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A multitude of youthful engineers 30/01/2003
Three times as many schools and four times as many pupils have signed up to take the new GCSE in Engineering, official figures revealed today.
 
Improve profits through people 28/01/2003
Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt urges businesses to unlock the potential of their most valuable asset - the people who work for them
Rolls-Royce propels aviation into the future 28/01/2003
The Indianapolis-based subsidiary of Rolls-Royce has announced the formation of a university technology centre at Purdue University in the USA
Institute of Directors delivers mixed news 27/01/2003
Almost half of exporters increased export volume over the last year, however, less than a third were able to increase export profitability
Aerospace to move forward 23/01/2003
A new report on how the UK Aerospace industry can move forward over the next twenty years has been welcomed by the Government
Six-way audio 23/01/2003
An internet audio player offers six sound sources from internet radio, through MP3 to CD. Mark Fletcher reports
 
Automotive trim maker cuts £10k off energy bill 22/01/2003
R-Tek, a US-based manufacturer of automotive trim for Nissan is using variable speed drives from ABB to help cut its energy bill by £10,000 per year. Dean Palmer reports
 
New training courses aimed at firms moving to 3D CAD 22/01/2003
For manufacturing companies looking to take advantage of technology developments by moving from 2D to 3D CAD systems, specialist training firm and authorised Autodesk trainer Smallpeice Enterprises, has just launched a new public training programme aimed at making this transition far more rapid and effective. Dean Palmer reports
Jaguar unveils 2003 challenger 22/01/2003
The Jaguar Racing team has unveiled its 2003 challenger, the Jaguar R4 - more of a conventional and less adventurous design than last year's. Mark Fletcher reports
 
New data mining software helps extract business-critical insights from patent databases 21/01/2003
New data mining and visualisation software could help senior managers and R&D staff identify new product development trends and gain business-critical insights into patent information worldwide. Dean Palmer reports
 
Teco cuts motor design time by 50% 21/01/2003
Motor manufacturer Teco Electric & Machinery has slashed the time it takes to design new products by 50% using IBM Dassault’s 3D CAD software, Catia v5. Dean Palmer reports
 
Money for aerospace engineering 20/01/2003
€1075million has been allocated to the Aeronautics and Space Research Theme of the 6th Framework Programme. The 1st Calls for Proposals close on March 20th 2003.
 
New energy efficient motors slash £130k off KP’s energy bill 15/01/2003
Fitting four new energy efficient motors to its giant cooking oil pumps has helped KP Snackfoods cut its annual energy bill in 2002 by £130,000. Dean Palmer reports
 
Easy-to-select industrial computers cut design time 14/01/2003
Control system designers who normally spend hours selecting, customising and integrating industrial computers and monitors into their project designs should take a look at Allen Bradley’s VersaView range. Dean Palmer reports
British product for a British agent 14/01/2003
The latest Bond car incorporates a British technology to control its two bonnet-mounted guns
 
Phase out for consolidation 13/01/2003
Parker Hannifin Corporation's Electromechanical Division is to phase out manufacturing at its Poole plant. Mark Fletcher reports
 
Royal Mint coins it in with new variable AC drives 13/01/2003
After replacing its nine coin presses with DoL starters and AC variable drives, South Wales based Royal Mint has managed to improve the manufacturing output of each press by 50%. Dean Palmer reports
 
High strength steel keeps passengers in place 10/01/2003
Designers of the centre seat assembly on Volvo’s new XC90 vehicle have solved their initial weight and safety problems by using an alternative material for the securing beam, high strength steel. Dean Palmer reports
 
New website invaluable for pneumatics engineers 10/01/2003
The pneumatics division of Bosch Rexroth has just launched a new interactive website targeted at pneumatics engineers and specifiers. Dean Palmer reports
New sterile seal perfect for pharmaceutical use 09/01/2003
A new pump seal for hygiene-critical applications, designed for continuous production runs and to keep expensive downtime to a minimum, actually eliminates contamination traps in a way quite unlike any other seal. Dean Palmer reports
 
Nanotechnology: road to great things or grey goo? 08/01/2003
In a new report, a team at the University of Sheffield funded by the Economic and Social Research Council investigates the scientific reality behind nanotechnology and looks at the hopes and fears that it raises.
Magnetic valves reach 8 billion 07/01/2003
Two of the fast, bistable pneumatic valves described in Eureka's February 2002 edition article have reached 8 billion cycles in a 24 hour 7 day life test. Tom Shelley reports
 
New industrial adhesives catalogue for fast solutions 06/01/2003
In order to help design engineers quickly locate the most appropriate industrial adhesive product for a wide range of repair and maintenance applications, Henkel Loctite Adhesives has just released an updated and expanded version of its Solutions Guide. Dean Palmer reports
 
Survey shows continuing problems with wireless antenna performance 06/01/2003
90% of electronics design engineers believe that not enough attention is being paid to the effect of enclosures on antenna performance. Dean Palmer reports
 
New adhesive for flexible metal foil packaging 03/01/2003
For use as an adhesive in the manufacture of flexible multilayer packaging made of metallised plastic film, Lotader 4210 is a new grade of terpolymer from Atofina. It’s particularly suitable for extruded food-grade applications, helping to preserve the properties of the packaging’s contents. The new grade is a high fluidity ethylene butyl maleic anhydride terpolymer. Dean Palmer reports
 
New intelligent manufacturing project seeks global collaborators 03/01/2003
In anticipation of a global requirement for efficient and effective plastics recycling and re-use of sustainable components, PUR Technology, the International Centre of Excellence for polyurethane based at Loughborough University, is the driving force behind a new global intelligent manufacturing systems project, Evolve (Engineering Value by Optimising Lifecycle Vehicle design).Dean Palmer reports
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