The two accidents involving the Boeing 737MAX and subsequent restrictions on the aircraft have attracted a huge amount of media attention and public interest. This presentation will provide an overview of the accidents and contributing factors. It will also identify the activities that are in progress to solve the situation and return the aircraft to…
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Design for Additive Manufacturing The key to the industrialisation of additive manufacturing (3D Printing) Additive manufacturing (AM) is not a drop-in replacement for conventional manufacturing technologies. It has unique possibilities and different challenges. We are lucky to have Olaf Diegal, Professor of Additive Manufacturing at Auckland University and owner of an…
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Date: 15 August 2019 Time: 6pm Location: Auckland The most facinating part of engineering is what didn’t work, the skill is to learn from this! Simon Hall will share some of his creations and learning experiences as Design Manager at Caliber Design. Mechanical engineering is about creating through applying learning. Simon Hall will share some…
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Energy is a topic that raises passionate opinions but as an engineer you need to be informed. The moot is “Renewable Energy can provide reliable, low cost electricity for New Zealand without burning fossil fuels”. As a nation, if we get this wrong, there are serious consequences. We mess up our climate at our peril…
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Presented by Clint Barnes, Defence Technology Agency. The Southern Ocean is the toughest. It presents real challenges to the ships serving our nation in the world’s harshest ocean conditions, these challenges include; freezing temperatures, the presence of sea ice, extreme waves, winds and sea states. This presentation outlines the work completed by the Defence Technology Agency…
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The new container cranes at Port of Auckland’s Ferguson Wharf are some of the largest and most automated in the world. This is a rare opportunity to visit them during commissioning and prior to them going into 24/7 service. We will be going up the cranes by elevator to the winch house, so you will…
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Overview The Institution’s popular conference comes to Singapore for the first time! Building on more than thirty years’ success of the International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging, the IMechE is proud to announce the conference’s first Asia Pacific edition. In response to exponential growth in the region, this brand new event will bring together the…
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Kiwi tech company, Ohmio, is leading the way in self drive vehicles. Ohmio is focused on the development and deployment of Level 4 self-drive vehicles and has developed a world-leading self-driving system. This is a great opportunity to hear from the engineer in NZ who is tasked with overseeing the R&D program behind these state…
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Tesla Auckland invites members of the Mechanical Engineering Group to a presentation and hands-on experience where you can explore the Tesla Model S & Model X, have a preview of the Model 3 and see what we’re doing to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. During the evening, you will have the opportunity to…
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