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WEBCelebrating the very best in UK collaborations and innovations in engineering. Now in its ninth year, The Engineer’s Collaborate To Innovate awards (C2I) was established to uncover and celebrate great examples of technology-led engineering collaboration across a range of different disciplines and sectors. Enter the Awards.
Salary survey: What’s a UK engineer worth in 2022?
WEBMar 2, 2022 · This appetite for change is one of the key findings of The Engineer’s latest annual salary survey. According to this year’s survey, which attracted responses from almost 800 engineers across 11 different sectors, the mean average salary for UK engineers now stands at £58k which marks a modest 2.3 …
Late great engineers: Louis Blériot - aviation pioneer
WEBJul 25, 2023 · Written by Nick Smith. In one of the most celebrated accomplishments in the pioneer era of aviation, on 25 July 1909 French engineer Louis Blériot flew his Blériot Type XI monoplane across the English Channel. It was the first time a heavier-than-air aircraft had achieved such a feat, with the Calais to Dover flight taking a mere 36.5 minutes.
Jewel in the crown: Rolls-Royce’s single-crystal turbine blade …
WEBSep 19, 2017 · An ancient form of metalworking is being used by Rolls-Royce to create a single-crystal turbine blade for jet engines. Casting is one of the oldest and most basic methods of metalworking. If you can make a fire hot enough to melt a metal, and manufacture a crucible to melt it in and a mould that can …
Articles - The Engineer
WEBRead about the winners of the 2024 Engineering and Manufacturing Awards. The Engineer. 02 Oct 2024. Defence & security.
Late Great Engineers: Rudolf Diesel - Powering the modern world
WEBMar 29, 2022 · Late Great Engineers: Rudolf Diesel - Powering the modern world. In-Depth. With the development of his eponymous engine, Rudolf Diesel was to have a profound effect on the way industry, transportation and international freight shaped the 20th century. Written by Nick Smith. Diesel engines play a part in the lives of us all.
How UK firm CloudNC is pioneering AI based manufacturing
WEBJul 5, 2019 · In-Depth. UK precision engineering firm CloudNC has introduced a pioneering new AI based approach to manufacturing. In this exclusive Q&A interview the company's CEO Theo Saville outlines the core technology and explains how the firm has built a brand new factory from the ground up. Chris Emery (CTO) …
Digging up the future with JCB
WEBSep 12, 2016 · JCB's Hydradig compact excavator. An invitation to visit JCB’s headquarters is no doubt the stuff of many a childhood dream. The company’s iconic machinery has been a mainstay of UK construction for decades, and the brand has even transcended industry to attain a dictionary entry; JCB has long been a recognised term for any machine with a shovel at the front and a digger at the rear.
The Engineer - Salary survey: the average UK engineering salary ...
WEBApr 2, 2024 · This year’s survey received 902 responses from engineers working across 12 broad sectors throughout the UK and is based on fieldwork carried out during January 2024. According to this year’s findings, the mean average salary for a UK engineer has increased from £57k to £65k in the past twelve months, a 13 per cent year on year increase.
The Engineer - Expert Q&A: Sustainable aviation fuel
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · Expert Q&A: Sustainable aviation fuel. In this Q&A feature an expert panel outlines the projects and technologies that promise to accelerate the supply of sustainable aviation fuel. From the development of hybrid-electric powertrains to the reinvention of the airship, no stone is being left unturned in the hunt for technologies that will help ...