Industry needs more and better engineers and engineering managers in industry – and that, in turn, necessitates a significant cultural shift in the UK.
Apprenticeships
The problem of 'role creep' for engineers involved in just about any facet of industry is as major contributor to difficulties with recruiting engineers, according to the Festo Skills Report.
Apprenticeships
SOE (Society of Operations Engineers) is keen for suitably qualified engineering members to apply for Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) by 29 February, well before planned changes in the application...
Continuing Professional Development
The UK must rebalance its economy whatever the economic conditions. That will be the message from Juergen Maier, managing director of Siemens UK Industry, at today's (6 March 2012) Automated Britain...
Electric Motors AC
Harbon Wind Turbines, which supplies 60kW turbines for farmers and small businesses, reports that it s now using Siemens Mechanical Drives' gear units and generators for their reliability.
Gearboxes
Eaton has agreed to acquire Turkish hydraulic industrial hose manufacturer Polimer Kauçuk Sanayi ve Pazarlama for an undisclosed sum.
Hydraulic Components/Equipment
Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialist Brammer has launched what it describes as a 'mobile centre of excellence', designed to showcase its product and service offering.
Bearings
One of Weg's electric motor factories which manufactures large electric motors has been awarded the voluntary ISO 50.001:2011 for its energy management system, following an audit by the Bureau Veritas...
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Phil White, joint managing director of Servtech, has been elected chair of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA). He replaces Chris Towne, who has completed his two-year tenure.
Lifting Equipment
The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) welcomes today's (28 February 2012) opening of nominations on the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
Engineering Competence/Skills
Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies has revealed that its engineered drives and motion control business has seen more than £1 million worth of new business growth over the last year.
Variable Speed Drives
When a large unnamed equipment manufacturer needed a long-term solution to protect against costly coupling failure on its excavators, it turned to Renold Hi-Tec Couplings.
Couplings