14 to 20 January 2017

This week there was trade pick up of the launch of the Institution’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems challenge, the Huffington Post referenced an Institution-BDO joint report on industry 4.0 and there was trade coverage of the member survey looking and engineers role in the NHS.

• 17/01/2017 IMechE launches 2017 drone challenge – The Engineer

  Article about the launch of the Institution’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Challenge. The launch was also picked up in Design Solutions, Electronic Specifier, Process & Control Today, Engineering Update, and Eureka Magazine.

   

• 19/01/2017 Industry 4.0 Is Coming... – Huffington Post

  Article which references the Institution’s joint report with BDO, which found that many manufacturers do not have a clear understanding of what Industry 4.0 is.

   

• 16/01/2017 New survey: engineers could save NHS money and improve hospital patients’ experience – Process & Control Today

  Article about the Institution’s member survey which found strong support for engineers playing a greater role in the NHS.

   

• 17/01/2017 Mind the Gap! – Rail Engineer

Article which references a recent Institution seminar which examined issues surrounding platform train interfaces.