Manufacturing and Materials
How do structural engineers make sure an aircraft wing can carry the weight of the entire plane? Modelling failure of metals and composites
Being able to predict the behaviour of materials is one of the key skills of a structural engineer. A structural engineer must know how to design components so that they can carry the loads in ...
Do you know how green your car is? Why measurement of low-emission vehicles is misleading…
Why don’t we have energy ratings labels for our cars and other vehicles? We think we already do - via the checks on tailpipe emissions and CO2 that are backed up by Government legislation and ...
A long time coming: changes and challenges for the medical devices industry
These are uncertain times. As I write, the UK government has triggered Article 50, signalling the start of Britain’s exit from the EU, and negotiations have just begun. This brings huge uncertainty and more than ...
What do changes in technology and software mean for medical devices?
You might wonder just how much significant news there is about medical devices. Well, this month there certainly is some news. New regulations on medical devices have been published (Europa website). It is worth taking a ...
A look inside the Operations Excellence labs
On the lunchtime of 22nd February I joined a shivering throng of colleagues across campus, to take part in an ‘Open Doors’ staff tours event. We entered the Operations Excellence building to be warmly welcomed by ...
Ensuring lean transformation – how to guarantee success in the long-term
Transforming a company into a lean organisation does not just happen –the leadership team might have developed a detailed plan for the change but this does not mean the metamorphosis will be a success. Having ...