Hillside: Overview

Technologists' Practice	November 2006
Hard Materials Technology	YEARS 7-13

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Hillside: Keeping New Zealand on track
Railway asset engineering firm Hillside Engineering Group is a wholly New Zealand company that operate out of a workshop in Dunedin. It has contracts nationwide building and refurbishing railway carriages, wagons, bolsters, bogies and locomotive systems. This case study looks at their history and their current work.
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Charateristics of Technology Historical positioning of technology Collaborative and interdisciplinary practice Characteristics of Technological Outcomes Outcomes evaluated in terms of fitness for purpose Planning for practice Integration of design and manufacture Outcome Development and Evaluation Quality assurance Ongoing process improvement Regulatory considerations	Techlink Britomart case study: www.Techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/ Technological-practice/Materials/Britomart/