Webtec recognises young talented engineer with Arkwright Engineering

26 March, 2019

Webtec, the St Ives, Cambridgeshire-based hydraulic measurement and control company, has announced George Crooks as this year’s winner of the Roy Cuthbert Scholarship. This award is part of the wider UK Arkwright Engineering Scholarship Scheme and was named after Webtec’s founder, a passionate engineer and entrepreneur who passed away in 2013.

Thrust SSC supersonic car receives Engineering Heritage Award

22 March, 2019

The first land vehicle to break the speed of sound, which is housed in Coventry Transport Museum, has been honoured with an award that puts it alongside engineering greats such as Concorde and The Channel Tunnel.

The expanding Jubilee clip

14 March, 2019

Due to major expansion, Jubilee Clips has moved back into a factory building that has been dormant for over a decade.

AMR Expo expands

13 March, 2019

Automotive Maintenance and Repair Expo (AMR) 2019 extends special zones and introduces its first ever German Pavilion

Advanced Engineering Valves bought by Emerson

08 March, 2019

Automation solutions and technology provider Emerson has acquired Advanced Engineering Valves (AE Valves), the manufacturer of valve technology that helps LNG customers operate more efficiently. Emerson comments that the transaction will enable the company to provide customers with the broadest portfolio of valves to improve process performance and reliability. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Rockwell Automation control devices support CIP Security

05 March, 2019

As industrial companies use digital transformation to improve productivity and profitability, they must also address its inherent security risks. CIP Security was created to help protect critical industrial communications as part of a defence-in-depth security strategy. Now, Rockwell Automation is introducing what it claims to be the first industrial control products on the market that allow companies to deploy CIP Security in their operations.

HydraForce’s Daniel Millington wins 2018 UK Advanced Apprentice of the Year

01 March, 2019

Daniel Millington of HydraForce Ltd, the Birmingham-based manufacturer of hydraulic valves and manifold systems, has won the award for Advanced Apprentice of the Year for the UK.

Webtec launches hydraulic fluid power maintenance guide

26 February, 2019

Webtec, a global specialist manufacturer of hydraulic measurement and control products is launching ‘An Introduction to Practical Hydraulic System Maintenance', a new guide for all fluid power technicians.

‘If you were an engineer, what would you do!’

22 February, 2019

Canterbury Christ Church University and Primary Engineer Programmes have launched the ‘If you were an engineer, what would you do!’ competition across the South East.

Hydratight receives ECITB Training & Development Award

15 February, 2019

Since the ECITB Mechanical Joint Integrity (MJI) programme was introduced in 2011, Joint integrity specialist, Hydratight has delivered ECITB MJI training to more than 7000 learners. At this year’s ECITB Training & Development Awards, the company was a finalist in the ‘Approved Training Provider of the Year’ category and received a ‘Highly Commended Award’

Hercules Hydraulics appointed UK distributor for TMA

12 February, 2019

Ryan Langley, managing director at Hercules Hydraulics commented: “TMA lifting winches complement our own range of in-house designed and manufactured winches, especially for smaller winch applications, giving us the ability to fulfil any requirement from ½ ton to 5.7 ton line pull via TMA and then upwards from there via our own range of bespoke winches.”

EURIS calls for extension to Article 50

07 February, 2019

The EURIS Taskforce, a body of trade organisations representing UK manufacturing worth £148 billion in turnover, is calling for an extension to Article 50 following the result of the recent Brexit vote.

Burnley engineering educator recognised in New Year’s Honours

05 February, 2019

Burnley-born Susan Scurlock, CEO and founder of Primary Engineer and its wider programmes, has been awarded an MBE in the 2019 New Year’s Honours List for services to Education and Engineering across the UK.

Manufacturing output picks up

30 January, 2019

Manufacturers reported that output growth picked up in the three months to December, according to the latest monthly CBI Industrial Trends Survey.

National celebration of engineering held at Westminster Abbey

24 January, 2019

The vast contribution engineers make to society was in the spotlight as Westminster Abbey played host to a special national service recently to celebrate the engineering profession and its work in inspiring the next generation.