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Insight from experts in materials Lower Hutt‘s Callghan Institute hosted
the latest installment of the MESNZ
Kaeser Compressors Network Evening.
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Dr Ian Brown ran the touring party
through the the government-funded,
cutting-edge engineering materials operation,
supported by a team of experts
within varied fields.
Callaghan conducts foundation studies
on materials to match material solutions
to industry demands.
A MESNZ press release says: “In many
ways it takes over the risk component
of solution development and acts as a
connective solution supplier.
"It’s material choice and selection expertise
can provide solutions to a myriad
of engineering issues and innovations.”
From ceramics to metal injection moulding
and 3D additive manufacturing, the
group was presented with the intimate
workings of these speciality and leading
edge disciplines by Dr Brown‘s team.
“More impressive than the technology
on show was the passion of the individuals,
leaving a lasting impression on
those that braved the Wellington weather,
” says MESNZ.
Dr Brown’s research spans 30 years in
materials science encompassing glass
and ceramics, minerals, nanomaterials,
hydrogen materials research and titanium
metallurgy. He and his team are now
experts in their field.
Engineers, architects confront their
gender problem
Engineers and architects across
New Zealand have come together to
launch a pro-vocative campaign calling
for increased representation of
women in their professions.
The Diversity Agenda is a collaboration
between Engineering New Zealand,
the New Zealand Institute of Architects
(NZIA) and the Association
of Consulting Engineers (ACENZ). It
is commitment to diversity and inclusion,
with an initial focus on women,
with the goal of getting 20% more
women in engineering and architecture
by 2021.
Engineering New Zealand president
Dean Kimpton says it’s time to stand
up for a better gen-der balance.
“While other professions have increased
their proportion of women,
our industry has remained stubbornly
male-dominated.
Especially at senior levels, where
women are massively under represented
– quite frankly, it’s changing
too slowly.”
NZIA president Christina van Bohemen
says only 20% of all registered
architects and NZIA Fellows are female.
She is only the second female
president of NZIA in 113 years. “The
pursuit of gender equality is both a
moral issue, and an economic imperative
for success in the 21st century.”
ACENZ president Mike Kerr says the
fact that firms are lining up to support
the campaign shows there is a drive
for change. “It’s the first time our
professions have rallied around this
issue. We want to see tangible action
– and that’s why we’ve launched the
Diversity Agenda.”
Nearly 40 organisations have already
committed to the Diversity Agenda
and its initial focus on women in the
profession.
The campaign will continue to sign
up organisations, ask them to commit
to taking action – and publicly
hold them accountable. It’s backed
up by a hard-hitting social media
campaign featu-ring the stories of
women working in architecture and
engineering.
See more at diversityagenda.org and
#statsthatsuck
Air NZ statement
on global Rolls-
Royce engine
issue
Air New Zealand is working
closely with engine manufacturer
Rolls-Royce on a global issue
involving some of the Trent 1000
engines that power its Boeing
787-9 Dreamliner fleet.
Recently Rolls-Royce, in
conjunction with European
regulator EASA, issued a directive
requiring operators of a type
of Trent 1000 engine known as
‘Package C’ to carry out earlier
than usual maintenance checks
on a specific part of the engine
compressor.
This check was already required
prior to the engine reaching a
flying threshold of 2000 cycles
(one-way journeys). The directive
reduces that timeframe to 300
cycles. Rolls-Royce advises 380
engines globally are impacted by
the directive, including nine in the
Air New Zealand 787 fleet.
Trent 1000 Package C engines
that have operated fewer than
300 cycles are unaffected by
this directive. Air New Zealand
also has Trent 1000 TEN model
engines in its 787 fleet and these
are unaffected.
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