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Tag Archives: engineering
3D CAD – The Evolution Journey
3D CAD was first introduced in the 1990s and was a game changer at the time. Before this CAD was 2D and replicated traditional hand drawn engineering or archtitectural drawings on film or paper, a process that had been around … Continue reading
Should I stay or should I go – the Internal Combustion Engine?
Electric cars are gaining market share and look to take over from the internal combustion (IC) engine that has been a familiar sight & sound for over 100 years ! It is estimated that electric car sales will over … Continue reading
Posted in aerodynamics, business, Car, design, electric vehicle, Energy, engine, Engineering, environment, humor, humour, Industry, manufacturing, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, polution, power generation, quotations, quotes, technology, Uncategorized
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Team GB Bike Design for Rio
This blog is particularly interesting to me as I ride road bikes for a local club, and I am always looking to find ways to go faster ! From what I gather the rapid engineering advancement in bike design … Continue reading
Posted in aerodynamics, business, cad, carbon fibre, cycling, design, Engineering, humor, humour, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, project engineering, record breaking, research science, technology, Uncategorized, university
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Brexit: engineering a new future
What a close call this referendum was – 52% to leave. How will things pan out for engineering companies and industry in general? Article 50 still needs to be invoked by parliament with cross party MPs officially voting in … Continue reading
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Whitechapel Bell Foundry – oldest UK manufacturer
The Foundry was established in 1570, and is the oldest manufacturing company in the UK, according to the Guinness Book of Records. It resides in a grade 2 listed building in East London, and has been casting bells … Continue reading
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Rasa – New Fuel Cell Car
Riversimple, a company in mid Wales, has come up with a brand new design for a fuel cell car, that is lighter and more fuel efficient than any such cars to date. The design by Chris Reitz & his … Continue reading
Posted in aerodynamics, business, Car, carbon fibre, design, Energy, Engineering, environment, humor, humour, manufacturing, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, technology, Uncategorized
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Renewable energy Steps forward
Lawrence Kemball-Cook at Loughborough University came up with a floor tile that generates power from footsteps, after seeing a growing need in cities for energy. He won the Royal Society of Arts … Continue reading
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Saab’s new smart aircraft wing saves fuel
Aerospace engineers at Saab in Sweden have taken a leap forward with plans to produce a highly aerodynamic ‘smart wing’ by creating a single piece carbon fibre, leading edge and upper wing cover section with no joints or rivets, … Continue reading
Posted in aerodynamics, AIRCRAFT, business, carbon fibre, design, Energy, Engineering, humor, humour, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, technology, Uncategorized
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The ultimate in design feedback – New Autodesk SeeControl
Autodesk have gained a further competitive edge over their competitors by acquiring SeeControl an Internet of Things (IoT) software company, and by developing in house software platform Forge that develops apps and services for SeeControl. Cloud based IoT is the … Continue reading
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Emissions, Engineering and Ethics
In September 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that many VW cars being sold in America had a ‘defeat device’ or software in diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested, which changed the performance to improve … Continue reading
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Tagged business, car, design, emissions, engineering, environment, ethics, humor, humour, manufacturing, mechanical, quotation, quotes, technology
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