METROLOGY EXPERT ELECTED TO ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
Professor Geoff McFarland, group engineering director at global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. McFarland has been elected alongside 50 of the nation’s best engineering researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs and business and industry leaders. He joins colleagues Sir David McMurtry, Renishaw’s chairman and chief executive, and Sir David Grant, senior independent director as fellows of the Academy. Professor McFarland is a specialist in dimensional metrology and its
applications in manufacturing and medicine.
“It is an honour to be elected as a
fellow alongside some of the finest minds in the industry,” explained McFarland. “To solve the challenges that will face the economy, environment and medical sector, multidisciplinary engineering teams must come together to develop innovative products and manufacturing solutions, a process I have been fortunate to be a part of during my time at Renishaw.” “I’m so proud to welcome our new
Fellows, who represent the very best of UK engineering,” explained
Professor Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FREng FRS, president of the Royal Academy of Engineering. “Our new Fellows demonstrate how engineering is tackling some of the biggest challenges facing the world. I look forward to working with them as we continue to make the UK a leading nation for engineering innovation and businesses.” Each year, 50 new Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering are elected, adding their expertise to the Fellowship, which includes world-leading engineers from industry and academia. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, is
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IGUS SAYS YES TO UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH HYPED TEAM PROTOTYPING HYPERLOOP POD
A team from the University of Edinburgh working on Hyperloop technology is receiving engineer support and engineering-grade plastic bearings through igus’ YES (Young Engineers Support) programme. HypED is a cross- disciplinary team of engineers, scientists and others (including members of the Business School, the College of Art and the School of Informatics) at the university, working on a prototype for a Hyperloop pod, as well as a business
case for Hyperloop in the UK. Travelling at speeds of up to
760mph (within 10mph of the speed of sound), Hyperloop could theoretically move passengers between London and Edinburgh in under 50 minutes (including stops), a journey that takes around four and a half hours by train. HypED’s pod design was selected
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from hundreds of applications as one of only two UK (and eleven European) teams to go forward to the SpaceX competition’s 2016 Design Weekend in Texas. Subsequently, the team has gone on to secure sponsorship funding and resources to build its prototype pod, aptly named Poddy McPodface. After successfully repeating its selection for the 2017 competition, the team also progressed in the Hyperloop One Global Challenge, presenting at its 2017 Vision for Europe summit in Amsterdam. Its proposed route, linking Edinburgh to London, was selected as one of ten winning potential routes for the first commercial Hyperloop (with HypED being the only student team among the winners). Founding member of HypED,
Christian Zeppetzauer, is part of the dynamic pod team, that designs the mechanics behind the pod. His task is to design the suspension system, consisting of both lateral and vertical components for the pod’s hydraulic braking and levitation system. One particular set of components that proved challenging were the bearings used in the 5mm- thick laser cut aluminium alloy bell-
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cranks. While researching plain bearings, Christian explored self- lubricating, tribologically optimised polymer options from motion plastics specialist igus after hearing about its YES programme from the university’s Formula Student team. A field engineer visited the team to offer advice on how to best meet the specific design requirements. When the pod was complete, it
was tested by scrutineers for safety, systems and functionality at SpaceX’s facility in Hawthorne, California. Of the 25 finalists, only three were selected to test their pod in the vacuum tube at race speed. Unfortunately, HypED’s Poddy McPodface was not one of them, after an electronics malfunction led to software issues that prevented it from passing SpaceX’s stringent testing of software functional safety. The HypED team is committed to
competing again in future competitions and advancing the awareness, understanding and feasibility of Hyperloop technology – and excited about the potential of Hyperloop to shape both their own careers and futures, as well as the future of mass transportation.
www.igus.co.uk
As part of the festive season, a Letchworth prototyping company has gifted itself a state-of-the art piece of equipment to speed up its production. Ogle Models and Prototypes, located on Birds Hill in Letchworth, purchased the Hurco VM30i 3 axis machining centre. The pioneering system that cost in excess of £60,000 will increase capacity and give greater flexibility to customers, allowing faster turnaround times.
www.oglemodels.com
In 2018, Deutsche Messe will again be presenting the Engineer Powerwoman career achievement award during the WomenPower congress at Hannover Messe. Each year, the award honours a woman has made a mark or played a key role in innovation within the fields of science, technology, IT, engineering or mathematics. Applications close on 12 March 2018.
www.hannovermesse.de
RS Components (RS) has signed a distribution agreement with Cressall, a leading UK-based maker of resistive products, enabling industrial customers around the world to purchase the manufacturer’s products directly from RS. The range includes a wide selection of resistors for applications such as dynamic braking and motor control, as well as a range of portable load bank products.
www.rs-online.com
Richard Attwater, managing director at The Attwater Group is to fulfil his ambition of being part of the world- famous Dakar Rally. During the company's 150th anniversary year, he will join long-time friend and fellow motorcyclist Lyndon Poskitt, overseeing media coverage along the full 5,700 journey between Bolivia and Argentina.
www.attwater.com
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the Senior Fellow, whilst HRH The Princess Royal and HRH the Duke of Kent are Royal Fellows. Once selected, fellows are given the title Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the postnominal FREng.
www.renishaw.com
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