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Amaechi Oduah has joined Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems Division to head up its marketing and communications activities. He has over a decade’s experience in the telecommunications, electrical and electronic manufacturing sector and gained his education at the University of Greenwich. He explains that moving into automation was a strategic decision, as manufacturing is set to be one of the best growth sectors in the medium and long ...

Ann Watson, managing director of specialist awarding organisation, EAL (EMTA Awards Limited), cites the lack of unbiased careers advice in many schools as the stumbling block for Britain’s lost generation. The Government’s head of curriculum review, Tom Oates, called for half of all young people to complete an apprenticeship (03/06) and would like to see equal numbers choosing the apprenticeship route as studying for A-Levels. Watson com...

Producing strong, lightweight and complex parts for car manufacturing and the aerospace industry is set to become cheaper and more accurate thanks to a new technique developed by engineers from the University of Exeter. The research team has developed a new method for making three-dimensional aluminium composite parts by mixing a combination of relatively inexpensive powders.

Red Lion Controls, Inc. is proud to announce the promotion of Lorin Grubb, M.S., Ph.D., to Lead Software Engineer. Dr. Grubb will be responsible for directing and managing the day-to-day activities for the software team. Additionally, he will be instrumental in the architectural development of and improvement to Crimson®, Red Lion’s innovative configuration software. This user-friendly software platform is designed to program the company’s c...

Offering grounded knowledge and skills training to new talents in the engineering and manufacturing industry - Sandvik Coromant in partnership with the EEF Apprentice and Skills Technology Centre, Birmingham, launches a technician apprentice training program at the same time as introducing a graduate trainee program. Both initiatives are aimed at attracting people keen to pursue a career in UK manufacturing.

Desmond King, president of Chevron Technology Ventures, has been appointed as the 69th president of IChemE (the Institution of Chemical Engineers).

Laidler Associates will be running their University Certificate in Professional Development (UCPD) courses on European Machinery Safety, Electrical Safety and the newer Functional Safety Standards this Autumn. The first one is due to take place on the 17th October 2011 at the Ramada Hotel, Solihull.

FCT Assembly announces the promotion of Katie Powell to Regional Sales Manager. Katie will be responsible for sales in Canada, the Northeastern United States and Texas.

Start-ups are the life blood of today’s economies and will play a major role in keeping the UK out of recession, was the message from Dr Hermann Hauser, partner and co-founder of Amadeus Partners, in his keynote session at the ‘Show us the Money’ conference at the Møller Centre in Cambridge on 13th July 2010. The event marked the launch of Discovering Start-Ups 2010, a competition and initiative organised by the Cambridge...

ESI Group (ISIN FR0004110310), pioneer and world-leading supplier of digital simulation software for prototyping and manufacturing processes, announced today its keynote speakers for ESI Global Forum 2010. Designed for ESI customers worldwide, ESI Global Forum 2010 provides a unique opportunity to share best practices, challenges and successes in Virtual Prototyping.