4th New Zealand Metals Industry Conference
"Building Sustainability"
29 - 31 October 2008
Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland
Conference Programme
Wednesday 29 October 2008
Text Box: Please Note that this is a provisional programme only last updated on 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
Industry Tour, Enviromark Workshop & Registration
8.30 - 5.00  Industry Tours (4 Options), Buses leave from Sky City Convention Centre 
10.30 - 3:00 Sustainable Steel Construction Charter Workshop (SCNZ)
10:00 - 3:00 NASH Standards Development with Australian Delegation
3.00 Registration Begins 
 
  Welcome Function 
  Exhibition Area, Sky City Convention Centre
6.00 Welcome Function/Meet Local Industry - Sponsored by Steel & Tube 
Thursday 30 October 2008
  Opening Ceremony  - Wolfgang Scholz, HERA Director
  Auckland Room,  Sky City Convention Centre
8.30 Welcome to a Growing Auckland Region, 
Michael Lee, Chairman of ARC 
8.50 Welcome
David Moore, HERA Chairman 
9.00 Climate Change - Global & New Zealand
 Dr. David Wratt, General Manager Climate Change, NIWA 
9.30 The National Party’s Policies for a Sustainable Future
Dr Nick Smith, National Party Spokesperson for the Environment/RMA
10.00 Steel in a Sustainable World
Scott Fuller, Vice President Marketing and Sales - New Zealand Steel 
10.30 Morning Tea
  Plenary Session 1 - Wolfgang Scholz, HERA Director
  Auckland Room,  Sky City Convention Centre
11.00 Climate Change - Implications for NZ Metals Industry
Rod Oram, Politcal Commentator
11.30 Strategic Directions for the NZ Materials Industry
Craig Armstrong, Director Specialist Manufacturing, NZTE
12.00 Issues for the Metals Engineering Industry
John Walley, CEO MEA
12.30 Lunch
Thursday 30 October 2008
    Breakout Sessions Commence         
           
  Session 1  - Renewable Energy Business Opportunities  Session 2  - Light Alloy Manufacturing (LAM-NZ) - Prof. Darius Singh Session 3 - Stainless Steel (NZSSDA) - Russel Thornburn Session 3 - Stainless Steel (NZSSDA) - Barry Meijering Session 4 - Sheet Metal Engineering - Prof Thomas Neitzert SCNZ Session     
  Auckland Room 1 (RAPID PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT) Epsom Room 1   Epsom Room 2 Epsom Room 3 Waitamata Harbour    
1.30 Bio Energy Developments Update Rapid Manufacturing for Metals Processing   Building a Sustainable Fabrication Industry Through Competitive Manufacturing  Sheet Metal Engineering Research Road-Map Update Buses leave Conference Venue 
Brian Cox,Exectuve Officer, Bioenergy Assocation of NZ (BANZ) Dr Sarat Singamneni, CAMTEC, AUT University   Cliff Ellery, NDA Engineering T Neitzert, AUT; P Bagshaw, NZ Steel; W Scholz, HERA at  12:40 pm
2.00 Marine Based Energy Rapid Product and Process Development using Casting Simulation   Sustainable Stainless Steel in Engineering and Construction Sheet Metal Forming Research at AUT University  
John Huckerby, CEO AWATEA Rafael Lee and Professor Darius Singh, CAMTEC, AUT University   Les Boulton, Nickel Institute Consultant, NZ R Peris, T Neitzert, N Joveljic, SIMTEC, AUT University SCNZ members only event
2.30 Wind Energy in New Zealand – Steeling up for Growth Parameter Optimization of the Aluminium Extrusion Process   Covered In Stainless: Sustainable Building Exteriors Press Forming of Coated Materials  
Fraser Clark, CEO, New Zealand Wind Energy Association Dr P. Kathirgamanathan, Prof T. Neitzert, CAMTEC, AUT University   Catherine Houska, Nickel Institute Consultant, USA Holger Heinzel, HERA InForming Sponsor OneSteel 
3.00 Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea  
 
  Session 1  - Renewable Energy Business Opportunities  Session 2  - Light Alloy Manufacturing (LAM-NZ) - Prof. Darius Singh Session 3 - Stainless Steel (NZSSDA) - Les Boulton Session 3 - Stainless Steel (NZSSDA) - Les Boulton Session 4 - Sheet Metal Engineering - Prof Thomas Neitzert  
  Auckland Room 1 (MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES) Epsom Room 1   Epsom Room 2 Epsom Room 3  
3.30 Upcoming Geothermal Development in New Zealand Metallic Biomaterials   Welding and Fabrication of Alternative Stainless Steel Grades Automatic Welding of Sheet Metal  
Brian White, CEO Geothermal Energy Association Dr Timotius Pasang, CAMTEC, AUT University Dr. David Jenkinson, Nickel Institute Dr Michail Karpenko, HERA NZWC David Wrightson, HERA NZWC  
4.00 Hydro in New Zealand – Our Core Renewable Provider Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium Alloys in NZ   Machinability of Duplex Stainless Steel Building Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Solar Collector on Steel Roofing  
Alastair Rose, HydroWorks Assoc Prof Zhan Chen, CAMTEC, AUT University Todd Lindsay, NZF Stainless  Dr Guy Littlefair, CAMTEC, AUT University Tim Anderson et al., Waikato University  
4.30 The Next Global Generation of Energy Plants Trends in Aluminium Welding   AS1528 Affect of Hole Patterns in Steel Strips Embedded in Aerated Concrete on Pull-out Strength  
Norm Stannard, MQS , HERA Industry Development Dr Michail Karpenko, HERA NZWC   Russell Thorburn, Corus NZ ; John Hilliard, STM; Steve Kubala, S&T Stainless J.Vilches, D. Alterman, T. Neitzert, CAMTEC, AUT University  
5.00   Phase-oriented Surface Segregation in Aluminium Casting Alloy     In-Process Strain Measurement in Roll Forming  
  Chuong Nguyen, Jimmy Bester, James Metson; LMRC, University of Auckland   F. Kern, N. Stiegler T. Neitzert, CAMTEC, AUT University  
5.30   Opportunities for NZ Aluminimum Fabrication Industry, G Ullrich, Ullrich Aluminium NZSSDA AGM    
LAM-NZ AGM  
   
7.00   Conference Dinner - Sponsor Dimond / Fletcher Easy Steel    
    Sky City Convention Centre -     
    Guest Speaker - Matt Watson from the ITM Fishing Show