carving out a successful international career as an engineer. Recently she spoke about her experiences to a group of female students keen to follow in her footsteps. Bella was one of four guest speakers at the Women in Engineering Canterbury (WiE Can) eventContinueContinue reading “Young women encouraged to engineer a career”
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Kiwi tech on the world stage
New Zealand innovators and leaders showcased their technologies on the world stage at a high-profile international event recently in Melbourne. Over 60 Kiwi companies attended evokeAG to create export and partnership opportunities and build on New Zealand’s reputation as a leading agricultural innovator. The event focussed on innovation in agriculture, drawing delegates from the entireContinueContinue reading “Kiwi tech on the world stage”
Classic racing meeting celebrates local legend
Petrol heads will rejoice at the George Begg Classic Speedfest this weekend – celebrating the late engineer and local motor racing legend himself. With a grid full of the F5000 cars, the new-look annual classic racing meeting has attracted bumper entries across all classes, from all over New Zealand to Invercargill’s Teretonga Park. Begg builtContinueContinue reading “Classic racing meeting celebrates local legend”
UC students engineer medical solutions in Tonga
For 10 weeks this summer, seven University of Canterbury (UC) students are going to be repairing life-saving medical equipment and engineering biomedical solutions in Tongan hospitals. Sponsored by Callaghan Innovation summer research grants, the seven UC Biomedical Engineering students are learning how to repair medical devices on campus in Christchurch, before they left for Tonga.ContinueContinue reading “UC students engineer medical solutions in Tonga”
Business consultants advise engineers on critical components to job scheduling
BUSINESS CONSULTANTS ADVISE ENGINEERS ON CRITICAL COMPONENTS TO JOB SCHEDULING Working smarter; that’s what it’s all about. NZ Engineer News has approached three of the most experienced business consultants working in the New Zealand engineering space to advise us on job scheduling for engineers. Here’s what they had to say: IAN FEATHERSTONE, OWNER OF GLASSContinueContinue reading “Business consultants advise engineers on critical components to job scheduling”
Sheet metal fabrication that packs plenty of punch
Punch Tooling NZ is what the company describes as your partner in the field for all aspects of sheet metal fabrication, fitting your exact requirements to high-quality precision tooling. Representing “only the world’s leading and most reliable brands”, Punch Tooling NZ brings its considerable knowledge of manufacturing processes to ensure the implementation of the rightContinueContinue reading “Sheet metal fabrication that packs plenty of punch”
X-Frame for waste free buildings gets commercialisation boost
Clip-together modular building design can be rapidly assembled, disassembled and reused, eliminating waste during a building’s lifecycle and heads us towards a circular economy Victoria University of Wellington PhD candidate Ged Finch is fast tracking the commercialisation of his X-Frame structural frame solution for waste free buildings with support from the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Programme.ContinueContinue reading “X-Frame for waste free buildings gets commercialisation boost”
Datalogic enhances robot guidance and traceability
Datalogic, a leader in robotics, Industry 4.0, automatic data capture and process automation, is introducing its new Impact 12.2 software to further enhance the traceability and ease-of use of vision-guided robots and cobots used for a wide variety of pick, place and other vital production line tasks. The new robot guidance and traceability software isContinueContinue reading “Datalogic enhances robot guidance and traceability”
Advanced high strength steel – Demand amid radical end-user shift
Global sales of advanced high strength steel have witnessed a significant surge, in line with growing preference of end-use industries for materials with favorable mechanical properties. The demand for advanced high strength steel is likely to surpass 13,800 KT in 2019, registering an upswing from 2018, says research study into the high strength steel market.ContinueContinue reading “Advanced high strength steel – Demand amid radical end-user shift”
Alfa Laval – Efficient self-priming pumps for improved performance
Alfa Laval’s LKH Prime 40 is the latest new addition to the range. Not only does the hygienic, self-priming pump offer high energy efficiency and versatility, it also allows for significantly reduced noise levels and easy maintenance. In utilising the Alfa Laval LKH Prime 40, performance is greatly increased, including the ability to reach aContinueContinue reading “Alfa Laval – Efficient self-priming pumps for improved performance”
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