Sep212022 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 21 September 2022 | Ep.77 – a $10.3m injection for research! In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with HERA CEO Troy Coyle, and Technical General Managers – Kaveh Andisheh and Michail Karpenko. Together we discuss the recent win success of securing Endeavour…
HERA is excited to announce that we have been successful in the 2022 round of the prestigious Endeavour Fund and awarded a grant of close to $10.3 million to support a four-year Construction 4.0 research project. The Endeavour Fund is part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, and plays a unique role in…
Sep72022 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 7 September 2022 | Ep.76 – Whanake’s Lily and Lydia In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Whanake Scholarship recipients Lydia Frater and Lily Sanson . The future of work is increasingly Māori, and it is predicted that Māori will represent approximately 30% of…
We’d like to introduce you to one of our student members – Cameron Beechey from the University of Auckland. We’re pleased to introduce our student member Cameron Beechey. Cameron is a student at the University of Auckland studying a bachelors in Civil Engineering, with the goal of graduating first class honours. Cameron is…
Aug242022 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 24 August 2022 | Ep.75 – brain drain to brain gain In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Black Steel Mobile Ltd General Manager, Stephen Powell. He has a candid conversation with our Innovation and Transformation Architect Greg Buckley to chat about…
HERA is pleased to advise that we are now able to offer industry 4.0 assessments to steel fabricators – including SIRI, automation of welded fabrication and bottleneck analysis. Developed in collaboration with the University of Wollongong, our Industry 4.0 assessment is aimed at understanding where a business sit in terms of adoption of Industry 4.0.…
Aug102022 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 10 August 2022 | Ep.74 – extractables from steel bi-products In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Paihau-Robinson Research Institute Junior Engineer, Megan Girdwood. Megan is a Graduate Chemical and Process engineer with a minor in Energy Technologies, and recently submitted her…
Jul272022 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 27 July 2022 | Ep.73 – a missed body of knowledge: the case for Mātauranga Māori in business In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with our General Manager Comms 4.0, and CEO, Troy Coyle. Their discussion focuses on the work HERA has…
We’re excited to announce that Lydia is our new recipient of the HERA Whanake Scholarship! Ko Lydia Tōku Ingoa Nō Ōtautahi ahau Ko Ngā Puhi Tōko Iwi Ko Ngaitu Te Auru Tōku Hapu Ko whakaruruhuau Tōku Waka Ko Pukerata (Ōtaua) Tōku Marae Ko Pūhanga Tohorā Tōku Maunga Ko Tuhua Mohi Ingoa Whānua Lydia is…
Jul132022 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 13 July 2022 | Ep.72 – Industry 4.0: SIRI-ously a no-brainer! In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with our Automation and Welding 4.0 Engineer, Holger Heinzel. Holger’s role is to focus on the development of tools and methodologies to help manufacturing organisations…
HERA is pleased to announce the publication of HERA Report R4-159 – Common language in Structures as Steel Banks The HERA “Structures as Steel Banks (SASB)” project has identified the need to define the “common language” used in steel construction. There is a risk of misunderstanding key concepts and impeding clear communication in an interdisciplinary…
Our next “Sixty seconds of steel’ feature is with David Moore of Grayson Engineering. HERA member Grayson Engineering is a recognised market leader with over 50 years in the steel fabrication industry. From large-scale stadiums to sculptures, bridges, towers, industrial sheds and everything in between, the organisation has completed a wide range of projects while…