By Dr Troy Coyle, HERA CEO In this month’s column I want to delve into one of the themes of HERA’s Construction 4.0 research programme (supported by the Endeavour Fund). The Mātauranga Māori and Construction 4.0 research aims to address the gap of knowledge that exists between the two by building a uniquely Māori framework to addressContinueContinue reading “ADDRESSING THE KNOWLEDGE GAP BETWEEN CONSTRUCTION 4.0 AND MāTAURANGA MāORI”
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MANUFACTURING NOW A DIFFERENT ANIMAL
By Daniel Taylor, head of manufacturing, NZTE Gone are the days where manufacturing meant dirty factories pumping out large volumes of the same product, regardless of whether it was what the customer really wanted or not. Today, New Zealand manufacturing is characterised by niche, high-value offerings with the customer need at the centre, and all thisContinueContinue reading “MANUFACTURING NOW A DIFFERENT ANIMAL”
SLEEPING WORKPLACE HAZARDS
By Craig Carlyle, director at Maintenance Transformations While you’re busy focusing on identifying the operational hazards and risks in your workplace, there are a bunch of overlooked workplace hazards that have proven to cause issues. When you’re updating your hazard register, keep an eye out for these sleeping hazards: Overloading power supplies Offices are prone toContinueContinue reading “SLEEPING WORKPLACE HAZARDS”
NEW RESEARCH TO DEVELOP NZ’S FIRST OVERARCHING DATA CONNECTIVITY STANDARDISATION
By Dr Troy Coyle, HERA CEO In my last column I shared the news of the Endeavour Fund’s support for HERA’s four-year research project focused on transforming the construction sector in Aotearoa New Zealand. Now, I wanted to introduce the key research themes and programs which will interact and interconnect as part of the overarching research. TheContinueContinue reading “NEW RESEARCH TO DEVELOP NZ’S FIRST OVERARCHING DATA CONNECTIVITY STANDARDISATION”
$10.3 Million Funding Injection to Help Transform the Sector
By Dr Troy Coyle, HERA CEO The Government has announced $236.5 million in funding for 71 scientific research projects in the latest Endeavour funding round, and I, along with the HERA research team, are excited to share that one of our projects has been awarded a grant of close to $10.3 million. The Endeavour Fund supports importantContinueContinue reading “$10.3 Million Funding Injection to Help Transform the Sector“
HOW SAFE IS THAT DUST IN YOUR WORKPLACE?
By Craig Carlyle, director at Maintenance Transformations A silent menace lurks within industry that is mostly forgotten but can strike with deadly results. The explosive properties of many dusts are not widely recognised, but in the right (or wrong) conditions, the dusts created by many materials will explode if mixed with air in a cloud formation,ContinueContinue reading “HOW SAFE IS THAT DUST IN YOUR WORKPLACE?“
POSITIONING FOR THE PACIFIC
By Daniel Taylor, head of manufacturing, NZTE As New Zealanders jet off to Pacific Islands to soak up some sun and avoid the winter chills, it seemed like a great time to take a look at this part of the world not just as a holiday option, but also as a manufacturing export destination. Not onlyContinueContinue reading “POSITIONING FOR THE PACIFIC”
ARE YOU FOLLOWING WORKSAFE NZ BEST PRACTICE MACHINERY/GUARDING GUIDELINES?
By Craig Carlyle, director at Maintenance Transformations The sentencing of Christchurch meat manufacturer Hellers Limited is a good reminder of the importance of following the current health and safety guidelines for machinery and guarding. Hellers were fined $193,500 and ordered to pay $60,000 in reparation to the employee after the worker lost four fingers in aContinueContinue reading “ARE YOU FOLLOWING WORKSAFE NZ BEST PRACTICE MACHINERY/GUARDING GUIDELINES?“
VANADIUM – THE MOST HIGH-VALUE STEEL BY-PRODUCT
By Dr Troy Coyle, HERA CEO In an August episode of the HERA podcast, Stirring the Pot, I spoke to Paihau-Robinson Research Institute junior engineer Megan Girdwood, a chemical and process engineer. Megan recently submitted her Masters thesis on chemical engineering, and her current project is to develop a closed-loop, green process to extract vanadium from aContinueContinue reading “VANADIUM – THE MOST HIGH-VALUE STEEL BY-PRODUCT”
INDUSTRY 4.0 IS KEY TO SECTORAL TRANSFORMATION – WHERE TO START?
By Dr Troy Coyle, HERA CEO I previously shared the findings of HERA’s 2021 research report, with research conducted by BERL. It established the potential economic impact of Industry 4.0 uptake in the New Zealand construction sector could be as much as $8 billion over the next five years. The potential for individual businesses andContinueContinue reading “INDUSTRY 4.0 IS KEY TO SECTORAL TRANSFORMATION – WHERE TO START?”
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