Events

General Engineering

Introduction to Oil & Gas Production for Technical Managers
05-06 March 2012, Quality Hotel, New Plymouth
This intensive two-day training course provides a technical overview of oil and gas production process. The course will use process engineering fundamentals to explain the operation of each process unit. All attendees will be provided with a workbook and a certificate of completion. For more information: www.conferenz.co.nz/training/introduction-oil-gas-production-technical-managers

Rockwell Automation on the Move
Melbourne Olympic Park (06 March 2012), Sydney (02-03 May 2012), Brisbane (22-23 May 2012) and Perth (06-07 June 2012)
See and hear about best industry practices, new technologies, products and services and talk to industry experts in the areas of automation, process control and safety solutions. Showcasing a combination of hands-on lab sessions and presentations from industry specialists, the event will also feature a comprehensive Safety Forum, highlighting leading industry automation safety and process control applications.
www.rockwellautomation.com/events/raotm

New Zealand Downstream conference 2012
06-07 March 2012, Pullman Hotel, Auckland
The New Zealand Downstream conference is set to become the premier annual event of the energy sector. Each year it will set the scene for the main strategic issues pertaining to the electricity, downstream gas and downstream petroleum sectors. The conference programme covers the main strategic, commercial, regulatory, policy and environmental issues affecting the sector today.
www.nzdownstream.co.nz/

RFID World Australia 2012
20 March 2012, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia
RFID World Australia 2012 is a one-day executive level conference that will focus on RFID applications and wireless technologies increasingly associated with the control, management, identification, real time track and trace of products and solutions. Senior executives from government, manufacturing, SCM, automotive, aviation, retail, hospitality, healthcare and pharmaceutical will be attending.
www.terrapinn.com/conference/rfid-world-australia/

Planning4Reliability
21-22 March 2012, Melbourne, Australia
The forum will provide two days of presentations, encompassing things such as Shutdowns and Turnarounds, CMMS utilisation, Cost Reduction and Reliability Improvement through Defect Elimination.
www.sirfrt.com.au

Engineering Machinery & Electronics Exhibition New Zealand
01-03 May 2012, ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland
EMEX is the most comprehensive engineering, machinery, electronics and manufacturing industry event in the country and is seen by many as the prime professional and business tool for anyone working in industrial engineering and maintenance, control and instrumentation, machine technology, plant automation and monitoring, welding, forming and cutting, and software and computerisation.
http://emex.co.nz/

National Manufacturing Week 2012
08-11 May 2012, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
NMW 2012 will house a record 12 product zones, including two new zones: The Sustainable Manufacturing zone will focus on opportunities for reducing industry’s environmental footprint; while Metals & Composites presents new developments in industry’s quest to develop reliable, lightweight, easily moulded manufacturing materials.
www.nationalmanufacturingweek.com.au/

68th Annual Plastics Industry Conference
10-12 May 2012, Queenstown
This year’s theme is “Plastics – The Economic Enabler”, linking to Government policies and plans for the development of the New Zealand Economy.
www.plastics.org.nz

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