By Dr Troy Coyle, CEO, HERA As the new year steps into gear, I am reflecting on some highlights of 2023 and how these lead into exciting projects as we expand our capabilities further in the next 12 months. Last year, we initiated and built upon world-leading research programmes which reinforce HERA’s and Aotearoa NewContinueContinue reading “WHAT’S IN STORE FOR HERA: 2024, THE YEAR TO AMPLIFY INNOVATION”
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BIG DREAM FOR SMALL FOOTPRINT CNC MACHINES
Datum CNC owners Des Pitfield and Zak Pitfield de Mille head to EMEX 2024 with two aims. The first, show SME businesses Zak’s innovative, small footprint CNC machines, and secondly, connect with robotics firms they believe will be their collaborators for the Series II – because they’re already thinking that far ahead before they’ve soldContinueContinue reading “BIG DREAM FOR SMALL FOOTPRINT CNC MACHINES”
KEMPPI OPENS NEW WELDING INNOVATION AND TRAINING HUB
International welding equipment manufacturer, Kemppi, has announced the recent opening of its Welding Innovation and Training Hub in Australia. The Hub will allow Kemppi to train welders in Australia and New Zealand on Kemppi equipment so that they can improve productivity and performance in the workshop and on the work site. Kemppi dealers and serviceContinueContinue reading “KEMPPI OPENS NEW WELDING INNOVATION AND TRAINING HUB”
GLOBAL INVESTORS HELP CLOSE SMARTMACHINE’S FIRST INVESTMENT ROUND
Global investor Fabal Group has invested into Marlborough-based startup SmartMachine, citing its work as one of the most significant operational step changes for viticulture since the advent of the tractor 130 years ago. SmartMachine’s first funding round has raised $1.93 million, with new Investors Fabal Group, Aspire NZ Seed Fund (operated by NZ Growth CapitalContinueContinue reading “GLOBAL INVESTORS HELP CLOSE SMARTMACHINE’S FIRST INVESTMENT ROUND”
NEW COLLABORATION SET TO REVOLUTIONISE CIRCULAR DESIGN IN COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING AND METALS
By Dr Troy Coyle, CEO HERA Our global industry is taking a big step forward with a major international collaboration between HERA and the Australian Composites Manufacturing CRC (ACM CRC). The project promises to lead the way in digital transformation for Circular Design 4.0, a rapidly evolving field. The ACM CRC has brought together 33ContinueContinue reading “NEW COLLABORATION SET TO REVOLUTIONISE CIRCULAR DESIGN IN COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING AND METALS”
MANAGING HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE MODERN WORKPLACE
By Craig Carlyle, Maintenance Transformations It seems not that long ago that a health and safety system consisted of a manual, a stock of forms and a folder to store the completed records. Our auditing experience regularly involved blowing the dust off the manual, which kind of defeats the whole purpose. We realised last centuryContinueContinue reading “MANAGING HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE MODERN WORKPLACE”
Kiwis can fly: Hamilton-built aircraft engineered to fight to save lives
A new multi-million dollar aircraft designed by Kiwi aeronautical engineers is set to help governments and humanitarian organisations save lives during natural disasters and fight the impact of climate change in some of the world’s most inaccessible regions. The SuperPac XSTOL (Extremely Short Take-Off and Landing) aircraft, does not require a sealed runway and isContinueContinue reading “Kiwis can fly: Hamilton-built aircraft engineered to fight to save lives”
TDX gets a lift, new dealer for Linde Material Handling in NZ
TDX – formerly TransDiesel – described as a leading supplier within the heavy equipment industry and distributor of world-leading brands such as Volvo and Yanmar, is the newly appointed New Zealand dealer for Linde Material Handling Equipment. Linde’s extensive range of ‘forklift’ trucks, pallet and reach trucks, pallet stackers and order pickers, will now beContinueContinue reading “TDX gets a lift, new dealer for Linde Material Handling in NZ”
WORKPLACE SAFETY – THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
By Craig Carlyle, Maintenance Transformations WorkSafe’s recent announcement of new chief executive Steve Haszard is taken as a signal for change in the health and safety inspectorate. The organisation has not fared well in 2023 with accusations of a loss of direction and regular disquiet over its approaches in the workplace. The crown agency wasContinueContinue reading “WORKPLACE SAFETY – THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM”
NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY 4.0 INNOVATION CLUSTER
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 comeContinueContinue reading “NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY 4.0 INNOVATION CLUSTER”
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