TRENT BRASH Steel & Tube has announced the appointment of Trent as group sustainability manager. He moves into this role from group indirect procurement manager at Steel & Tube. EMILY AFOA Emily is a director of Tektus Consultants and environmental engineer. She has joined ACE (Association of Consulting and Engineering) as a board member. RENATAContinueContinue reading “People Power: September”
Category Archives: The Xpress Engineer
Health and safety: Machine safety… how to stay out of jail
By Craig Carlyle, director at Maintenance Transformations.
Craig says that an emphasis on recorded checks of guarding and emergency isolation is
approaching for engineers, as is documented safe work procedures for maintenance tasks.
Treotham captures new technology
A new compact, high performance smart camera has landed from Treotham. With the ability to adapt itself to a number of situations with its intelligent, modular software concept, the technology is an exciting innovation.
The future of steel in New Zealand: Seven steps to becoming a global low-carbon exemplar
By Dr Troy Coyle, HERA CEO The International Panel on Climate Change’s recent report described climate change as “widespread, rapid and intensifying”. The steel industry has a part to play and is leading extensive collaboration to reduce emissions in the near term and activate a long-term framework to become a global low-carbon leader. The stepsContinueContinue reading “The future of steel in New Zealand: Seven steps to becoming a global low-carbon exemplar”
Wait – Before you press print
By Dr Juan Schutte, R&D engineer at UoA’s Creative Design and Additive Manufacturing Lab 3D printing (3DP) has achieved phenomenal success and grown to be a highly prominent tool for innovation and product manufacturing with it currently estimated to be an industry worth NZ$17.7 billion. It is no surprise that most of New Zealand’s majorContinueContinue reading “Wait – Before you press print”
Fundamentals remain
By Daniel Taylor, head of manufacturing, NZTE Historically, New Zealand manufacturing exporters have thrived on conducting business face-to-face. Whether it be a trade show in Europe, or commissioning a new piece of machinery in Asia, we’ve always been comfortable hopping on planes and visiting customers on their turf. COVID-19 has forced a radical rethink ofContinueContinue reading “Fundamentals remain”
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