Browsing: Management
Engineering News is on top of training and education offerings with major changes afoot to get better qualifications aboard for our tradespeople to combat already alarming skills shortages. Management consultants and advisers keep engineering business people up to date with the latest techniques and sales skills needed to compete. From security and protection, maintenance and shutdown services to banking, finance, insurance and commercial real estate.
IMMP helps convert ideas and intellectual property into final products
Professor Xun Xu, leader of the IMM programme.
Discovering new ways to make New Zealand businesses more competitive and help them enhance their existing strengths is the subject of a major research programme at the University of Auckland. Continue →
New Engineering School for Wellington
A new dedicated Engineering School has been announced at the Wellington Institute of Technology’s Petone campus. Continue →
EEA recognises electrical engineers
At the Electricity Engineers Association (EEA) Conference at Sky City in Auckland on June 18, four organisations and one young engineer were presented with annual electricity industry safety and engineering awards by Minister of Energy and Resources and Labour Minister, Simon Bridges. Continue →
Enterprise-wide visibility and mobility the key to improvements in resource productivity
A brilliant McKinsey Quarterly article I read recently, “Are you ready for the resource revolution?”, talks about many of the same sort of productivity improvements that IFS is working with its customers to achieve. Continue →
Professional development opportunities for maintenance and reliability
The Maintenance Reliability Centre based at Manukau Institute of Technology has released information about a series of vibration analysis seminars to be conducted in September 2014. Continue →
Conferenz Coatings and Corrosion Conference and Exhibition
At the conference – hear the latest developments to help in asset preservation:
Design detailing for minimised durability issues
Deploying thermoplastic coatings
New coatings and corrosion standards
Managing corrosion in complex 24/7 environments
Nanostructured coatings
Pipeline integrity
Stainless steel applications, weathering steel, hot dip galvanising and more…
At the exhibition:
Meet face-to-face with the experts and suppliers at New Zealand’s largest corrosion and coatings exhibition. Continue →
Te Radar to provide evening entertainment at VANZ Conference
Smiles are sure to break and laughter roll when Te Radar takes the stage at the 25th VANZ Annual Conference and Awareness Day to be held at the Devon Hotel and Conference Centre in New Plymouth from May 13 to 15, 2014. Continue →
VANZ 25th annual conference 2014
The 25th VANZ Annual Conference and Awareness Day promises a celebration, sharing of experiences, and helping others understand what has been learnt in the application of condition-based reliability practices to New Zealand industry and the greater Australasian region. Continue →
‘NZ Manufacturing Innovation Day’ new at EMEX
EMEX 2014 introduces a new feature, with an entire day devoted to panel discussions and seminars focused on innovation. Continue →
Innovation centre stage at NMW 2014
More than 35 leaders in research and innovation will come together at Australia’s National Manufacturing Week 2014 (NMW) – in Sydney from May 13 to 16 – to speak on ideas for turning industry strengths into growth. Continue →
Rapid.Tech 2014: Additive manufacturing event runs this May
Rapid.Tech a leading international event in the field of 3D printing and additive manufacturing is scheduled to take place for the 11th time in Erfurt on May 14 and 15, 2014. Continue →
Engineering Leaders: Ian Macrae
Tireless dynamo drives international expansion
Ian Macrae is one man who certainly couldn’t be accused of lacking energy, drive and ambition. Continue →
Metro Group engineering a future
Growing New Zealand’s engineering capability is a high priority for the Government and they are keen to invest in Technologist and Technician Engineer training to make this happen. Continue →
Pleasant surprise at subscriber draw win
Calmac Engineering owner Malcolm Wheeler had a pleasant surprise after winning a Cigweld Weldskill 170 Inverter Portable DC welding machine for renewing his subscription to the New Zealand Engineering News. Continue →
Industry leaders share optimism for 2014
Dr Andrew Cleland
It has not been quick, but at last New Zealand leaders support the need for a diversified economy and recognise that engineering is an essential part of this. Continue →
Stratford youth captures National Engineering Scholarship
Taranaki secondary education can take a bow with Stratford”s Connor Hobbs winning the Maintenance Engineering Society of New Zealand”s 2014 Engineering Scholarship. Continue →
MIT introduces a new course to encourage youth into mechanical engineering
Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) has introduced a new qualification aimed at offering young men and women a head start in the Mechanical Engineering industry. Continue →
Position Paper for the safe use of machinery
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released its Position Paper for the Safe Use of Machinery. Continue →
TiDA hosts titanium conference in Hamilton
Following the success of the inaugural Titanium Powder Processing, Consolidation and Metallurgy Conference, hosted by the University of Queensland, Australia in December 2011, TiDA will be the next conference host. Continue →
Allied Industrial Engineering shares knowledge with maintenance engineers
Attendees to the National Maintenance Engineering Conference pre-conference site tour have the rare opportunity to personally learn and observe how one of New Zealand’s largest, best equipped engineering and machine shops has been differentiating itself. Continue →