By Dr Troy Coyle, CEO HERA As we know, Industry 4.0 is characterised by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and cyber-physical. It’s a fundamental change that calls for the heavy engineering industry to embrace new technologies into their business models for productivity gain. The challenge can comeContinue reading “NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY 4.0 INNOVATION CLUSTER”
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How the steel industry is tracking toward low-carbon design
By Dr Troy Coyle, HERA CEO The sustainability targets of the steel industry are ambitious and far-reaching – and thanks to the collaborative and focused mahi of many contributors, those targets are inching closer by the week. HERA has received $150,000 from BRANZ, funded by the building research levy, to support its $772,000 low-carbon designContinue reading “How the steel industry is tracking toward low-carbon design”
Advanced fire research presents useful finding for engineers and steel industry
By Dr Troy Coyle, CEO, HERA Alongside a University of Auckland researcher, Charles Clifton, structural steel experts at HERA, Fanqin Meng, Nandor Mago, and Kaveh Andisheh, have evaluated the structural fire performance of steel car park frames caused by vehicle fires. They also have numerically validated the reliability and accuracy of a new structural fireContinue reading “Advanced fire research presents useful finding for engineers and steel industry”
NZ Steel’s big news signals the vision for low-carbon steel as an emerging reality
By Dr Troy Coyle, CEO, HERA As HERA has long maintained, it will take a joint effort by the public and private sectors to steadily reduce the carbon emissions of the building and construction industry in Aotearoa, particularly in relation to the role of steel. To its great credit, the steel industry and its localContinue reading “NZ Steel’s big news signals the vision for low-carbon steel as an emerging reality”
SUCCESSION PLANNING: ADVICE FROM AN EXPERT
By Dr Troy Coyle, HERA CEO Succession planning is something that we hear is a critical business issue amongst many engineering firms. Our Stirring the Pot interview with Regeneration HQ founder John Luxton, illuminated strategic considerations and solutions for the many business owners who are actively grappling with succession planning or starting to think about how toContinue reading “SUCCESSION PLANNING: ADVICE FROM AN EXPERT”
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
By Craig Carlyle, director at Maintenance Transformations The recent crop of weather emergencies, flooding, cyclones, and headline news such as truck fires on Auckland’s Southern Motorway is a timely reminder of the need to focus on emergency management in the workplace. We can explore the requirements under the Regulations, but these recent events suggest that theContinue reading “EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE WORKPLACE”
DEATH OF UNSUPERVISED WORKER FOCUSES ATTENTION ON TRAINING AND SUPERVISION
The tragic death of an unsupervised technician maintaining a forestry harvester head in Wairoa highlights the issue of training and supervision in industry. The General Risk and Workplace Regulations are simple and clear when it comes to the PCBU’s responsibility, so you would wonder why it is that we persist in getting it wrong? InContinue reading “DEATH OF UNSUPERVISED WORKER FOCUSES ATTENTION ON TRAINING AND SUPERVISION”
INITIATIVE A BOOST FOR WOMEN IN STRUCTURAL STEEL
Nikki Hart (left to right), Michelle Gutierrez-Smith, Kelly Jeffries, Bridget Young More than 50 women gathered at the Hilton Auckland last night for the inaugural Women in Structural Steel event. Hosted by industry body Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ), the event brought women together from different backgrounds, different industry roles and different stages in theirContinue reading “INITIATIVE A BOOST FOR WOMEN IN STRUCTURAL STEEL”
What Does 2023 Have in Store for our Sector?
Likely continued focus on climate change… MBIE’s Building for Climate Change initiatives look to be expanding. The Ministry initially signalled changes relating to embodied carbon and then, at the end of 2022, changes relating to operational carbon and reduced waste. This provided an initial focus on Module A carbon (product and construction emissions) and anContinue reading “What Does 2023 Have in Store for our Sector?”
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ON NOTICE ABOUT MACHINE SAFETY
By Craig Carlyle, director at Maintenance Transformations The interesting thing about safety is there is generally nothing new. We face the same dangers, the same requirements, and the same statistics as we have since the beginning of last century. Pretty much the only thing that has changed is the statutes, the levels of fines, and inContinue reading “MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ON NOTICE ABOUT MACHINE SAFETY “
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