Browsing: Materials
The emergence of high tensile, lightweight composites to compete with tried and tested stalwarts like concrete, timber and steel is a growth area for the engineering sector. In some cases engineering materials are combined for maximum flexibility. NZ Engineering News keeps readers up to date on the emerging use of different materials for engineering and the continued success and development of traditional materials. Steel and steel fabrication, plastics, metals and composites are examined and compared.
Nerves of steel as Culham continues to grow in style
by Romy Udanga
Culham Engineering has become one of the largest family-owned and operated businesses in the heavy engineering sector after its yearly turnover jumped from some $10 million to $15 million a decade ago to about $40 million today. Continue →
Metals New Zealand forms under an initiative by HERA
On December 21 last year, the inaugural general meeting of Metals New Zealand was held with its rules being adopted and the required signatures collected for its registration as an incorporated society. Continue →