May262021 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 24 May 2021 | Ep.46 – The new age of engineering in construction In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with BVT Engineering’s CEO Ceinwen McNeil and Founder & Managing Director, Matt Bishop. Together they’re a dynamic leadership duo driven to continuously improve,…
Register Your InterestWe have had outstanding registrations for this event! Unfortunately we can only take registrations of interest at this time. Should any seats become available we will be in touch! Register your interest here! Pressure Equipment Conference 2020 | 06 Nov 2020 | Auckland OverviewProgrammePresentationsLocation / CostSponsorshipFor presentersOverview Please join the conference group on…
HERA Future Forum – 20/20 VISION | 21 February 2020 | Members only | Only 100 seats! | Auckland OverviewCluster workshopNation breakfast20/20 VISIONNation dinnerPresentersSponsorshipCostRegisterOverview Be the disruptor, not the disrupted. Get certainty about your future at this future-focused event! Equipping yourself to be as prepared as possible is the smart thing to do. Anyone who had…
HERA was excited to kick off our year by hosting the 2020 Rotary National Science and Technology Forum at HERA House. This student event is part of our commitment to inspire future engineers to work in the metals industry and showcase the real opportunities that exist within our sector. The visiting group was part of…
There are a whole bunch of amazing characters within our membership – and one that made a big impression on our Welding Engineer Rob Ryan, was Liz Frost! As Weld i.t.’s General Manager, Welding Supervisor & Welding Inspector, Liz is a wealth of knowledge. In the welding world, actively helping to develop welding procedures, certify…
This #WomeninEngineering is no stranger to HERA, and is a role model in terms of her approach to business which looks to disrupt the way things are done – taking her team on a real journey along the way. Longveld’s Managing Director Pam Roa has a sense of curiosity that has been developed from her…
It’s not usually her thing to do something like this, but we’re glad to have twisted this next #WomeninEngineering arm to participate and share her thoughts – every one’s voice matters! Beca’s Business Management Strategy & Emerging Technology, Sue Bradley is a fantastic example of a forward thinking wahine. She’s fascinated by the sudden and…
Last month we let our members know what our strategic focuses for 2020 and beyond look like. Part of that strategy being to deliver solutions that supported our members in technical excellence and knowledge transfer. A major target to achieve this, is to drive industry understanding and adoption of automation, productivity and Industry 4.0 in…
There are many logical and psychological barriers stopping people from uptaking exponential technologies. In fact a study of US manufacturing firms’ adoption of exponential technologies has many similarities to feedback that HERA receives from its members. Key findings being, that companies are too focused on the day-to-day operations to respond to longer-term disruption opportunities. And,…
Business disruption is experienced on an almost daily basis. Just recently, HERA lost email and file access for several days, which was hugely disruptive. Could that have been avoided? Yes! We should have moved to the Cloud earlier. But we didn’t because we didn’t think our server would have such a dramatic failure. We foresaw…
Jul252018 We’re excited to share insights from Callaghan Innovation Future Insights Manager – Advanced Materials Kirsten Edgar. She lives and breathes innovation and disruption in her day to day work, and her message to everyone is to see innovation as change for the better! So – get ready for it, understand how it’ll challenge your…
We’re now standing at the cliff edge of the much-talked about fourth industrial age. Now more than ever, we need to know what’s coming down the pipeline – after all, forewarned is forearmed. The problem is, some of our members tell us they’re confused about which emerging technologies to investigate further. So how do we overcome…