Today (23 June) is International Women in Engineering Day. The Women’s Engineering Society’s (WES) international awareness campaign, INWED – now in its 8th year – was established to raise the profile of women in engineering and focus more attention on the attractive and diverse career opportunities that are available to women and girls in this industry.
To mark the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Love Your Lungs’ Week 2021 (21st – 27th June 2021), the British Compressed Air Society has announced it is launching its new breathing air regulations training course and reminding all operators of the vital importance of ensuring a clean and healthy supply of air for employees using breathing apparatus.
The recent ‘Get-To-Know-Each-Other’ webinar, jointly staged by Europump, CEIR and PNEUROP as part of their respective online annual meetings, has been heralded a huge success.
In keeping with the ongoing commitment to serve the best interests of their respective members, as well as the wider industry sectors in which they operate, the British Pump Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA) and the Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) are pleased to announce the recent signing of a Mutual Co-operation Agreement.
Since its creation, some seven years ago, the ‘Introduction to Pumping Technology’ E-Learning Training Course, delivered by the British Pump Manufacturers Association’s (BPMA) has always enjoyed good levels of enrolment, averaging between 45 and 55 students annually.
Schaeffler has become a new ‘anchor partner’ to the Stuttgartbased Startup Autobahn innovation platform. This platform brings established companies and start-ups together with the objective of developing new technologies and bringing them to market readiness more rapidly. As an anchor partner, Schaeffler is establishing a network together with various startups that spans the company’s innovation clusters: ‘Hydrogen and Energy Transition’, ‘Electric and Automated Mobility’, ‘Robotics and IoT’, ‘Bearing Technologies’, ‘Material and Surface Science, and ‘Artificial Intelligence’.
Webtec, the Cambridgeshire-based specialist manufacturer of hydraulic measurement and control products, has achieved the Investors In People Silver award standard. The company has been working hard to achieve the high standards set for this prestigious global award since it gained IIP accreditation in 2017.
Duplomatic has resumed the activities of the corporate Academy for partners, customers, and associates through an extensive programme of digital courses, designed to offer excellent training for transferring the skills required by the evolution of hydraulics and the new frontiers of innovation.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. is donating its Arena Simulation Software to nonprofit organisations, governmental organisations, and public health partners to plan COVID-19 vaccination clinics in their communities. The software can be used to monitor patient flow, staffing, shift changes and maintenance of social distancing guidance for patients in queue.
Eriks, the specialised industrial services company, has won a major contract from Babcock International for the supply of electrically actuated valves and ancillary equipment for the new Type 31 frigate programme. This is one of the biggest single contracts ever awarded to Eriks in the UK and is an important recognition of the company’s parts supply and specialised engineering services.
Hydro Holding S.p.A. (‘HH’, or the ‘Group’), the European independent manufacturer of mission-critical hydraulic components for construction & mining, agriculture, and industrial sector, has acquired Hydraulic Professional Service S.R.L. (‘HPS’).
Fortress Interlocks has acquired the product ranges of Fluidsentry PTY Ltd, launching as Fortress Fluidsentry. This range of safety monitored valves and pressure sensors provide the highest level of safety in fluid power applications, up to and including PLe, SIL 3 and Category 4 requirements.
Ametek STC, the manufacturer of pressure measurement equipment under the brand U.S. Gauge, has launched its new webshop, store.ametekstc.com, for the hydraulic, pneumatic and pressure measurement industry.
The Manufacturing Technology Centre's (MTC) SME salary support scheme and doubled Government incentives announced in the Budget mean that MTC employer partners can receive up to £8200 for hiring a new engineering apprentice.
Having been forced to withdraw from staging its annual awards dinner and presentation ceremony last year, due to the ongoing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the AEMT is eagerly anticipating its return later this year.
