4th New Zealand Metals Industry Conference
"Building Sustainability"
29 - 31 October 2008
Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland
Text Box: Please Note that this is a provisional programme only last updated on the the 23rd October and is subject to change. For the latest programme version visit the Conference website on www.hera.org.nz.

For further details of the 4 th New Zealand Metals Industry Conference please contact:

Brian Low 
Phone +64 9 262 4845
E-mail brian.low@hera.org.nz
Conference Programme
Friday 31 October 2008
  Plenary Session 2 - Industry Issues Plenary Session 3 - Sustainable Construction
  Auckland Room 1 Auckland Room 2
8.30 Sustainable Procurement and Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products Recent Developments in UK Steel Construction 
Chris Smallbone, Executive Director Welding Technology Institute Australia Dr Stephen Hicks, HERA
9.00 Adapting to a Changing Business Environment Greenstar Rating System Development Creating the NZ Metals Institute
  Peter White-Robinson, Chairman Fitzroy Group Jane Henley, CEO NZ Green Building Council Noel Davies, HERA Chairman, Dr. Wolfgang Scholz, Director HERA
9.30 Opportunities in Challenging Times - Global Steel Trends  Sustainable Construction: A forward global perspective  
Nick Fithall, General Manager - Sales & Marketing, OneSteel Manufacturing Larry Williams, Steel Frame Alliance USA; Nader Elhajj, FrameCad Solutions  
10.00 Making Sense of Sustainability Capitalising on Stainless Steel's Advantage in Sustainable Architecture
Phil O'Reilly, CEO Business NZ Catherine Houska, Nickel Institute Consultant, USA
10.30 Morning Tea Morning Tea
Friday 31 October 2008
  Breakout Sessions Commence         
           
  Session 5 - Industry Issues Session 7  - Steel Construction NZ (SCNZ) Session 8 - Steel Housing (NASH) - Gordon Barratt   Session 9 - Steel Framed Housing (NASH) - Gordon Barratt Session 10 - Light Alloy Manufacturing (LAM-NZ) - Prof. Darius Singh Session 12 - NDTA - Ian Baggott
  Auckland Room 1 Auckland Room 2     Epsom Room 2 (MARINE INDUSTRY WORKSHOP) Epsom Room 3 Parnell Room
11.00 Sustainable Procurement: NZ Government Policy and Implications Case Study Grand Atrium Auckland Museum        Panel comprising: Quality Requirements for Fusion Welding – Looking to the future 
Graeme Sollaway, Director ICN, NZTE David Moore Grayson Engineering Ltd     International Trends in Steel Framed Construction  Companies: Marine Industry Association, Navico, Fitzroy Yachts, High Modulus,  Peter Hayward, HERA I&QC Centre 
11.30 Heavy Engineering Industry Development Update Case Study Bellagio Apartments Wellington     with Larry Williams from the Steel Frame Alliance, USA  Hamilton Jet, Adhesive Technologies Benefits of Automated Ultrasonic Inspection
Bill Lovell, Norm Stannard, HERA            Malcolm Hammond MJH Engineering Ltd     and Ken Watson from NASH, Australia Research / Training Providers:  AUT University, UoA, NorthTEC Peter Day, Genesis Energy
12.00 Providing New Zealand Engineering Solutions Globally The Hawkes Bay Opera House       Government: NZTE, Enterprise Northland NDT in the Transport Industry
Tim Harris, National Project Office (NPO) Mike Patton, Patton Engineering ltd.         Ian Baggott, LTSA
12.30 Lunch Lunch Afternoon Tea Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
  Session 6 - Sustainable Business Practice Session 7  - Steel Construction NZ (SCNZ) Session 8 - Steel Housing (NASH) - Gordon Barratt Session 8  - Sustainable Design Session 9 - Steel Framed Housing (NASH) - Gordon Barratt Session 10 - Titanium Industry Development Association (TIDA) Session 13 - From Failure to R&D Opportunity
  Auckland Room 1 Auckland Room 2 Epsom Room 1 Epsom Room 2 Ian Macrae, TIDA - Epsom Room 3 Parnell Room
1.30 Metals Industry Sustainability Strategy Attracting and Training the Next Generation Steel-framed Housing in New Zealand: Recent Developments Advances in Multi Storey Structural Steel Fire Engineering   The New Titanium Age - An Opportunity for New Zealand What Failure Analysis is not
Richard Green HERA, Phil Bagshaw NZ Steel           John Kotoisuva, SCNZ Training & Mentoring Officer             Gordon Barratt, Chairman NASH New Zealand Ass. Prof. Dr. Charles Clifton, University of Auckland Technical Innovation in Steel Framed Fixing with Alistair Hill, Knibb Gormezano & Partner Dr. Vladimir Ivanov, SGS NZ Ltd
2.00 Moving NZ Manufacturers Towards Environmentally Sustainable Practices   Sustainable Durability Design Noel Sands, from Hylton Parker Fastenings Application Technologies for NZ Ti-Powders Essential Failure Knowledge 
Manuel Seidel, et al, University of Auckland Conflict Resolution Strategies Steel-framed Housing in Australia: Recent Developments Raed El-Sarraf, HERA Structural Systems Douglas Holmberg Grabber Construction Products , USA Ian Macrae, Dr Peter Franz, Jing Liang, Titanox  Barry Robinson, SAFE
2.30 Addressing Metal Industry Injuries           Neil Evans, Gaze Burt Lawyers             Les McGrath, Chair NASH Australia Minimising Weld Distortion via Design and Project Management David Collinson, Buildex Australia Developing Novel Titanium Alloy Powder Metallurgy Technologies Readyness of NZ Metal Component Manufacturers for R&D Tax Credit Benefits
Linda Murphy, ACC; Murray Thompson, DOL     Alan McClintock, HERA NZWC   Prof. Deliang Zhang, Prof. Brian Gabbitas, Waikato University Dr. Jimmy Bester, LMRC, University of Auckland
3.00 Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea
  Session 6 - Sustainable Business Practice Session 7  - Steel Construction NZ (SCNZ) Session 8 - NZ Steel Bridge Developments Session 9 - Steel Framed Housing (NASH) - Gordon Barratt Session 11 - Machining Technology - Peter Herbert Session 14 - Heavy Engineering Business Opportunities
  Auckland Room 1 Auckland Room 2 Epsom Room 1 Epsom Room 2 Epsom Room 3 Parnell Room
3.30 Industrial Electrical Efficiency Programs The Pathway to ISO 14001 Economic Steel Bridge Solutions  for NZ    The Future of Machining in New Zealand  Energy from Biogas -A Review of the Current Status of Process and Plants
Greg Brown, Energy Associates             Charlie Bartlett, Landcare Research Raed El-Sarraf, HERA Structural Systems Steel Framed Construction Industry Forum Dr Guy Littlefair, CAMTEC, AUT University Stephan Heubeck, NIWA
4.00 A Web Based training Resource for Welding Health and Safety Opportunities for Growth in Steel  Steel Option More Economical for Okura Realignment Bridges  with guest speaker Pieter Burghout, CEO BRANZ Intelligent Drill Wear Monitoring Using Growing Self Organising Feature Maps Energy from Woody Biomass - Experience from a Locally  Developed Gasifier
Alan McClintock, HERA NZWC           Clark Hyland, SCNZ Phil Gaby & Michael Chan, Holmes Consulting; Mike Romanes, Concrete Structures NZ and Peter Thorby from DBH J. Ashar, Dr Guy Littlefair, CAMTEC, AUT University Hans Burggraaf, Page & Macrea 
4.30 Energy Efficiency in the Metals Industry SCNZ Members’ Forum Retaruke River Bridge  and a general NASH Discussion Session Characterisation of the Machinability of Austempered Ductile Iron Using Drilling Current and Future Manufacturing Engineering Developments and Opportunities
Don Lewis, ECCA   Phil Gaby, Holmes Consulting; Richard Steele, Steele Farming    A. Polishetty, Dr Guy Littlefair, CAMTEC, AUT University Norm Stannard, MQS , HERA Industry Development
5.00 Metals Institute Development Update SCNZ AGM New Zealand's First Network Arch Bridge       
Wolfgang Scholz, HERA Director   Michael Chan, Holmes Consulting; Mike Romanes, Concrete Structures NZ      
5.30 HERA AGM             
  Auckland Room 1            
        Metals Industry Awards Dinner - Sponsor NZ Steel      
From 5.45pm       Buses leave for Auckland Museum from SkyCity      
From 6pm       Predinner Drinks in Auckland Museum      
From 7pm       Metals Industry Gala Dinner      
from 11pm       Buses leave for hotels