what the institute of measurement and control nz inc.
means to new zealand and your company
A GREATER SHARE OF THE WORLD MARKETS for our New Zealand industries demands
greater output, better quality, and a greater variety of finished products
from an already over-extended labour force. Only the intelligent application
of automatic control combined with imaginative processing of our available
raw materials, animal, mineral and vegetable, will secure the share we claim.
THE GROWTH OF THE IMC NZ INC. from an informal group of fifteen Auckland
control and instrument engineers in 1965 indicates the importance and urgency
which industry should attach to the problems of upgrading its manufacturing
efficiency by means of modern control techniques. Over time the group has
grown to a National Incorporated Society of over 300 members with branches
in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Tokoroa, Whangarei, New Plymouth
and Otago. Membership is still growing, with members resident from Invercargill
to Northland and overseas members in Australia, United Kingdom, and the
U.S.A.
THE OBJECTS OF THE IMC NZ INC. are appropriate to the times. As a learned
Society, it is strictly non-political, being concerned with the seeking
out and promulgation of knowledge and efficiency of individual members,
of young people taking up a career in this field of engineering, and of
the industries we serve. As New Zealanders we feel that in pursuing the
objects of the Institute we are also making a worthwhile contribution to
the economy of our country.
TRAINING figures largely in our activities since the lack of adequately
trained people at all levels is as great a problem in new Zealand as it
is elsewhere throughout the world. Monthly branch meetings with lectures,
discussions and plant visits, assist members to keep up to date with rapidly
developing techniques. Biennial symposia are the vehicles for authoritative
papers on many aspects of control. These constitute a timely contribution
to thinking management, both engineering and administrative, on a nation
wide basis. Institute members are actively engaged in conducting courses
in various aspects of control with the co-operation of the Universities
and Technical Institutes in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Hamilton,
while the Institute’s Educational Committee has investigated and assisted
in the preparation of training prescriptions.
OVERSEAS TRAINING is recognised by the Institute as a means of procuring
for New Zealand first hand knowledge of techniques as they are developed
and practised in the larger and often more sophisticated industries of the
U.K. and Australia. The Institute accordingly supports the N.Z. Craftsman
Overseas Training Foundation, and sponsors awards in Instrumentation and
Control made by the Foundation. This provides each year a young New Zealander
with two years’ work and study overseas in the field of instrumentation
and control. The winner of the award undertakes to return to New Zealand,
and, to the best of their ability, share their acquired knowledge on his
return by whatever means may be possible. While the Institute is not always
able to meet the full cost of an annual award, it is the aim of the Institute
to provide the full amount as soon as it is able, each year. To this end,
the Institute has created a form of membership which enables a company to
join as a sustaining member.
The AIMS and OBJECTS of the IMC NZ (INC) are thus:
(a) To further the recognition and development of the science and practice
of Automatic Control and Instrumentation and all associated aspects by:
Providing facilities for technical lectures, discussion, research and encouraging
collaboration between designers, manufacturers and users of scientific and
industrial automatic control equipment and measuring instruments.
Encouraging and supporting technical education in Automatic Control and
Instrumentation.
Providing a central medium of information and statistics, publishing books,
periodicals and data.
Promoting and supporting exhibitions, displays and technical symposia relative
to Automatic Control and Instrumentation in their widest aspects.
Promoting standardisation of scientific and industrial instruments and accessories,
and the determination of a standard terminology.
Supporting improvements in the law affecting Automatic Control and Instrumentation
and their applications.
Such other activities which may from time to time be decided upon by the
Council as being merited under the terms of
(a) above, especially where new facilities are required for those engaged
in Automatic Control and Instrumentation and allied fields where these do
not exist elsewhere.
(b) To enhance the interests, status and prestige of members.
Six GREAT REASONS why you should belong
to the Institute of Measurement and Control
1 You receive regular information relevant to your industry - the Automation
and Control magazine is yours FREE. A&C keeps you up-to-date with all
measurement, automation and control technologies through intensive, revealing
and practical articles on all aspects of instrumentation. Normally a subscription
will cost you $50 per year!
2 If you have e-mail, you receive our new IMC e-zine.
3 Develop professional contacts and open the door to future career development
by participating in local branch activities and other member networking
opportunities.
4 Hone your leadership and organisational skills by serving as an IMC committee
chairman, branch officer, or in any number of roles that will provide you
with leadership experience and peer group recognition.
5 Advance your career and your company’s objectives by participating in
IMC seminars, workshops, symposia, conferences and exhibitions. Member rates
are always more cost effective than those for non-members.
6 The IMC organises an internationally renowned trade event just for you.
The Control exhibitions have been part of the Institute’s educational programme
in one form or another since 1986. This dedicated forum is your window on
the world.
BE PART OF A GROWING EXPERIENCE.
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