Employers are being urged to help shape the future of engineering and advanced manufacturing by ensuring qualifications and training meet industry needs.
Apprenticeships
Liverpool engineering company RJW has received Lloyds approval for its spiral welding procedures and machine – one of the largest in the UK and part of a £100,000 investment.
Shafts
Kellogg's has implemented Honeywell RF barcode scanners under a new support contract to improve the reliability of its highly automated supply chain.
Data Acquisition
Ian Campbell, Mike Kelly and Dr Bruno Le Razer – all engineers from Warwick – are building a world class centre for additive manufacturing in the West Midlands.
Energy SavingSkills minister Matthew Hancock has invited the Industry Apprentice Council (IAC) to play a part with government in determining the future of apprenticeships.
Apprenticeships
Rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Sharpak Aylesham says it expects substantial operational savings from new compressed air and chilled water systems, installed at its new thermoforming facility in...
Pipeline Equipment
Thames Water's Oxford sewage treatment works is to get a Biothelys thermal hydrolysis plant, from Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies.
Water Treatment
HSE (Health and Safety Executive) chair Judith Hackitt CBE is the 73rd president of the IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers).
Continuing Professional Development
Improved productivity and reduced downtime are the promises from Emerson Process Management, with the addition of Smart Wireless technology into the Rosemount 3051 pressure transmitter.
Pressure Testing/Measurement
Water treatment specialist Biochemica UK has launched a new service aimed at supporting firms in achieving the Carbon Trust Water Standard – the certification awarded to companies that measure, manage...
Environmental Monitoring
A compact, drainable version of Emerson's Micro Motion Elite Coriolis flowmeters has been introduced to deliver ultra-precise measurement in tough applications involving smaller line sizes.
Flow Measurement
Cogenco, Dalkia's specialist CHP (combined heat and power) provider, has supplied a new CHP system to the famous Butlins holiday resort in Skegness.
Combined Heat & Power