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The Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England and Wales (No. 211014) and Scotland (No. SC038698).

Join engineering leaders and stakeholders to tackle the industry-wide challenge of inspiring more girls into STEM, and recruiting and retaining more women into engineering.

Through presentations, panel discussions and nine practical workshops, you will gain solutions towards:

Tackling unconscious bias and micro-aggression at every level Engagement between employer companies / schools / colleges / universities Ensuring more girls see engineering as a credible career for themselves Bridging the gender pay gap at entry and board level

Last year’s attendees said: This was the most engaging event I have

ever been to.

The workshop sessions work really well and there is suffi cient time for networking in between.

It allowed people to share ideas and create bridges between different industries.

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The IET provides a huge range of formal and informal learning and development opportunities that contributes towards CPD hours. Visit www.theiet.org/cpd to discover activities you and your staff can take advantage of.

They can record all of their professional development and have an evolving record of their achievements using our online tool, Career Manager. They can also issue you a guest ticket for their CPD planning report so you can review and give informed feedback on their future plans.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England & Wales (no 211014) and Scotland (no SC038698),Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, SG1 2AY, United Kingdom.

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Welcome to the first Partner News issue of 2018. This issue we feature articles on noteworthy events and ceremonies which took place towards the end of last year, as well as interesting pieces from our partner organisations around the UK.

Our Annual Partnership Event which was held back in December saw three engaging speakers from the MOD and industry present on drones, robotics and AI, turn to page 4 for full details.

The Young Woman Engineer of the Year award celebrated its 40th birthday last year and we saw six outstanding female engineers shortlisted for the prize. More information can be found on page 6-7.

We also held the prestigious Churchill Medal Award ceremony in November, which celebrates the best and brightest of today’s Armed Forces. We were very fortunate to have The Rt. Hon Sir Nicholas Soames, Sir Winston Churchill’s grandson, in attendance who gave a rousing speech to guests. You can find full detail of the day and the winner of page 13.

I hope you enjoy this issue, please do feel free to pass it onto colleagues whom you feel would find it of interest.

If you have any comments or would like to submit an article yourself, please contact [email protected] or tweet us @TheIET using the hashtag #IETPartnerships.

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IET Partnership Event brings community together 4Budding young engineers crowned FIRST® LEGO® League UK champions 5Outstanding women celebrated as Young Woman Engineers of the Year 6Partnership is the way to close the skills gap says EDT CEO 8

Individual excellence awarded at RAF Engineer Branch Conference 10Naval officer honoured to receive Bateson Award 11Royal Navy team awarded prestigious medal for world first nuclear reactor repair technique for submarines 12Royal Signals Apprentice of the Year Awards 2017 14

UCL Engineering wins prestigious teaching award 16Sheffield and Siemens partner to accelerate digitalisation 18Nottingham’s flying motorcycle prepares for take off 20

Fundamentals takes on ultimate challenge for engineering industry 22BG Engineering handles the pressure 24Comau unveils modular open source robot kit 25How will emerging technologies change manufacturing in 2018? 26Lintott introduces its new digital delivery suite 28Value is the key to Servelec’s OSIsoft select partner status 29

Working at the forefront of virtual reality technology 30A new resource for LGBT engineers 32Tesco announced as new Corporate Partner 33IET Chief Executive tours Sellafield site 33Leonardo’s radar invention could save lives at sea 34Isle of Man Aerospace Cluster sign as Corporate Partner 36

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Celebrating and supporting

#IETwomeninengineering

The Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England and Wales (No. 211014) and Scotland (No. SC038698).

Join engineering leaders and stakeholders to tackle the industry-wide challenge of inspiring more girls into STEM, and recruiting and retaining more women into engineering.

Through presentations, panel discussions and nine practical workshops, you will gain solutions towards:

Tackling unconscious bias and micro-aggression at every level Engagement between employer companies / schools / colleges / universities Ensuring more girls see engineering as a credible career for themselves Bridging the gender pay gap at entry and board level

Last year’s attendees said: This was the most engaging event I have

ever been to.

The workshop sessions work really well and there is suffi cient time for networking in between.

It allowed people to share ideas and create bridges between different industries.

22 June 2018 | IET Birmingham: Austin Court

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CREATING A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE

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Held at IET London: Savoy Place on Wednesday 13

December, attendees from across the breadth of its partnership community came together at the IET’s latest partnership event.

IET Chief Executive Nigel Fine opened the event by welcoming guests to the prestigious venue, picking out some of the engineering exhibitions to see around the building and noting some of the fantastic projects the IET embarked on during 2017.

He then introduced the event’s first speaker to the stage, RAF Squadron Leader Natalie

Feeney. Natalie presented the ways in which the MOD is using drones within a military environment and outlined the family of drones the RAF uses in the UK as well as how they are controlled.

Natalie was followed by Richard Weston, from IET Enterprise Partner Comau, who spoke about how his company is producing innovative technologies to solve current problems and how its technology can be applied in industry.

Andy Biller from Holovis, another Enterprise Partner, rounded off the talks, giving an

entertaining presentation on the uses of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) and how Holovis is producing this technology across a number of applications.

The audience of over 80 guests from 58 partner organisations then had the opportunity to take part in a short Q&A session with the presenters, followed by a viewing of the IET’s Santa Loves STEM poem – a wonderful way to encourage children to consider studying STEM subjects.

The event then concluded with an extensive networking

session in Savoy Place’s prestigious Maxwell Library.

The IET would like to thank all guests who attended this winter Partnership Event and hopes attendees found it both useful and informative.

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IET Partnership Event brings community togetherAttendees from industry and academia took part in the IET Partnership Event last December to hear the latest on drones, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI).

To view photos from the December IET Partnership Event please visit bit.ly/2BeEnmb.

To view the IET’s Santa Loves STEM poem, head to bit.ly/2rmz2JZ.

(L-R) Speakers Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Natalie Feeney RAF, Holovis’ Andy Biller, Comau’s Richard Weston with the IET’s Mark Organ.

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Budding young engineers crowned FIRST ® LEGO® League UK championsA team of young engineers

from Wallace Hall Academy in Dumfriesshire, Scotland have been crowned champions of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) FIRST® LEGO® League UK and Ireland competition.

The winning team – GLIC – is made up of Greig Dunbar, Scott Clancy, Lauren McKinna, Eleanor Burns, Bethany Nicholson, Faith Goodburn and Hannah Ogilvie.

They were crowned champions at the competition final in Bristol. They will now represent the UK on the global stage when they attend the FIRST® LEGO® League World Festival in Detroit, USA in April. Along with 12 other teams, they qualified for international finals which will be held in Hungary, Estonia and the USA.

The IET run this science and

technology challenge, which is aimed at 9-16 year olds and tasks teams to build a robot to tackle a series of missions, and create an innovative solution to a real world problem. This year’s HYDRO DYNAMICSSM challenge is all about water – how we find, transport, use, or dispose of it.

The winning team impressed the judges with their advanced robotics skills, as well as their project, which is a sewage heat recovery system they have called a ‘Powerdrain’. Effectively it uses the heat from greywater, whether from showers, washing machines, washing up, or even the heat generated from the biological breakdown of human waste, and recycles it into heat for the home.

Team member, Scott Clancy said: “It’s unbelievable that we won the Champions Award.

Hopefully we can raise the funds needed to go to Detroit to take part in the World Championship against teams from around the world.”

Team coach, James, Lees said: “It’s a fantastic achievement by the pupils involved who have worked really hard throughout the year. The team are looking forward to competing at the World Championship in Detroit and representing Scotland and the UK on a global level.”

Mandy Workman, FIRST® LEGO® League IET Education Manager, said: “FIRST® LEGO® League allows young people to experience engineering in action. As well as bringing excitement to STEM subjects, the students get hands-on experience with robotics, and designing innovative solutions to real world problems. Developing

computer programming, teamwork, problem-solving and communications skills has never been so much fun. The IET FIRST® LEGO® League gives students an insight into the creative and innovative careers that engineering offers.

The IET is proud to be the operational partner for FIRST® LEGO® League in the UK and Ireland. Supporting the competition is part of the IET’s commitment to show young people the benefits of careers within Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).For more information about this year’s FIRST® LEGO® League competition, please visit http://firstlegoleague.theiet.org/index.cfm.

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Outstanding women celebrated as Young Woman Engineers of the YearThree young female

engineers have been recognised at the IET’s 2017 Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards for their work in engineering.

Dr Ozak Esu, an electrical engineer at Cundall, was awarded the title of 2017 IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year. The IET Mary George Memorial Prize for Apprentices went to MBDA engineering apprentice Jamie D’Ath, while Dr Larissa Suzuki, Head of Data Science at Founders4School and

Honorary Researcher at University College London, walked away with the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Award.

Ozak works in building services, undertaking surveys of existing buildings, and engineering coordinated electrical services for new build, refurbishment and fit-out projects. She completed her PhD in wind energy and advanced signal processing at Loughborough University in 2016, while working as a graduate engineer at Cundall.

She continues to involve herself in academia, taking on guest speaking and lecturing roles in different universities. Passionate about sustainable design, agriculture, renewable energy and international development, she works with schools and organisations in her home country, Nigeria, motivated by the belief that poverty can be eradicated through engineering, knowledge-sharing, and empowerment of women.

On winning the award she said: “It feels fantastic – I am

truly honoured to receive this title. I hope to use this platform to promote engineering as an exciting and creative career choice for young people.”

Jamie recently entered the fourth year of her apprenticeship at MBDA.

Rotating around the business on placements, she’s been involved in a wide range of activities from completing complex drawings for parts and assemblies, to analysing procurement statistics and conducting trials. She has run a number of STEM-

The YWE finalists at the YWE 40th birthday celebration event, (L-R) Shaona Ghosh, Jamie D’Ath, Larissa Suzuki, Sophie Caffrey, Ozak Esu and Ellie Wilson.


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related activities in schools and also mentors students who attend The John Warner School’s robotics club, helping to develop their CAD and programming skills.

Larissa founded a start-up at the age of 21 and her professional career includes over a decade advancing fields of computer science and engineering, including work on smart cities, data infrastructures, emerging technology and computing applied to medicine. She is also a contributor to the

Amazonian Alliance through RedPill Group, which involves designing a technical platform for the conservation of Amazon Rainforest communities.

Celebrating women working in modern engineeringMarking their 40th anniversary this year, these prestigious engineering industry awards celebrate women working in modern engineering. They aim to help change the perception that engineering is predominantly a career for men by banishing outdated

engineering stereotypes of hard hats and greasy pipes. All three winners will now play an ambassadorial role for the engineering and technology professions in the coming months, including promoting engineering careers to more girls and women.

“I’d like to congratulate our fantastic winners and finalists of this year’s awards,” says Jo Foster, IET Diversity and Inclusion Manager. “They are a real credit to the engineering profession and will make excellent role models to young

girls who might be thinking about a career in engineering and technology.

“It’s vital we champion engineering careers to the next generation – it’s a diverse, creative and exciting career, which offers the opportunity to do something life – or even – world changing.”

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The STE(A)M skills gap is still with us in the UK

and doesn’t look like it’s disappearing anytime soon. Why are we still awaiting the breakthrough that takes us past the tipping point whereby the excellence of a STE(A)M (science, technology, engineering, (arts) and maths) career is taken as a self-evident truth by young people and those who influence them? What are the missing ingredients to ensure that the numbers of enthusiastic would-be engineers & tech entrepreneurs grow exponentially?

I’d like to suggest that working in partnership might be one of the keys we are looking for.

The Royal Academy of Engineering recently identified that there are over 600 organisations that run initiatives seeking to engage schools with

STE(A)M. Such enthusiasm is admirable but how much re-inventing of the wheel is taking place? How well is best practice being transferred to the latest entrant to employer/education linking activity?

At EDT, we have over 30 years’ experience in running STE(A)M events. We provide over 40,000 experiences each year, engaging with over 1000 schools, supporting their engagement with local industry to provide engagement activities aimed at primary through to secondary school age groups and beyond; focusing on experience days, projects and placements to enable continuity and inspiration across a young persons’ educational life.

The proof of the effectiveness of experiences in industry is through our impact; with 74% of students saying they were more likely to study

STE(A)M subjects after taking part in an EDT programme, 85% of students having a greater awareness of STE(A)M related courses and careers and 77% of students on our Engineering Education Scheme going on to STE(A)M related disciplines in their first jobs.

EDT also offers the Industrial Cadet Award, inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales. The award is attached to quality assessed experiences of industry from any provider in the UK to encourage students to see and demonstrate the value in their experiences of work and industry.

At EDT we are absolutely convinced that working with partners from whom we can learn, and with whom we can share, will make an enormous difference to ‘join up’ activities for young people. Our partnership with the Institution of Engineering and Technology

(IET) is very encouraging as we work together to provide an Industrial Cadet accreditation for both FIRST® LEGO® League and FIRST® LEGO® League Jr, aiming to reach more young people to encourage them to consider STE(A)M as a career option.

The skills problem is proving a very hard nut to crack; partnership and collaboration will be our best route to progress. If you are an employer and interested in EDT’s work, or a partner looking to collaborate, give me a call and let’s work on it together; after all, if every STE(A)M related employer supported just one young person to become an Industrial Cadet this year, over one million young people will have been encouraged on the route to STE(A)M employment - imagine the impact that would have on the future skills gap.

Partnership is the way to close the skills gapJulie Feest, the newly appointed CEO of EDT advocates working in partnership to attract young people into engineering & technology careers.


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A formal annual conference for all RAF aero systems

and communication and electronics engineer officers, the RAF Engineer Branch Conference was held at RAF Cosford last October. It is used to brief personnel on pertinent branch matters, gain feedback from the community and promote a culture of continuous professional development.

Presentations from key speakers took place over the two days and the Engineer Branch Dinner was held at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. IET Deputy President Bonfield OBE presented two IET annual awards at the formal dinner, both intended to recognise excellence of individuals in line with the IET’s mission to inspire, inform and influence.

The Institution of Engineering & Technology Award was presented to the communications and electronics student who had produced the best ‘Warfare in the Information Age’ paper of the year. This year’s prize was awarded to Flying Officer (Fg Off) Andrew Beaty.

IET Inspiring Engineering Award The IET Inspiring Engineering Award recognises an individual or team that inspires others to become professional engineers or technicians through engaging with schools, higher education establishments and youth organisations or STEM projects. Open to all RAF personnel, including reserves and MOD civilian staff, this year the award went to Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt)

Penelope Menzies. On arrival at RAF Odiham

in September 2016, Penelope sought to join the STEM Ambassador team. Finding that there wasn’t an established network she created one herself, and became the station STEM coordinator.

Since then she has recruited 23 other ambassadors, organised training events with external agencies and provided guidance on STEM outreach. In the first half of 2017 she facilitated STEM events for over 900 students aged 10-18, equating to over 50 per cent of RAF Odiham’s youth engagement.

As a former secondary school teacher Penelope appreciates the importance of youth engagement, particularly when opening students’

eyes to the possibilities engineering can offer.

The importance of youth engagementThe programme of STEM activity on station now comprises short, medium and long-term projects, all designed in house by Penelope.

“It’s surprising how little students know about STEM careers and the opportunities available to them,” she says. “I hope that the work myself and the rest of the team at RAF Odiham do has a positive impact on the aspirations of local students. I’d encourage everyone to become a STEM ambassador, no matter what their industry or experience. Not only is it vital for inspiring the next generation, it’s really rewarding too.”

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IET Deputy President Peter Bonfield and Flt Lt Penelope Menzies, winner of The IET Inspiring Engineering Award.


Sub Lieutenant David Lane was serving as a Chief Petty

Officer Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineer) in the Fleet Intelligence Unit when he was nominated for the Bateson Award. He stood out from his peers as an exceptionally effective and professional engineer within the General Service Engineering sub-department.

Sponsored by the IET, the Rear Admiral Bateson Award is named after Rear Admiral S L Bateson CB CBE, who was tasked with the job of forming

the Electrical Branch in 1946 under the recommendations of the Middleton Report. This branch evolved over the years into what is now the Weapon Engineering sub branch.

The Bateson prize is awarded to the weapon engineer who has made a significant contribution to innovation, engineering excellence or branch development over the last 12 months.

“Operating in a highly sensitive and dynamic operational support environment, David can be relied upon to

intelligently apply his skills and knowledge in any situation to consistently deliver to a very high level,” states his citation. “Often working in demanding and unsociable circumstances, sometimes with little or no notice, afloat and ashore his professionalism is clear in his positive demeanour and ability to adapt to any scenario to achieve success.

“His engineering management acumen is apparent in his ability to proactively plan and foresee potential issues in engineering projects,” it continues. “This

includes fitting and recovering equipment from afloat platforms whilst considering a myriad other factors such as security restrictions, ever changing platform programmes, limited contractor availability and logistical constraints.

“During his time at the unit he has directly and tangibly contributed to the improved delivery and maintenance of communications intelligence (COMINT) capability to the entire Royal Navy and broader UK Government interests,” it concludes.

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Naval officer honoured to receive Bateson AwardSub Lieutenant David Lane recently received the Bateson Award at a ceremony held at HMS Collingwood.

Sub Lieutenant David Lane receiving his award from IET Past President Barry Brooks, with Mr Alec Bateson representing the Bateson family.


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The Rt. Hon. Sir Nicholas Soames, with Air Marshal Julian Young (centre) and Major General Carew Wilks.

The winning team with the Churchill Medal alongside Nigel Fine (fifth from left), Air Marshal Julian Young (sixth from right) and Mark Organ (far right).


Royal Navy team awarded prestigious medal for world first nuclear reactor repair technique for submarinesThe Churchill Medal is awarded to a team or individual for outstanding achievements and contribution in engineering and technical advancement in support of military operations.

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The Churchill Medal, named in honour of Sir Winston Churchill, was first awarded in 1952. Sir Winston, who expressed great enthusiasm for this award, reflected on the important contribution made by engineers of all disciplines to the military needs in the Second World War. The Churchill Medal was left un-awarded for a number of years, but re-instituted in 2011 at the request of the Churchill family. Given the background of the Medal and its association with the military, it was deemed appropriate to associate the Medal with the Armed Forces.To find out more about the Churchill Medal Award, please visit www.theiet.org/armed-forces/churchill-medal/.

The Royal Navy Submarine Mechanical Specialists

team has won a prestigious industry medal for their innovative adaptation of freeze seal isolation, which has been used in a worldwide first for a technically challenging repair of a submarine nuclear reactor.

A technique using liquid nitrogen to freeze and isolate sections of pipework was adapted by the team in order to meet the challenging engineering environment presented by submarines due to restrictive space and geometry.

The work resulted in the first ever deployment of a triple freeze seal to repair a nuclear reactor, giving the UK Submarine Enterprise increased flexibility in its operations, with applications across the entire global nuclear industry.

The Joint Professional Engineering Institutions

(PEI) Churchill Medal Award ceremony and lunch was held at IET London: Savoy Place on Thursday 23 November, 2017.

VIP guest The RT Hon Sir Nicholas Soames MP, grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, presented the winners with their medal alongside Air Marshal Julian Young and Major General Carew Wilks from BAE Systems, who generously sponsored the event.

“We are really stunned and honoured to win this prestigious industry medal, particularly when we were up against teams who are dealing with very complex areas of engineering, such as cyber. It is testament to the hard work and efforts of the whole team,” says Commander Philip Parvin from the Royal Navy Submarine Mechanical Specialists team.

The medal is awarded jointly by the IET, Institute of

Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the Institution of Royal Engineers (InstRE), the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) and the British Computer Society (BCS).

On behalf of the Joint PEIs, IET Chief Executive Nigel Fine said: “The outstanding contribution the Royal Navy Submarine Mechanical Specialists team has made to global advancements in engineering and technology across the entire nuclear industry demonstrates technical excellence, determination and self-sacrifice. On behalf of the Joint Professional Engineering Institutions, I am delighted to see the team’s achievement awarded with the Churchill Medal.”

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L-R: LCpl DM Brack, Signaller GAS Smart, LCpl NM White, LCpl BM Gomes, Signaller K Pun, LCpl JW Sidwell.

Every soldier that joins the Royal Corps of Signals

is encouraged to undertake a civilian recognised apprenticeship that is aligned to one of their six principal career employment or trade groups.

This has resulted in over 6,000 individuals signing up to the scheme, who then go on to receive support from mentors from The Colleges’ Partnership, the IET and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport as well as their own unit chain of command.

The best apprentice in each group was invited to an event that celebrated and recognised their achievements, awarding certificates, cash prizes and trophies. This year’s awards event was attended by Brigadier Richard Bennett MVO (Commandant DCTT).

This year’s prize winners from each group were:

Electronic Warfare Operator Career Employment GroupLance Corporal JW Sidwell, 14 Signal Regiment (EW), who was presented his prize by Colonel Jason Gunning, Corps Colonel Royal Signals.

Operator Career Employment GroupLance Corporal NM White, 10 Signal Regiment, who was presented his prize

Royal Signals Apprentice of theYear Awards 2017On Tuesday 12 December 2017 the Royal Corps of Signals celebrated and recognised the achievements of their soldier apprentices.

by Colonel Andy Percival, Commandant of DSCIS.

Electrician Career Employment GroupSignaller K Pun, 22 Signal Regiment, who was presented his prize by Lieutenant Colonel Catherine Jardine, Commanding Officer 11 (RSS) Signal Regiment.

Logistician Career Employment GroupSignaller GAS Smart, 3rd (UK) Division Signal Regiment, who was presented his prize

by Harald Hanley, Regional Manager of the CILT.

Installation Technician Career Employment GroupLance Corporal DM Brack,10 Signal Regiment, who was presented his prize by Lt Col Alan Balsdon, COS HQ R Signals – Designated Officer for the Corps Apprenticeship Scheme.

Engineering Career Employment GroupLance Corporal BN Gomes, 10 Signal Regiment, who was presented his prize by

John Savage, Chairman of local IET Network.

Out of these six winners, Lance Corporal NM White was selected as overall Apprentice of the Year across the Corps, winning the prize of a Silver Falcon statuette, which he and his unit hold for a year, and a replica bronze copy which is his to keep.

This award is sponsored by BAE Systems. The Royal Signals Institution is grateful for its continued support and the presence of Richard Norman and David Duggan at the ceremony.

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The Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England & Wales (no 211014) and Scotland (no SC038698), Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, SG1 2AY, United Kingdom.

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The team behind UCL’s innovative teaching

framework, the Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP), has been awarded the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) by the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

This prize is awarded for excellence in educational leadership, innovation in teaching, teamwork and collaboration, dissemination and impact. UCL were one of only six institutions nationally to take home an award.

“Winning the HEA CATE award is fantastic recognition of UCL Engineering’s drive to embed innovation and collaboration in our teaching practices and the student learning experience,” says Dr Emanuela Tilley, Director of the IEP. I’m thrilled and honoured to share this award with over 200 colleagues across UCL Engineering who have come together to develop and deliver the programme.”

She goes on to say that the efforts of all those involved in the

IEP’s design and implementation had helped it become “a modern engineering education which enables our undergraduates to make a positive impact on lives around the world today and in the future as UCL graduates”.

Reinforcing UCL’s ethos in educationThe IEP is a key example of UCL’s Connected Curriculum – a commitment to research-based learning and enquiry. UCL’s Arena Centre, formerly the Centre for the Advancement of

Learning and Teaching, views the IEP as a groundbreaking example of the University’s curriculum innovation.

“The IEP is the most comprehensive implementation of the philosophy of the Connected Curriculum to date,” enthuses UCL President and Provost Michael Arthur. “For a research-intensive university of the size of UCL, the Connected Curriculum initiative and the emphasis on research-based education is itself unique. Within this, the IEP, which

Representatives from nine UCL Engineering Departments with their replica HEA CATE Awards.

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spans eight departments and has involved over 200 staff in revising the core of what is often a very traditional curriculum, is unprecedented. It represents one of the largest education change management programmes at UCL in recent history.”

An integrated approachThe IEP was developed to address industry concerns about skills gaps amongst graduates. Its curriculum focuses strongly on interdisciplinarity, teamwork, student attitudes and practical skills and covers a broad range of work skills. Team teaching methods in both practical and theoretical modules develop students’ technical and project management experience, so student teams can produce engineering solutions that will work in real-life environments.

“Because of the hard

work of all the IEP team, we are now in a position where we’re sending students out into the world equipped with not only the rigorous academic subject knowledge that employers expect, but also with the skills, tools and confidence that they need to solve real-life engineering problems,” says Professor Nigel Titchener Hooker, Dean of UCL Engineering. “This HEA CATE award is a wonderful recognition of this and we as a faculty are honoured to receive it.”

Building on education strengthsThe IEP is a novel undergraduate engineering teaching framework that has blended seamlessly into, and is integral to the core of, the current undergraduate degree programmes across UCL Engineering. However, the development of the IEP

programme is an ongoing iterative process and course content, as well as the student experience, continues to be reviewed and refined based on regular feedback from staff, industry, postgraduate teaching assistants (PGTAs), alumni and current students.

IEP student ambassadors have also been recruited to create opportunities for senior students to provide guidance and mentoring for new students coming into UCL as well as spreading the word to attract potential students to UCL Engineering.

The IEP also provides best practice training in engineering education for PGTAs who work with academic staff to deliver the IEP modules. In addition to this, the IEP team has presented and shared pedagogical best practice and research at several international workshops and

conferences and is delivering pedagogy, assessment and educational leadership masterclasses for engineering lecturers in South Africa as part of a collaboration between the University of Cape Town, University of Johannesburg, Aston University and UCL.

“Our programme is transforming the student learning experience, tackling the graduate skills gap, raising the standard of teaching within the faculty and influencing the way engineering is being taught internationally,” says Emanuela. “We are committed to sharing the experiences and outputs of the IEP and look forward to kicking off plans for academic dissemination, knowledge transfer, staff development activities and engagement in the worldwide community of practice in engineering education.”

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Sheffield and Siemens partner to accelerate digitalisation

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A partnership between the University of Sheffield and

Siemens is being launched to accelerate commercialisation of digital industrial innovation, boost digital skills, and promote technology and knowledge exchange to meet the needs of an increasingly digitalised industry.

It comes as the widespread adoption of digitalisation, the technology behind Industry 4.0, is seen as evermore crucial to UK competitiveness and productivity.

The agreement marks the first collaboration for a new UK-wide digitalisation network to link universities with the Internet of Things (IoT). The partnership is based on the MindSphere Innovation Network (MINe), developed by Siemens to connect a university’s estate and research assets to its IoT platform MindSphere. It then makes this data available to improve teaching and research collaborations between academics and industry partners, to uncover new business models and create commercial opportunities through digitalisation.

The MindSphere Innovation Network The launch of the MINe, starting in Sheffield, will allow universities to translate their research into real world impact by harnessing the power of digitalisation. The aim is to help develop the skills needed for the future, build the UK’s world-class capabilities in data science across universities, enable the development of new business models and create opportunities to grow new start-

up businesses locally.“This pioneering strategic

partnership between Siemens and the University of Sheffield marks a significant milestone in our commitment to innovative technologies and progressive partnership with business. The digital revolution is transforming all parts of society, including industry, so it is vital that students and academics grasp the potential for data to fundamentally change the way we approach problems and opportunities,” says Professor Sir Keith Burnett, the University’s President and Vice-Chancellor.

Education 4.0“Just as business moves towards Industry 4.0, we are matching this with Education 4.0, in which students, academics and business come together in a shared digital environment to solve problems and boost productivity. So this exciting collaboration with Siemens is not only a UK first, but a vital step in demonstrating how universities and companies connect students and business with the local and global bid to drive productivity and build the skills of the future.”

In addition to linking its estate and research assets into MindSphere, the University of Sheffield, in partnership with Siemens, has also invested in a bespoke space for collaboration and learning between students, local businesses and other partners. The MindSphere Lounge is located in The Diamond building – the University’s largest ever investment in learning and

teaching. Students, academics, industry partners and Siemens experts can use the area to access MindSphere to harness the value of the data produced from the University and the various projects connected to the cloud-based platform.

Industry-academia collaborationTeams from Siemens will be based on campus to help projects and engage communities by enabling Sheffield and other universities to become hubs for collaborating with local businesses.

“We believe this innovative network heralds a new eco-system enabled by MindSphere, which will provide a vital new model for collaboration between institutions, departments and other key stakeholders to universities,” says Siemens UK CEO Juergen Maier, who has led the UK Government’s Industrial Digitalisation Review.

MindSphere is enabling the University of Sheffield to harness data from a number of projects across sectors including manufacturing, water and energy. These projects are examples of how MINe helps universities overcome the barriers associated with translating their research into real world impact. For example, MindSphere de-risks as a platform as it is scalable and secure and the partnership between Siemens and universities ensures developed products are supported over the long-term, which can sometimes be a concern for a company looking to purchase a development from a university.


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Nottingham’s flying motorcycle prepares for take offResearch Fellow Richard

Glassock’s futuristic design sees a detachable motorcycle acting as an additional power source for an electric aircraft – extending the length of time it can fly.

All-electric aircraft have seen a boom in recent years as they offer substantial reductions in running costs as well as lower CO2, NOx emissions and noise levels. However, flight time on batteries is limited and as a result, the provision of sufficient energy for realistic flight utility remains problematic.

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The University of Nottingham has unveiled designs for a flying motorcycle that could revolutionise electric aircraft.

RExMoto: A ground transport solutionRExMoto is a modular 50kW electrical generation power plant that can be fitted to electric aircraft and provides two to three hours extra endurance through

conventional combustion of hydrocarbon fuel. Designed as a conventional scooter or motorcycle, RExMoto can take to the road, functioning as a mode of transport to and from the airport. The engine, generator, chassis and drive

structure have a novel layout and the whole unit weighs no more than 125kg. Retractable wheels ensure that RExMoto can fit conveniently beneath the aircraft’s fuselage or under a wing while minimising drag in flight mode.

RExLite and RExMoto enablers use conventionally fuelled, combustion engine driven, electrical generators to provide energy at peak efficiency with minimum emissions, effectively converting an all-electric aircraft to a hybrid electric aircraft.

The designs have the potential to appeal to private aircraft owners who would be able to fly their planes for longer, reducing emissions and fuel costs, and then use the detachable motorcycle to continue their journey after landing. Further research could see the concepts be adapted for more commercial use.

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adopt more electrical systems, we need engineering solutions to overcome current limitations. With RexLite and RExMoto, leisure craft will be able to fly much further for much longer, offering pilots and owners of private two-seater or four-seater aircraft real benefits when commuting,” says Richard, who specialises in hybrid propulsion systems for aircraft at the University’s Institute for Aerospace Technology (IAT).

“The benefits also extend to pilot training as more electric aircraft will lower running costs, fuel burn and achieve an appreciable reduction in noise levels – most notably at

suburban airports. As airports are gradually hemmed in by the suburban sprawl, the use of the hybrid range extenders may make evening and night training flights of electric aircraft more acceptable.”

“We are now living through exciting times in the aerospace industry, probably the most exciting times in two generations, as electrification offers a radical departure in propulsion and aircraft design, and we are delighted to contribute and demonstrate the research being done here,” continues Professor Herve Morvan, IAT Director. “Richard’s project on range extenders is one example of


REx_Moto Storyboard v1.1 for The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Richard Glassock 12/01/2018

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REx_Moto Storyboard v1.1 for The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Richard Glassock 12/01/2018

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RExLite extends rangeRExLite is a self-contained 40kW electrical generation power plant that can be fitted to a broad range of electric aircraft. It provides up to three hours extra endurance through conventional combustion of hydrocarbon fuel. Weighing around 60kg, RExLite can be easily installed and resembles a ‘plug and play’ modular power pack. Equipped with retractable jockey wheels, it is easy to manoeuvre and comes with a powered jack so it can be positioned under a fuselage or wing.

It can increase the range and endurance of small two-seater all-electric aircraft, placing them on a par with conventional combustion engine aircraft in cross-country range. The extra endurance and redundancy will allow comparable flight times and can eliminate the need to recharge the battery. As it is light and compact, multiple units of RExLite can be carried on board larger aircraft.

the preliminary work we are carrying out in this area.

“This builds on the University’s commitment to six ‘Beacons of Excellence’ which were set out earlier this year as well as the IAT’s agenda on advanced propulsion. The Propulsion Futures beacon focuses on accelerating the IAT aircraft

propulsion agenda and aims to develop more electric technology for medium to long-haul flights. This is to help tackle performance, environmental and noise challenges, encapsulated in the ACARE Flightpath 2050 targets, in collaboration with leading stakeholders from Government and industry.”


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Here for you and your sta� IET Connect can support IET members and their families through various stages of their lives. This support can help people to remain in work.

Our services include:• Support for adults and children with autism and their carers• Outplacement programme for partners to get back into work• Help with landlord, rent and mortgage issues as well as homelessness• Grants for disability and care costs

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Fundamentals takes on ultimate challenge for engineering industryA team from Fundamentals Ltd took on the ultimate 24-hour national Three Peaks challenge and has so far raised over £1,750 for IET Connect.

Last September a team of 15 walkers, predominately

employees from the electrical power engineering company Fundamentals’ took on the highest peaks in Scotland – Ben Nevis, England – Scafell Pike and Wales – Snowdon.

Joined by friends and colleagues from group company Ferranti Tapchangers, and led by Fundamentals Managing Director Dr Jonathan Hiscock,

the team took on the peaks to raise money for the engineering industry charity IET Connect.

The team started their challenge at the bottom of Ben Nevis at 6am on September 1st 2017 and finished 24 hours later at the bottom of Snowdon. Over 26 miles were walked and one team member clocked a whopping 65,000 steps. It wasn’t an easy feat but with a great team, both trekking and supporting,

they completed it in fine form.“It was no easy challenge but it

was worthwhile and I’m delighted to be able give something back to our industry,” says Jonathan. “So far we have raised over £1,750. We’re really grateful to everyone who has donated and supported our cause.”

The IET’s benevolent fund, IET Connect plays an integral part in helping members and their immediate families

in times of need; offering everything from legal advice and getting back into employment through to counselling and financial assistance.

A tired but happy team at the end of their challenge.

If you would like to offer your support to the charity, the team are still fundraising at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/fundamentals-ltd.

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To fi nd out more, or to get promotional material for your workplace, please get in touch:

Here for you and your sta� IET Connect can support IET members and their families through various stages of their lives. This support can help people to remain in work.

Our services include:• Support for adults and children with autism and their carers• Outplacement programme for partners to get back into work• Help with landlord, rent and mortgage issues as well as homelessness• Grants for disability and care costs

Our dedicated caseworkers will provide one-to-one support and signposting if we are not able to directly help.

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BG Engineeringhandles the pressureBG Engineering, a

subcontractor for precision-machined components, has introduced a new in-house pressure test and assembly service following the acquisition of a high pressure testing facility next to its existing CNC machining facility in Chesterfield.

The test equipment includes a Resato high-pressure technology system and a Haskel pressure controller, which have been specially adapted to enable BG to pressure test valves and other components up to 700 bar pneumatic and 1,000 bar hydrostatic.

The company has recruited a specialist operator to run the facility who has extensive pressure testing knowledge and over 15 years of experience in design and testing of pressurised equipment.

Improved capabilitiesThe testing facility includes a complex leakage detection system and incorporates a number of safety systems including oxygen monitoring, nitrogen extraction and interlocking controls. The facility is equipped with overhead cranes with 10 tonne lifting capacity and a two tonne

handling crane within the high-pressure test room.

The equipment provides BG with the capabilities to run rigorous testing from outside the test room, detect the smallest leakages and carry out strength and functionality testing of valves and pressure bearing products.

“The new pressure testing and assembly facility further improves our offering, enabling BG to provide a one-stop service for the machining, assembly and testing of components and products for our customers,” says Shane Greveson, Business Development Director at BG Engineering.

In addition to the pressure testing and assembly facilities, BG has also acquired a paint spray booth and wash plant facilities.

Focus on accreditationBG has invested heavily over the years in the very latest CNC equipment, most recently on setting up a new apprentice training machining cell. The company prides itself on its approach to quality. It is Lloyd’s Register ISO9001 accredited and is currently working towards securing AS9100 accreditation to become an approved aerospace supplier.

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Comau has launched a unique ‘build-it-yourself’

robot based on an open source hardware and software platform. According to the company, this modular and compact Internet of Things-enabled robot, known as e.DO, is both simple enough for a teenager to understand and powerful enough to satisfy a certified engineer.

Just like building blocks, the e.DO construction kit comes with a range of modular pieces. Once configured the robot has the power and flexibility to run virtually any application that falls within its speed and payload parameters. Tasks it can undertake include simple pick and place movements through to acting as a guided vehicle.

Within the open and modular e.DO ecosystem, advanced robotics becomes accessibile to people of all ages and interests. The open source project is designed to encourage application sharing

and expansion via the growing e.DO community, with new ideas being shared by pioneers, tech enthusiasts, developers and hobbyists which help to transform and expand e.DO’s experience base.

For Comau, the e.Do project represents an example of the company’s innovation strategy to combine a global industry leader with the enthusiasm of a start-up. This multi-faceted project is directed at business, consumer and educational markets, with the company hoping that amongst other things, e.Do will help support education initiatives, as students can learn, create and centre numerous projects around e.DO.

Comau unveils modular open source robot kit

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How will emerging technologies change manufacturing in 2018?

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As the world races towards Industry 4.0, Holovis,

a developer of emerging technologies, reveals some of its recent application inventions and how they will impact product lines to increase accuracy, reduce training time and create a digital twin of operations. This is a powerful way of reducing rework costs and ensuring things are right first time.

AR CAD overlayFor process validation

including tooling, press plants and sealer applications, service and maintenance, CAD data is augmented over the real-world parts to ensure accuracy first time.

Holovis has developed an augmented reality (AR) app-based solution that makes this possible for any product. When a device is held up to the product with the app installed, it first scans it to make sure the right part has been loaded, then displays the relevant CAD

data required for that process, such as where the sealer should be placed. The operator can then approve or reject the application in real-time.

Procedure trackingManual procedures such as trim processes and final validations can all be tracked against a virtual model. Holovis’s solution uses an overhead camera to align the real-world view against the virtual, so that guidelines can be superimposed

over the top to show where something should be or what needs to be done next. This is used to enhance accuracy, prevent errors and simplify the shift swapping process.

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discovered later down the line. Holovis has also taken this into the virtual reality (VR) space, recreating real-time data from machines and showing them working in a VR headset. These can then be placed next to other relating processes that might not be next to each other in the real world to show them working side by side.

This can also be a collaborative working environment with multiple people in different geographic locations all meeting in the same virtual space to review the data, interact with it and make instant changes or updates.

“These innovations are set to revolutionise and change processes within factories as we currently know them,” says Linda Duggan, Head of Virtual

Manufacturing at Holovis.

Enormous benefits to early adopters“The key technologies we’re using include VR, AR and collaboration in the virtual world, putting real-time data sets side by side and conferencing in other team members to interact and analyse the content.

“The benefits to factories leading the way with these technologies is enormous including cutting down overseas travel, reducing training needs and replacing the paper trail with an accurate data trail of all procedures throughout a product’s lifetime.

“This all results in reducing significant rework costs, increasing quality by getting every process right first time.”

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Lin-finity Builder The cornerstone of i-Catalyst®’s uniqueness is the Lin-finity Builder application. This is a web-based design application that enables electrical control panels and instrumentation control and automation sections to be designed and configured in a highly intuitive automated environment.

Developed over three years by Lintott’s in-house digital delivery team, the Lin-finity Builder application reduces design weeks to hours. Complementing the final design is a supporting basket of value-added outputs, which together with integrated and continually maturing aligned applications,

enable the client, Lintott and the supply community to work together, reducing time, end-to-end project outturns and extending product life cycles.

Integrated management and production toolsIn addition to Lin-finity Builder, i-Catalyst® includes other integrated tools for managing design, production and project management, which can be tailored for both internal and external users. To maximise the benefit and experience for internal users, applications have been designed to support staff development, employee empowerment and informed decision making.

The design concept, centred around the creation of an integrated digital environment, leverages the principles of Industry 4.0, and the suite was built from innovative digitally-connected sub-systems. This involved the use of technologies and innovations from the communication and information technology sectors, designed to increase the degree of automation and digitisation in service delivery, manufacturing and industrial processes.

Lintott introduces its new digital delivery suiteMulti-award winning,

Norwich-based process solutions provider Lintott Control Systems has developed an industry-defining integrated digital delivery suite.

The company designs, manufactures and provides full aftercare for a variety of environmentally focused products, which include water and wastewater treatment systems, software process and electrical control centres.

It’s new digital delivery suite, entitled i-Catalyst®, seeks to disrupt the market and create significant client benefits whilst leveraging Lintott’s ability to continuously innovate.

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A gas booster compressor for a vapour recovery unit on an offshore oil and gas central processing platform.

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Value is the key to Servelec’s OSIsoft select partner status Servelec Controls, an

award-winning integrator of mission critical control and safety systems, specialist in real-time information systems and IET Enterprise Partner, was recently awarded Select Partner status by OSIsoft.

As the first Select Partner in the UK and only one of eight globally, this invitation-only accreditation demonstrates Servelec’s capabilities with the OSIsoft PI System and its commitment to providing customers with innovative solutions for critical applications.

Solutions based on the Servelec designed OSIsoft PI

System deliver accurate plant information to the right people at the right time, enabling them to make informed and timely decisions.

The largest operators in the oil and gas, power, nuclear and infrastructure industries all use systems developed by Servelec Controls. For example, one Aberdeen-based oil and gas operator uses a Servelec solution built on the OSIsoft PI System to monitor roughly 3,000 pieces of critical rotating equipment, across more than 10 offshore installations, in real-time. The system has enabled the operator to avoid many days downtime

and consequently save millions of dollars in lost revenue from real-time monitoring and early identification of issues on the equipment.

More than half of the OSIsoft accredited engineers in the UK are a part of Servelec Controls’ team of industry specialists. Of their infrastructure specialists, half have also achieved the PI Installation Specialist accreditation.

“We have worked closely with OSIsoft for over 15 years to deliver innovative real-time information solutions to our customers and, through our long-term commitment to

support these customers, to maintain and enhance their investment. During that time we have travelled with OSIsoft on a journey of growth and their corresponding development of a mature partner programme, and are delighted to be the first UK company to achieve Select status,” says Ronald Holden, Divisional Director of Servelec Controls and the Commercial Partner Manager for the relationship with OSIsoft.


Working at the forefront of virtual reality technologyAWE plays a crucial role

in the UK’s defence. The company relies on cutting-edge and innovative engineering techniques to provide and maintain warheads for the UK’s nuclear deterrent and support to UK Government – on a 24/7 basis – in the area of national security.

Engineers at AWE have been using virtual reality (VR) to explore designs for over a decade. Utilising CAD data from across the company, the VR team is finding new and improved ways to help support the engineering community. It provides tools and applications allowing engineers to interact with their design data at a real world 1:1 scale. Using a VR headset and hand controllers, engineers are able to walk around their design, pick up components and explore different options. This is providing exciting new opportunities to create improved designs and reduce costs.

World-class capabilityCreating sophisticated immersive applications that allow users to explore 3D environments, such as new facilities before they are built, is delivering real benefit. Users can now plan facility layouts and develop processes in a collaborative environment where ideas can be quickly shared and explored. This is encouraging an iterative approach to design that allows engineers the flexibility to

explore more design options and develop better design solutions.

The VR teamThe VR team delivers a range of services to its customers – all of which are focused on improving communication and enhancing understanding. Using tools and techniques employed by the computer games and movie industries, it makes use of commodity technology that it applies to engineering problems. This enables it to have a strong, well-developed toolset to use in delivering novel solutions to complex problems.

Much of the work the team does is based on communicating design intent; for this it makes use of animation, computer generated images and VR. Animations are used to convey design intent, how components interface and are assembled. Stills are used in documentation to enhance understanding and highlight the various components that make up an assembly. VR can be used throughout a design project to analyse design intent, human factors, safety, processes and training requirements.

Education and trainingOver the last few years, the VR team has been working with on-site training providers to develop tools that can be used

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to train staff in emergency response operations. Using VR, users can walk around a virtual environment and begin to develop a plan in response to what they see – giving the user contextual information that

is vital to planning emergency response operations. This is all provided in a safe environment where users can repeatedly role play different scenarios to enhance their training and understanding of procedures.


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Research and developmentThe VR team commits a percentage of its time to research and development, with the remaining time spent on delivering customer requests within the business.

This approach ensures customers have access to the very latest in VR, maintaining its position as a leader in VR technology. There is a strong emphasis on developing the skills and

knowledge within the team to provide the best possible service to its customers. Being able to use the latest advancements in technology means that it regularly exceeds customer expectations and

always has something new and exciting to offer.

Find out more at AWE.com/careers or follow AWE on Twitter @AWE_plc

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Engineering in the UK suffers from a major talent

shortage, with a need for an estimated 186,000 new people to join the industry each year. However, candidates from diverse backgrounds are underrepresented in the sector, and increasing the diversity of engineering will go some way to filling the growing skills gap.

Perceptions that engineering is not welcoming to lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) employees means many LGBT candidates are put off entering the industry. The lack of visibility of LGBT engineers is the main challenge. Just 40 per cent of LGBT engineers say they have openly LGBT colleagues, and only 18 per cent say they see openly LGBT employees at senior

positions in the profession. Increasing the visibility

of LGBT role models in the industry is vital if we want to show prospective engineers that being LGBT is no barrier to a career in engineering.

What’s It Like? In early 2017, engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald teamed up with LGBT advocacy group InterEngineering to create What’s It Like? – a video series profiling 20 LGBT engineers.

The profiled engineers represent a variety of roles in the industry, including academia, engineering consultancies and the British Army. There was also an effort to include a mixture of ages and ethnicities.

Each video sees the profiled engineer discuss their route into engineering, their experiences in the workplace, the challenges they have faced and their advice to those thinking of entering the profession.

The video series was launched at an evening reception at the Royal Academy of Engineering at the start of 2017’s LGBT History Month – with an opening address by Lord Browne, former Chief Executive of BP and now a prominent champion for LGBT inclusion.

Not only are the videos publicly accessible via InterEngineering’s website, allowing people in the industry to hear from other LGBT engineers, the profiles are also

being used in outreach work to schools and universities, showing that it is possible for LGBT candidates to have a happy, successful and rewarding career in engineering.

While there is still much to do in terms of fostering a truly inclusive industry, this initiative is one small step towards changing perceptions, not just for those currently in the profession but the next generation of engineers too.

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Tesco announced as new Corporate PartnerLate last year, Tesco

Maintenance Ltd was invited to become an IET Corporate Partner due to its commitment to professional recognition and continuing professional development (CPD) of its maintenance and engineering staff.

The IET actively supports and encourages its Corporate Partners to develop their employees by providing in-house professional registration guidance. The organisation also encourages engagement with the wider engineering and technology community through a range of various events

and increased awareness of opportunities throughout the IET.

“By partnering with the IET, we are introducing the concept of engineering professional accreditation to recognise and celebrate the technical skills and knowledge of our colleagues,” says Kevin Conroy, Group Engineering Director at Tesco PLC.

“This partnership shows how highly we value technical skills and supports the development framework we have created for colleagues to continually develop those skills and keep them relevant. We believe we

have a role in encouraging the next generation to look at maintenance and engineering as a profession that offers an

exciting and rewarding career. I think we can best do that working in partnership with the IET,” he enthuses.

IET Chief Executive tours Sellafield siteIET Chief Executive Nigel Fine

recently visited Sellafield. Joined by IMechE CEO Stephen Tetlow. This visit gave the organisation an opportunity to showcase the work done by its engineering apprentices, trainees and graduates.

The two-day visit included a tour of the Sellafield Skills Centre, where Nigel met some of the year two and three apprentices working on developing the skills required to support the organisation.

Even during times of austerity Sellafield has continued to recruit, recognising the engineering skills shortage the UK faces and preparing for the nuclear sector’s expected growth.

Nigel also visited the Sellafield Engineering Innovation Centre, set up to enable rapid prototyping. The facility not only provides a hub for problem-solving teams to work from, but also includes access to fabrication services and 3D printing

technology. Trainees there described how the centre was useful in developing UKSPEC competencies to support their goal of professional registration.

The Chief Executives were then taken on a tour of some of the facilities including THORP Receipt and Storage and the Intermediate Level Waste Store, where the decommissioning prototype AGR reactor – the forerunner of the UK’s fleets of AGR reactors – is housed. The following day Nigel and Stephen were taken on a tour of the GEN2 apprentice training centre at the Energus Facility, where apprentices are trained in some of their basic engineering skills.

As an IET Corporate Partner, Sellafield engineers are well known for their involvement in STEM events including the Big Bang Fair, IET Engineering Open House Days and the development of engaging, well-attended Local Network lecture events, and the organisation has a long

track record of supporting its engineering employees through to professional registration.

“We have had a CEng graduate development programme continuously accredited for over 22 years, an internal development programme to take former craft technicians through to IEng for over 15 years and a long history of developing craft apprentices from the very early days of the site’s existence,” points out Rob Griffiths, Head of Enterprise Facility Training at Sellafield.

“In recent years, with the support of IET, we have also started to run company-based registration schemes (CBRS) to encourage and support others across the business to complete their professional registration. We’ve run these in our commissioning and pre-operations professions and also in our design profession. This year we are planning to run a CBRS in our plant engineering profession,” he says proudly.

IET Head of Membership Mark Organ with Tesco’s Group Engineering Director Kevin Conroy.

The IET’s Nigel Fine and IMechE’s Roger Cowton speak with apprentices at the Sellafield Training School.

Leonardo’s radar invention could save lives at sea

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A team from Leonardo’s Crewe Toll site has won the company’s Best Patent Innovation Award for a new radar mode that could help save lives at sea.

A breakthrough by a team of Leonardo engineers based in

Edinburgh allows radar operators, including coastguards, to spot really small targets such as shipwrecked sailors from great distances, without the technology getting confused by ‘clutter’ signals from choppy waves.

As well as its practical applications, the unique small target detection mode makes the company’s radars internationally competitive.

Leonardo is an aerospace, defence and security company which has had a base at Crewe Toll in Edinburgh since 1943. Each year its top talent competes for its annual innovation award. What led to this particular system’s win was its exceptional ability to find objects in rough seas that no other radar system can detect. Such a capability has contributed to Leonardo’s success in exporting its Edinburgh-designed and manufactured

radars around the world to customers including the US Navy.

A uniquely effective radar capability Team leader Tony Kinghorn, Chief Technical Officer for radio frequency systems, and a Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow, accepted the award on behalf of his team.

“This award recognises the innovative nature of the technique and the patent will allow us to protect this idea in the marketplace. Former Head of Radar Capability in Edinburgh, Bob Sinclair, has now retired. However our whole team is indebted to his insight into how this new approach could deliver a uniquely effective radar capability,” he says.

The biggest breakthrough came when the team was able to demonstrate the system’s capabilities in front of customers. Since then it has been incorporated into all of Leonardo’s

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modern surveillance radars. The Edinburgh business

received further good news last November, when its Osprey radar team received a Royal Aeronautical Society 2017 Team Bronze Medal. This is awarded for notable contributions to the advancement of aerospace, art, science and engineering.

Royal Aeronautical Society awardThe team, which also includes members from Leonardo Helicopters based in Yeovil, won the award due to the technology on the latest advanced Osprey fixed panel AESA radar technology integrated onto the Norwegian all-weather search and rescue helicopters (NAWSARH), providing lifesaving capabilities in Norway.

“The Royal Aeronautical Society Team Bronze Award recognises the innovative design of Leonardo UK’s Osprey 30 fixed-panel active electronically scanned array radar, which offers a step change in capability and operational flexibility,” explains Royal Aeronautical Society Past President and Chair of the Society’s Medals and Awards Committee, Bill Tyack.

“Team Bronze Awards are only conferred for notable contributions to the advancement of aerospace art, science and engineering and the Society is delighted that the Leonardo UK team meets our high standards of achievement, innovation and excellence.”

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Isle of Man Aerospace Cluster sign as Corporate Partner Isle of Man Aerospace Cluster

(IOMAC) has signed a Corporate Partner agreement with the IET, reinforcing its efforts to support professional registration and engineering careers in the Isle of Man.

“The new partnership with the IET forms part of the Cluster’s strategic objective to create a range of services to help enable our members to facilitate continuous improvement of their businesses in pursuit of world-class standards, as well as to set a minimum standard for the Cluster. This works in alignment with the island’s programme for Government’s policy of working to better understand, support and contribute to the quality and professionalism within industry,” says Adrian Moore, IOMAC Chair.

“We will be supporting our members in moving up the scale from EngTech through to CEng by hosting a number of workshops over the next few months, which members can attend to understand the process and get help with their application. There will also be a programme of continuous support as demand dictates.”

“I am delighted that the IET has entered into this partnership with the Isle of Man Aerospace Cluster,” continues Adam Parnell, IET Regional

Development Manager, North East of England. “I have been impressed by the Cluster’s commitment to driving quality and professionalism

in the island’s precision manufacturing sector and this new arrangement will ensure that the island’s engineers will be properly supported in

their endeavours to acquire and maintain the recognised knowledge, skills and attributes needed to deliver results in their organisation.”

Adam Parnell from the IET celebrates new partnership with Adrian Moore, IOMAC Chair.

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As one of the world’s largest engineering institutions with over 168,000 members in 150 countries, the IET are committed to supporting organisations such as yours with the Continuing Professional Development of their engineering employees.

By hosting an IET professional development course at your own workplace, you have the ability to train multiple members of staff at the same time in an environment in which they feel comfortable. In-company delivery also means a saving on the time your staff spend away from the workplace and the money spent on travel and accommodation.

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