Welcome to the New Zealand Heavy Engineering Research Association (HERA)

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HERA's Mission:  

To   advance the NZ Metals Engineering Industry by accelerating innovation and by strengthening its combined opportunities through the provision of research, education marketing and advocacy functions.

Through its specialist staff HERA provides a combination of research, training, advisory, industry development and promotional services making it the national centre for metals-based product development, manufacturing technology and inspection and quality assurance.

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Idea to Impact – Making R&D Work for Your Business

Idea to Impact – Making R&D Work for Your Business

To encourage New Zealand firms to increase R&D investment, Business NZ and the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology have published Idea to Impact: Making R&D Work for Your Business.

New Edition of the “Red Book” Published - Seismic Design of Storage Tanks 2009

New Edition of the “Red Book” Published - Seismic Design of Storage Tanks 2009

The Recommendation for the Seismic Design of Storage Tanks provides guidance on the particular dynamic load effects during an earthquake of liquids stored in various forms of containment systems, or tanks.

New Construction Industry Management Text for New Zealand

New Construction Industry Management Text for New Zealand

The second edition of  Management for the New Zealand Construction Industry updates the 2003 environments and includes new chapters on Offsite construction, Sustainability and Asset and Facility management.

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Events

Pressure Equipment Inspection

The course is aimed at persons who are involved with pressure equipment inspection and technical people who are employed within the fabrication or maintenance of pressure equipment, owner inspection or in third party inspection organisations.

Steel Structures - Coatings, Composite Floor Construction & Braced Frames (SCNZ/HERA)

Sharpen your technical skills and gain valuable CPD hours.  Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ) will present a full day seminar for structural engineers starting 16 March through to 25 March at locations around NZ.

Refresher Welding Inspection

The purpose of this 2 day refresher course in welding inspection is to give an overview and revision of the knowledge required for welding inspection re: that the product meets the criteria of a specific code, standard or specification.

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In Focus

 

HERA's Letter to Minister for Economic Development Gerry Brownlee on concerns regarding the Government's Economic Stimulus Package: 

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