02/05/2019 10th anniversary of the BEEAs: A decade of excellence – 2013 The British Engineering Excellence Awards were launched in 2009 to champion and celebrate design innovation and excellence. Since then, the BEEAs has grown, as has the number of companies entering to ...
01/05/2019 The obsolescence risk of commercial off-the-shelf products is just as prevalent today as it was 50 years ago 2019 marks 50 years since the launch of Concorde. The British-French turbo-powered airliner seated up to 128 passengers and had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound. Concorde was certainly ...
05/04/2019 Will 3D printers ever be as commonplace as their 2D counterparts? Since the early days of additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing), the big question has been when and how it will move from the realm of hobbyists or the prohibitively expensive to become a part of ...
04/04/2019 The last ever SolidWorks World took place in Dallas in February. Eureka! was there to hear this and other announcements Perhaps the most striking announcement at SolidWorks World 2019 was that it would be the last event of its kind. Starting next year in Nashville, Tennessee, the event will become 3DExperience World. ...
03/04/2019 Detecting tumours with optical imaging Near-infrared technology from MIT pinpoints fluorescent probes within living tissue, at a depth approaching that of CT and MRI but at a higher resolution and could be used to detect cancer earlier.
02/04/2019 Electrification of vehicles: Bonding plays its part The move towards electrification of vehicles presents a number of challenges in terms of production. Innovative adhesive technology is being used to meet them.
01/04/2019 10th Anniversary of the BEEAs: A decade of excellence – 2012 The BEEAs has been highlighting the breadth and depth of the UK’s design engineering community and how it is competing on a global stage for the last 10 years. Winners of the Grand Prix, the ...
29/03/2019 Soft robots can work side-by-side with humans or as pipe inspection tools Whether it’s grabbing, holding or turning, touching, typing or pressing – in everyday life, we use our hands as a matter of course for the most diverse tasks. In that regard, the human hand, with its ...
28/03/2019 New EU Medical Device Regulations are set to replace the current directive from 2020, here’s what you need to know The new Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and In-Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR) means that designers and manufacturers of these devices now face significant changes.
27/03/2019 The role of Gemba in product innovation How ‘going to Gemba’ is essential to helping consultancies understand the constraints and capabilities of projects to design new products.
05/03/2019 Prestigious design competition has potential to revolutionise lives of those with lower limb disabilities One of the many benefits to have accrued from advances in electro-mechanical engineering in recent years has been a quantum leap in the quality and sophistication of devices designed to aid mobility ...
04/03/2019 Two teams of designers and engineers operating 12 time zones apart produced parts for a new waterjet propulsion system in just 10 weeks, how? Founded 78 years ago, New Zealand-based Hamilton Jet developed the first waterjet propulsion system for boats and other vessels. Today, the Hamilton Waterjet range includes models with power ranges ...
01/03/2019 What has been learned from the three-year UK Autodrive project? Announced in the 2015 Autumn Budget, the UK Autodrive project was given the green light, and began on 1 November. One of three UK projects to research and develop connected and autonomous vehicles ...
28/02/2019 10th Anniversary of the BEEAs: A decade of excellence – 2011 The British Engineering Excellence Awards were launched in 2009 to champion and celebrate design innovation and excellence. Since then, the BEEAs have evolved as the number of companies entering to ...
27/02/2019 What does industry really have to fear from robots – and what does it have to gain? The word ‘robot’ comes from the Czech word ‘robota’, which means ‘forced labour’. It’s no surprise, then, that much of the fear that exists in the manufacturing sector about robots relates to their ...
26/02/2019 Competency-based interviews In the UK, it’s estimated the engineering and high-tech industries will need 1.8 million new engineers by 2025 which has led to greater demand for skills. However, hiring managers should look beyond ...
12/02/2019 Manchester's Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre is the latest step in bringing this material to market So-called ‘wonder materials’ do not come along very often. Maybe every few decades a new one hits the market and is hailed as the answer to engineers’ prayers. From plastics to carbon fibre, ... 1 comment
11/02/2019 MIT software reverse engineers CAD models to individual, easily-customisable shapes Nearly all products start as a CAD file: a 2D or 3D model that includes the product’s design specifications. One of the most widely used methods to create CAD models is constructive solid geometry ...
10/02/2019 Corrosion is always a challenge, but in some conditions it becomes an overwhelming concern Corrosion is the perennial enemy of most mechanical fastening systems, but certain, high-corrosion environments make the problem even more acute and means the use of very specific materials and ...
07/02/2019 Motors on Mars: The technology being sent to explore Mars The US space agency, NASA, has announced that its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will be sending a helicopter to the Red Planet on the upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission. It will land on Mars while ...
06/02/2019 10th anniversary of the BEEAs: A decade of excellence - 2010 The British Engineering Excellence Awards were launched in 2009 to champion and celebrate design innovation and excellence. Since then, the BEEAs has grown in stature, with ever more entries seeking ...
05/02/2019 Looking to the horizon: Aerospace trends coming in 2019 Additive manufacturing, hybrid and electric propulsion, better and more secure connectivity, reduced emissions, better fuel economy, drone taxis, adaptive wing designs, space tourism, a return to ...
04/02/2019 With so much uncertainty in the market developing a robust business continuity plan has never been more important According to Steve Askins, UK engineering director at Eriks UK & Ireland, the looming Brexit deadline, cyber security threats, equipment obsolescence and the reliability of plant are all increasingly ...
11/01/2019 Lessons learned by roboticists in the entertainment industry are filtering back into industry Back in 2014 a company called Bot & Dolly used Autodesk’s Maya 3D modelling software to build a revolutionary software tool called BDMove. With this tool, the two robots owned by the company, Iris ...
10/01/2019 10th anniversary of the BEEAs: A decade of excellence The British Engineering Excellence Awards were launched in 2009 to champion and celebrate design innovation and excellence. Since then, the BEEAs has grown in stature as has the number of companies ...
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