Welding Updates Webinar Series.

Achieving satisfactory performance in welded connections, involves proper connection design, the specification of weld details, fabrication and quality assurance.

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Webinar
series

12 pm -
1 pm

45 mins +
15 mins Q&A

10 April -
23 October | 2025

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This webinar series offers ongoing professional development and a refresher to Welding Supervisors to keep them updated on the recent developments with the standards and offer a platform to ask questions.

Steel Structures designed to NZS 3404 or AS/NZS 5100.6 are required to be fabricated and erected in accordance with AS/NZS 5131 Structural steelwork – Fabrication and erection. This standard makes references to a number of welding-related standards such as AS/NZS 1554 series that are also applicable for applications such as: trailer manufacturing, marine and boatbuilding, maintenance etc.

Welding supervisors are responsible for ensuring compliance of welding operations including quality management systems with the requirements of the Construction Category (CC) specified for the job and the implementation of the welding quality management system to AS/NZS ISO 3834 and/or AS/NZS 1554.1.
To ensure compliance of welded steel components, in addition to the qualifications and work experience, welding professionals also need to undertake professional development and stay updated on the latest changes to the standards in areas such as:

  • welding procedures
  • weldability of materials
  • applicable standards
  • weld inspection, and NTT
  • quality management systems

This Webinar Series is aimed at a refresher course for welding professionals with expertise in the field. It is especially relevant to AS/NZS 2214 Welding Supervisors, Welding Specialists and Engineers to wish to stay updated on several hot topics that will be covered in this webinar series. It will also be very relevant to welding inspectors and NDT personnel.

The Webinar Series will be based on the following standards framework: NZS 3404; AS/NZS 5131; AS/NZS 1554 Part 1, 2, 3 and 6, AS/NZS ISO 3834 Part 2, AS/NZS 1664, AS/NZS ISO 17637; AS/NZS 9606.1; and AS/NZS 2980. The webinars will also make references to ISO, EN, ASME and AWS standards.

The Webinars will be presented by HERA’s welding experts and will include a 45 min long presentation followed by a Q&A session.
All prices include GST.

Per single webinar

All nine webinars

HERA Ordinary Member or SCNZ Member
(20% discount)
HERA Affilliate or Associate member and SESOC members (5% discount)
Non-members
(full price)
HERA Welding supervisor qualification
(complimentary)
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On the completion of Webinar Series, attendees will be able to apply welding knowledge to their projects and communicate quality requirements to fabricators and inspection companies.

The individual webinars can be attended separately.

The webinars will be presented online (Zoom), starting at 12pm – 12.45pm, followed by 15mins for Q&A.

Workshop Programme:

  1. Qualification of Welding procedures (PF) – 10 April 2025
  2. Qualifications of Welders (PF) – 17 April 2025
  3. Welding consumables update - standards update, shielding gases (PF) – 08 May 2025
  4. Welding of Stainless Steel to AS/NZS 1554.6 (PF) – 29 May 2025
  5. Welding of steel structures to AS/NZS 1554.1 (PF) – 05 June 2025
  6. Welding of reinforcing steel AS/NZS 1554.3 (PF) – 26 June 2025
  7. Introduction to welding metallurgy (OE) – 17 July 2025
  8. Welding of Aluminium (PF) – 31 July 2025
  9. Inspection and testing (VY) – 28 August 2025
  10. Welding of high strength steels to AS/NZS 1554.4 (PF) – 18 September 2025
  11. Quality Management in Welding Fabrication (MK) – 2 October 2025
  12. Welding automation and robotics (HH) – 23 October 2025

Patrick Fenemor | HERA Senior Welding Engineer

I have been involved with the Heavy Fabrication industry and safe work requirements all my working life. I served an apprenticeship in a Heavy Engineering workshop before 10 years working on a major Petro-chemical plant. I was Safety Manager/Engineer at a milk processing facility for 10yrs before 20yrs as a Welding Specialist/Technical Manager for a multi-national welding supply company before a period as a trainer for a safety training company.

Ozgur Erdem | HERA Senior Welding Engineer

Ozgur has worked extensively on the delivery of industrial plant projects globally in many roles at different levels in the fabrication and construction of boilers, reactors, pressure vessels, structural steels and piping systems of oil & gas, nuclear and thermal power (CCGT and coal fired) plants in Turkiye, Russia, Albania, Libya and Iraq. He was a lecturer of welding inspection courses at many different international training organisations.

Volkan Yakut | HERA Principal Welding Engineer

Volkan Yakut, a BS Mechanical Engineer and International Welding Engineer with an MSc, brings nearly three decades of diverse global experience in manufacturing. From lecturing at universities to managing pivotal roles in manufacturing and construction projects, he has contributed to major projects across New Zealand, Turkey, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. Specialising in advanced manufacturing technologies, welding, and mechanical testing.

Michail Karpenko | HERA GM Welding Centre

Michail, an IIW International Welding Engineer, is a member of the Standards New Zealand and Standards Australia Committees including WD-003 “Welding”. He was involved in the revision and updating of welding standards such as AS/NZS 1554, AS/NZS ISO 3834, DR ISO 17607, AS/NZS 5131. He is a lead auditor for the Steel Fabricator Certification (SFC) Scheme and was actively involved in its establishment.

Holger Heinzel | HERA Senior Engineer – Advanced Manufacturing | Industry 4.0 Cluster Lead

Holger Heinzel, a Mechanical Engineer, focuses on clean energy power generation research with an emphasis on materials. His interests encompass advanced materials, fabrication methods, pressure design, and automation, considering their politico-economic implications. He contributes to sheet metal formability studies, aids in delivering research facilities, and develops innovative technologies for high-volume production. Holger is committed to HERA's international, multidisciplinary team, striving to advance the metals industry.

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