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Ara student wins prestigious engineering award

Van Dinh Nguyen, a 25-year-old international student studying a three-year mechanical engineering degree at Ara Institute of Canterbury has been named 2018 Student Innovator of the Year by Engineering New Zealand.

Engineering Skills Put To Test In Summer Design Project

Toi Ohomai engineering student Mandela Petersen has spent his Summer break on a design project at Surtees Boats near Whakatane.

Before December, Toi Ohomai engineering student Mandela Petersen knew very little about boats. Ask him now about component weights, pivot points and gravity points and he could rattle off enough figures and equations to leave most of us baffled.

Engineers and architects confront their gender problem

Engineers and architects across New Zealand have come together to launch a provocative campaign calling for increased representation of women in their professions.

NHP Electrical Engineering Products (NHP) is appointed as sole distributor for Rockwell Automation products in South Pacific from 1st May 2018

Apr 03, 2018 - NHP Electrical Engineering Products (NHP) announced today the acquisition of Rexel Industrial Automation’s (RIA) New South Wales and South East Queensland business assets related to the distribution and supply of Rockwell Automation products in these territories.

Engineering New Zealand has honoured three new Distinguished Fellows and 17 new Fellows, as well as bestowing some special awards.

Mar 29, 2018 - The Fellowships, along with this year’s winners of the President’s medals and Maclean citation were conferred in Wellington on Friday 16 March at our annual Fellowship Dinner, sponsored by WSP Opus.

Bioengineering - a boon for New Zealand?

2016 MacDiarmid Medal winner Professor Merryn Tawhai discusses how a fascination with mathematics and biology led her to developing technology for healthcare, and why New Zealand has the capability to become a world leader in this market.

9 Early American Manufacturing Landmarks

ASME has designated these mostly 19th Century factories as Milestones in Mechanical Engineering.

Pilz Australia appoints Twain Drewett as managing director

Mar 28, 2018 - Twain Drewett has been appointed to the position of Managing Director, Pilz, Australia and New Zealand, since January 1 this year, following the untimely passing of previous managing director Scott Moffat. His appointment followed an extensive search for the right person to fill this vital role.

Maintenance Society Hit the Regions With Network Evening Series

Mar 26, 2018 - The Maintenance Engineering Society has hit the ground running in 2018 with a hectic schedule of network evenings ranging from MIT in Auckland to Advanced Boiler Services in Hamilton and Allied Industrial Engineering in Kawerau in the first three months of the year.

University of Canterbury officially opens new School of Product Design

From left to right are: Head of the School of Product Design, Professor Conan Fee, University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor Dr Rodd Carr, Minister of Research, Science and Innovation Dr Megan Woods, and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the College of Engineering Professor Jan Evans-Freeman at the official opening of the University’s new School of Product Design.

The University of Canterbury has officially opened its new School of Product Design. The Minister of Research, Science and Innovation, Hon Dr Megan Woods opened the new Engineering school last night at an official celebration of the realisation of the School, which is part of UC’s College of Engineering.

Neri Oxman—Vision for the Future of Engineering

Architect, designer and thinker, Neri Oxman has been at the forefront of computational design, additive manufacturing, material engineering and synthetic biology.

Rusal Developing New, More Economical Scandium-Aluminium Alloy for Shipbuilding Industry

Russian Federation aluminium behemoth U.C. Rusal announced yesterday that a revolutionary new scandium-aluminium alloy intended for shipbuilding has broken free of the laboratory and entered the testing phase.