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Hundreds of jobs go at Kent steelworks

Cash-strapped Thamesteel in Sheerness goes into administration

27 Jan 2012 @ 12:13 pm
Tiny cracks prompt A380 superjumbo safety checks

European Aviation Safety Agency calls for visual inspection of the aircraft's wing rib feet

20 Jan 2012 @ 3:50 pm
Bloodhound rocket engine tests delayed

The delay in vital static firing tests could potentially hold back the entire project

17 Jan 2012 @ 9:57 am

The national interest must override local opposition for essential projects like HS2

Editor's comment
Beat the new year blues

Turmoil in financial markets has created widespread uncertainty. PE talks to small firms, a bank and an influential trade association, and finds some useful advice on ways to thrive during tough times
High flyer

The president of the IMechE has clinched an influential government advisory post. Rod Smith has some radical ideas for his political bosses at the Department for Transport

Sandwich course fees

Any help the IMechE could provide to help cover these costs, or campaign against them would be hugely beneficial to prospective engineers
Defer HS2

If Scotland wants independence, it should pay for the link to Glasgow from the northernmost English town that England chooses HS2 reach
Matter of language

We could solve our problem by adopting the French ‘Ingenieur’ (or anglicised Ingeneer), ideally with a prefix such as 'Ir' for CEng's and 'Ing' for IEng's

Torotrak tests variable drive supercharger with no parasitic losses

Torotrak has begun testing work on a new variable drive supercharger for downsized engines at its rolling-road test facility in Lancashire.
Oerlikon Graziano launches efficient multi-speed transmission for electric vehicles

The transmission’s configuration uses two input shafts, each driven by its own electric motor
Autodesk launches cloud computing PLM service

Approach said to be simpler and cheaper than rival products