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Champions head to World Lego final
A team of students has won the UK final of the IET’s FIRST LEGO League (FLL), and will now compete in the World FLL Festival in the USA. 35 teams from across the UK showcased their skills on Sunday; they were judged on their ability to design, build and programme a LEGO MINDSTORMS robot; their presentation and research skills; and how well they cooperate with each other and their competitors.
The engineering skills gap – no quick fix
The skills gap in UK engineering has taught us a valuable lesson: there is no such thing as quick fix. British engineering will only progress through sustained collaborative efforts, consistency and a cultural shift.
Bentley Systems Congratulates Network Rail on Taking Top Honors for its Linear Assets Decision Support System at IET Innovation Awards 2014
Bentley Systems Incorporated congratulated Network Rail, owner and operator of Britain’s rail infrastructure, on winning the Asset Management Award at the highly prestigious Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Innovation Awards 2014. Network Rail won for its new and innovative Linear Assets Decision Support (LADS) system. LADS is powered by Bentley Optram, an operational performance modeling system that enables proactive managem...
Braking resistor frees up panel space
A braking resistor, which incorporates a component mounting surface, has been released by REO. This design will free up installation space for mounted components used within motors and Variable Speed Drives (VSDs). Featuring a high IP rating and forced cooling, the BW156.9 also provides improved power efficiency and safety.
Renishaw engineer honoured at national Young Woman Engineer of the Year awards
Lucy Ackland, a project manager working on Renishaw's next generation metal 3D printing machine, was awarded the Women's Engineering Society (WES) Prize at the IET's Young Woman Engineer of the Year awards ceremony held in London, UK, during December.
No excuse for unfamiliarity with updated wiring requirements
Last week, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) called on all electrical professionals across the industry to get up to speed with the latest amendments to the IET Wiring Regulations.This comes as the IET Wiring Regulations BS 7671:2008 incorporating Amendment 3:2015 launched on 5th January, and is now available in both print and digital formats.
Female engineer awarded for work in 3D-printing
At the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year awards ceremony, Lucy Ackland, who works for Renishaw in Staffordshire, was awarded the Women's Engineering Society (WES) prize for her ground breaking work in 3D-printing.
Call for Papers opens for PCIM Europe 2015
Organisers of the PCIM Europe 2015 Conference, 19th to 21st May in Nuremburg, have announced that the Call for Papers is now open. With a deadline set as 15th October 2014, papers exploring power electronics and their applications are welcomed. Proposals are invited for oral or poster presentations at the conference.
Embedded systems for applications with low power consumption
A series of embedded systems withIntel Atom processor E3800 and Celeron J1900, have been released by Avalue. The series includes theEMS-BYT, EPC-BYT, ASM-BYT, EPS-BYT-2PCI and ERS-BYTE-10COM. Based on the 22nm Silvermont microarchitecture, these processors are designed for intelligent systems and applications with low power consumption and high performance requirements.
Kits with IET or XL handle provide high insertion forces
Now available with the so-called IET handle or XL handle, the complete kits for Schroff plug-in units enable high insertion and extraction forces. Expanding their exisiting portfolio of kits for Schroff plug-in units, Pentair's kits consist of a front panel, one or two handles (top and/or bottom) and fixing and shielding elements.