15 to 21 November 2014

This week Racecar Engineering published a special 26 page supplement on Formula Student. There was also coverage in the trade press on the launch of new awards to recognise achievements in the field of industrial heritage conservation, as well as coverage on Bloomberg and the Sheffield Telegraph on the launch of the Institution’s latest student engineering challenge: the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Challenge. There was also coverage for the Manufacturing Excellence Awards in the Manufacturer and a Spanish language news website Balance de la Dependencia.

• 19/11/2014 Formula Student Special – Racecar Engineering

A 26-page special on the Institution’s flagship Formula Student event.

• 19/11/2014 Calling entries for industrial heritage awards – The Manufacturer

Article about the Institution calling for entries for two new awards recognising achievements in the field of industrial heritage conservation. The news was also covered in Engineering Monthly and Process & Control.

• 20/11/2014 New engineering challenge to create drones of the future – Bloomberg Businessweek

Article on the launch of the Institution’s latest student engineering challenge: the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Challenge. The news was also picked up in the Sheffield Telegraph.

• 18/11/2014 What does the factory of the future look like? – The Manufacturer

Interview with Antony Bourne, global industry director at IFS, where he talks about Loadhog’s success at this year’s Manufacturing Excellence Awards. There was also a news story in Spanish language website Balance de la Dependencia about Altro’s win at this year’s Manufacturing Excellence Awards.

• 18/11/2014 MTC team returns with charity cash and awards – Midlands Business News

Article about a team of Institution members from the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry who have returned from an epic trip across Italy in three classic Minis – raising more than £1,500 for charity in the process.