Four series webinar – Welding Procedures Training (WPS) Each running 3:30pm – 4:30pm Webinar 1: 12 May 2020 | Webinar 2: 13 May 2020 | Webinar 3: 20 May 2020 | Webinar 4: 21 May 2020 AboutWho should attend and why?Webinar programsPresentersPricesRegisterAbout These presentations provide expert training on Welding Procedure Specification’s (WPS) for professionals such…
Free Webinar | LEAN mean growth machines | 19 May 2020 | 3:30pm -4:15pm OverviewWho should attend?PresentersRegisterOverview Like you we’ve had our ears close to the ground trying to get our members the insights and information they need to be able to get their business back up to speed as soon as possible. Some of the…
Free Webinar | Social Cereal series – mirror mirror on the wall | 11 May 2020 | 8:00am – 8:45am OverviewWho should attend?What you’ll get!PresentersRegisterOverview Get your hands on the data needed to inform your strategy for business growth. Last year, we commissioned an independent market research company to uncover what Kiwi’s really thought about the NZ metals industry. This…
LIVE Webinar: Overview of finite element analysis for applied research, engineering and art applications | 29 April 2020 AboutWho should attend and why?PresenterRegisterAbout Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a well-established technology in 2020. There is a plethora of software on the market. They range from the basic, mid-range to high end in their capabilities to…
LIVE Webinar: Enhance product delivery & improve cashflow quickly – post COVID-19 lockdown |14 April 2020 | Online event | AboutWho should attend and why?PresenterRegisterAbout As an association focused on securing tomorrow’s industry by innovating today – we know that the future has always been uncertain. And, with the disruption of COVID19, this will ring…
Design of welded structures seminar | 19 Feb 2020 | Hamilton | Limited seats available | AboutWho should attend and why?ProgramPresenterLocationPricesRegisterAbout The degradation of products and structures imposes a significant cost for the owners and operators of plant and equipment. Besides the financial aspects, the possible risk to human life and health is always a…
Design of welded structures seminar | 11 Feb 2020 | Christchurch | Limited seats available | AboutWho should attend and why?ProgramPresenterLocationPricesRegisterAbout The degradation of products and structures imposes a significant cost for the owners and operators of plant and equipment. Besides the financial aspects, the possible risk to human life and health is always a…
Exporting to international markets for our members can often seem an unreachable target. Extensive work needs to be done to learn the fundamentals of becoming a successful export business. And there is also the challenge of meeting codes and standards not applicable in New Zealand. It’s not uncommon for companies to put this into the…
Effective quality management systems for welded fabrication rely on competent staff – people with the knowledge and ability to ensure welding and fabrication operations are cost-effective. And at HERA we provide education and training for those who have responsibility for the supervision and inspection of welded fabrication, and the qualification of welding procedures and welders…
Last month’s HERA News provided an overview of the concept of the “welding co-ordination team” as applied in a quality management system that meets the requirements of the AS/NZS ISO 3834 standard. The organisation of a fabricator’s welding co-ordination team is usually shown by an organogram; a chart showing the structure of the team and…
In today’s competitive structural steel market, the ability to meet the client’s expectations while making an adequate return requires the capability to meet specifications and to minimise profit-eating re-work. This is achieved by implementing a quality management system using the well-established “standard” methodology based on the following principles: Welders who follow suitably qualified, efficient procedures…
For structural steel products to be free from serious problems in production and in service, it is necessary to provide a suitable level of quality management from the design phase, through material selection, into fabrication, and subsequently inspection. Requirements for welding/fabrication activities are given in the Code of Practice of the NZ Steel Fabricator Certification…