ENCOURAGING A GENERATION OF PROBLEM SOLVERS
A fifteen-year mission to bring engineering into primary classrooms has taken its most ambitious step yet, as Primary Engineer officially launches The Institution of Primary Engineers and The Institution of Secondary Engineers. Both Institutions have been built for the digital age and are set to change the way skills are taught and nurtured in schools. They will help provide the foundation to challenge the widening engineering skills-gap and improve pupils’ career pathways and employability through close collaboration with pupils, educators, industry, the STEM community, and parents. Dr Susan Scurlock, MBE, founder of Primary
Engineer and creator of the two Institutions said: “The primary school children of today will, within the next quarter of a century, be the original thinkers, problem solvers, and collaborators that change the world. The Institutions of Primary and Secondary Engineers will empower children to navigate a pathway to work while identifying, building and supporting engineers in the making. This is the beginning of a cycle that will embed fundamental skills in children from a very young age providing them with the foundation for their and our future.” The two Institutions have been designed to
help pupils and teachers structure skills, both personal and those closely related to engineering, and the wider STEM curriculum continuously throughout a pupil’s educational journey. Delivered via an online portal they allow teachers to create, access and evaluate projects while keeping track of the skills their school delivers. Professor John Perkins CBE FREng, author of
From left to right: Dr. Susan Scurlock, MBE, teacher, Laura Hamilton, Prof John Perkins, and teacher Lorna Hay with founding members of the Institution of Primary Engineers
The Perkins Review of Engineering Skills said at the launch: “Too often, young people’s experience of STEM related activities, either as part of the curriculum in schools, or through outreach by industry or voluntary organisations, feels patchy and a little random. The Institutions are designed to provide a coherent structure to help overcome this problem.” The structure of the Institutions revolves
around an ongoing partnership with industry sectors, educators and the STEM universe. Early adopters from the Energy and Utilities Sector EU Skills UK and from industry with WEIR Group, demonstrate a commitment to nurturing skills early-on as a vital and necessary investment in the future of their industries. Nick Ellins, Chief Executive of Energy &
Utility Skills Group said: “Our organisations are fully committed to helping school children to engage with engineering in fresh and innovative ways, and to connect them with employers that will truly value and nurture their abilities for the future.” @onedotall
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ADDITIONAL PARTNERS AT PROCENTEC
PROCENTEC has announced the addition of three new Shareholders/Partners. Pieter Barendrecht, Matthew Dulcey and Raoul Heesters will, in addition, form the basis of a new Board and work closely together to steer the future of the company. The original founders remain shareholders, but no longer hold any operational roles within the company. As well as becoming a Partner, Pieter Barendrecht will assume the role of CEO.
Barendrecht had previously been managing director. “I’m excited to take the responsibility of CEO at this pivotal time for the company,” he said. “It’s been a long road to get to this moment, but all parties involved agree that this is the next logical step in the progression of PROCENTEC on the centre stage of Industrial Automation.” Matthew Dulcey will continue in the role of CCO and lead the R&D department. He will
maintain his focus on the ever-changing landscape of Industrial Automation innovation, and ensure PROCENTEC retain their reputation as a company that stays ahead of the technological curve. Raoul Heesters will continue the role of COO, a position he has held for over 2 years.
Heesters’ creative focus on issues such as employee satisfaction, customer experience and build quality represent just some of the values on which PROCENTEC has grown during the time of his tenure as COO.
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SILO REFURB IS THE SAVVY OPTION
Managers at a Somerset feed mill were faced with the costly task of either demolishing and replacing four large Crittal designed mineral silos or a not so costly refurbishment. They decided on the latter and chose Game Engineering to carry out the work. A change of product meant that the four Crittal silos,
which had been installed many years ago, were now unsuitable. While the decision to refurbish the existing silos offered financial advantages, for the Game Engineering team, it was not the easiest of tasks. Before the refurbishment part of the project could start,
redundant items such as conveyers with slides and ducting, a small dust filter and three vertical vacuum pipes had to be removed. Once this was completed, the inside of each silo was thoroughly cleaned. Each silo then had to be completely relined – two with
3mm mild steel plate and two with 3mm stainless steel plate. In order for this to be done safely, a ring beam was constructed and floored with wooden planks to provide a work platform that could be raised or lowered as required. The lining plates could then be riveted to the inside of each silo starting at the bottom and working upwards. With the silo plating completed, new square-to-round
hoppers were fitted to the bottoms of each silo along with four screw conveyors, which link to a central screw conveyor. The conveyor deposits ingredients into a weigh hopper. Finally, a new pneumatic intake system was installed, which allows the silos to be filled by road tankers.
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