Industry Visits

Auto Restorations
Delegates who fancy a look close-up at some rare and expensive cars will relish a visit this venue. Name a famous marqué and chances are there will be an example at Auto Restorations!

Christchurch Engine Centre
Delegates will tour through the three workshops based at the Christchurch International Airport. The tour includes visits to the new V2500 facility as well as the Air New Zealand maintenance hanger.

Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT)
Delegates will visit both the Sullivan Avenue, home of the Innovation Trades Institute, and Madras Street campus. The tour will include a visit to the recently opened Trades Innovation Centre as well as exploring the facilities and programmes available to students.

CWF Hamilton and Co
This tour gives the delegates an opportunity to visit innovative designers and manufacturers of the world famous Hamilton Jet units.

E-Time
E-Time is an ICT provider to students from schools in the Canterbury region. Students have the opportunity to develop their understanding and skills using various ICT hardware and software.

Harrington's Brewery
The visit to the Christchurch brewery should give the delegates an understanding of the technological development in the brewing of a variety of beers.

Lane Walker Rudkin
LWR is a leading clothing design and manufacturer with an international connection through the Canterbury Clothing Company.

New Zealand Post
NZ Post has developed systems and processes that will efficiently sort the mail coming through the Canterbury region. This tour gives delegates an opportunity to find out about the technology behind this organization.

Scott Engineering
The company has established an international reputation for the manufacturing of larger scale automation systems for the world's major appliance builders, such as General Electric, Electrolux, and Whirlpool. Each automation system is comprised of a number of cutting, forming, and assembly machines integrated together under computer control.

St Helena Winery
The vineyard on the outskirts of Christchurch will give delegates an opportunity to gain an appreciation of the technology supporting wine manufacture.

Talbot Plastics
Talbot is at the leading edge of plastics technology in New Zealand. Delegates can follow the design process, through rapid prototyping and on to the mass produced high quality products.

University of Canterbury
Delegates will be given a tour of a variety of departments at the University. The tour will include visits to the HIT Lab, Chem-E-Car and a look at Bioreactors. There is also an opportunity to look at the latest research being undertaken at Canterbury.

Whisper Tech
This company was a winner at the 2004 Hi Tech Awards. A $300m agreement to supply a revolutionary personal power station to the UK has put the Christchurch company onto the international stage of technological innovation.