MANUFACTURING MATTERS The Engineering Council in the Regions By Graham Anthony, right, director—Industry and Regions of the Engineering Council. SINCE ITS FORMATION in 1981, the Engineering Council has always considered that the 300 000 registrants nationwide should play an important part in promoting and developing the engineering dimension throughout British society. We are operating on three broad fronts: to stimulate awareness, improve supply and raise standards. We recognise that success will not come overnight and that many years of determined and co-ordinated actions will be needed before 'engineering' is able to gain its rightful place in society and earn the status we all believe it deserves. Six years after it got underway, the Council has become financially independent, enjoys strong support from the engineering institutions and its industrial affiliates, all employers of engineers and technicians, and has made direct impact on Government actions in several different directions, such as: tackling the shortage of maths and physics teachers; widening the entry to Higher Education institutions; creating more undergraduate places for information technology and manufacturing systems engi- neering; increasing the numbers of women taking up science and engineering careers and developing the career break for women; widening the school curriculum with double award balanced science and AS levels. Once these national initiatives were under- way, we were able to devote more resources to the 19 Engineering Council Regional Organisations (ECROs). Under the Chair- manship of Sir Robert Telford, FEng, the Engineering Council Regional Organisation Co-ordinating Committee (ECROC) began meeting regularly and gradually a coherence has developed throughout the ECROs. Each ECRO has a chairman, supported by a committee, secretary and treasurer. To underline our priorities each ECRO also has officers responsible for public relations and for careers and education. Since all those involved in ECROs are already members of one or more of the 46 Nominated Bodies this means that ECROs enjoy a rich mix of representation of interests. This provides a splendid basis to co-ordinate activities of the profession of engineering and complement the local activities of each institution. 58 Clear evidence of The Engineering Coun- cil's commitment to regional affairs can be seen from the 30% increase year on year of funds allocated to the 19 ECROs. The £144 000 in 1986 has risen to £225 000 in 1988 and further increases are projected. Two staff are engaged full-time in assisting the people in the ECROs to meet their objectives. But money is not enough. We shall need the commitment from many thousands of members of the engineering profession nationwide so that the ECROs become focal points for achieving real and lasting local partnerships between education, industry and commerce. The first major step with ECROs was to promote 'Opening Windows on Engi- neering' (see September Production Engi- neer) in which younger engineers and technicians talk to youngsters in schools about the excitement of their jobs. Building on the pioneering work of some institutions, we set an ambitious target to ensure this was available in 80% of Britain's 8000 secondary schools by 1990. From a rather slow start we are encouraged by the progress now being made in each region, stimulated and sup- ported by industrial affiliates who see the scheme as providing excellent career devel- opment experience for their younger engi- neers and technicians. The next priority was to encourage each ECRO to establish effective administrative systems to be able to link with their registrants in order to harness their enthusi- asms and involve many more engineers and technicians in our local activities. Five regions have opened their own offices and others will follow. Following discussion with all the nomi- nated bodies in November 1987, we received strong signals to bring much more co- ordination to schools' liaison activities. Proposals have been published in a docu- ment entitled '5-19 liaison, a co-ordinated programme to capture young people's imagination.' The essence of this plan is to concentrate on three key areas of school liaison: Curricu- lum development, so that all pupils experience a broad-based, balanced and relevant education from which they can continue their education and training throughout life. Careers advice, to clarify the engineering message and ensure effective delivery to pupils, parents and teachers by ensuring that opportunities at all levels in the profession are explained; Community involvement, so that in each region the profession of engineering becomes an authoritative voice to promote positively the local community's involvement in education. With the active support of engineers and technicians in Devon and Cornwall and South Wales, we have been developing the 'Neighbourhood Engineers' scheme in which engineers and technicians are informally linked into local schools. This will be the vehicle over the next five years to link about four 'Neighbourhood Engineers' to each of our 8000 secondary schools. In this way our three key activities can be promoted in all regions and delivered sensitively to satisfy the needs of each school. Thus all aspects of the 'engineering' message can be conveyed in a friendly but effective way to help young people, their teachers and parents. This scheme is being eagerly welcomed by the Department of Education and Science and the Local Education Authorities. The Department of Trade and Industry has funded a major development project on Merseyside and Cheshire which is now well in hand. This will involve some 225 schools and be the first demonstrator for 'Neigh- bourhood Engineers' to become active in large numbers. To obtain and maintain some 32 000 people active in our secondary schools is a major challenge to the profession of engi- neering. So, in due course, when you are approached by your local ECRO to become involved, we hope you will respond to the call and make your own positive contri- bution to your profession and help assure the future supply of engineers and technicians from our schools by agreeing to become a Neighbourhood Engineer in a school in the vicinity of your work or your home. • *If you would like to contact the Secretary of your local ECRO please write for a list to: Regional Affairs, The Engineering Council, 10 Maltravers Street, London WC2R 3 ER. Production Engineer — October 1988
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MANUFACTURING MATTERSThe Engineering Councilin the Regions
By Graham Anthony, right, director—Industry and Regions ofthe Engineering Council.
SINCE ITS FORMATION in 1981, theEngineering Council has always consideredthat the 300 000 registrants nationwideshould play an important part in promotingand developing the engineering dimensionthroughout British society.
We are operating on three broad fronts: tostimulate awareness, improve supply andraise standards. We recognise that successwill not come overnight and that many yearsof determined and co-ordinated actions willbe needed before 'engineering' is able to gainits rightful place in society and earn thestatus we all believe it deserves.
Six years after it got underway, theCouncil has become financially independent,enjoys strong support from the engineeringinstitutions and its industrial affiliates, allemployers of engineers and technicians, andhas made direct impact on Governmentactions in several different directions, suchas: tackling the shortage of maths andphysics teachers; widening the entry toHigher Education institutions; creatingmore undergraduate places for informationtechnology and manufacturing systems engi-neering; increasing the numbers of womentaking up science and engineering careersand developing the career break for women;widening the school curriculum with doubleaward balanced science and AS levels.
Once these national initiatives were under-way, we were able to devote more resourcesto the 19 Engineering Council RegionalOrganisations (ECROs). Under the Chair-manship of Sir Robert Telford, FEng, theEngineering Council Regional OrganisationCo-ordinating Committee (ECROC) beganmeeting regularly and gradually a coherencehas developed throughout the ECROs.
Each ECRO has a chairman, supported bya committee, secretary and treasurer. Tounderline our priorities each ECRO also hasofficers responsible for public relations andfor careers and education. Since all thoseinvolved in ECROs are already members ofone or more of the 46 Nominated Bodies thismeans that ECROs enjoy a rich mix ofrepresentation of interests. This provides asplendid basis to co-ordinate activities of theprofession of engineering and complementthe local activities of each institution.
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Clear evidence of The Engineering Coun-cil's commitment to regional affairs can beseen from the 30% increase year on year offunds allocated to the 19 ECROs. The£144 000 in 1986 has risen to £225 000 in1988 and further increases are projected.Two staff are engaged full-time in assistingthe people in the ECROs to meet theirobjectives.
But money is not enough. We shall needthe commitment from many thousands ofmembers of the engineering professionnationwide so that the ECROs become focalpoints for achieving real and lasting localpartnerships between education, industryand commerce.
The first major step with ECROs was topromote 'Opening Windows on Engi-neering' (see September Production Engi-neer) in which younger engineers andtechnicians talk to youngsters in schoolsabout the excitement of their jobs. Buildingon the pioneering work of some institutions,we set an ambitious target to ensure this wasavailable in 80% of Britain's 8000 secondaryschools by 1990. From a rather slow start weare encouraged by the progress now beingmade in each region, stimulated and sup-ported by industrial affiliates who see thescheme as providing excellent career devel-opment experience for their younger engi-neers and technicians.
The next priority was to encourage eachECRO to establish effective administrativesystems to be able to link with theirregistrants in order to harness their enthusi-asms and involve many more engineers andtechnicians in our local activities. Fiveregions have opened their own offices andothers will follow.
Following discussion with all the nomi-nated bodies in November 1987, we receivedstrong signals to bring much more co-ordination to schools' liaison activities.Proposals have been published in a docu-ment entitled '5-19 liaison, a co-ordinatedprogramme to capture young people'simagination.'
The essence of this plan is to concentrateon three key areas of school liaison: Curricu-lum development, so that all pupils experiencea broad-based, balanced and relevant
education from which they can continuetheir education and training throughout life.Careers advice, to clarify the engineeringmessage and ensure effective delivery topupils, parents and teachers by ensuring thatopportunities at all levels in the professionare explained; Community involvement, sothat in each region the profession ofengineering becomes an authoritative voiceto promote positively the local community'sinvolvement in education.
With the active support of engineers andtechnicians in Devon and Cornwall andSouth Wales, we have been developing the'Neighbourhood Engineers' scheme in whichengineers and technicians are informallylinked into local schools. This will be thevehicle over the next five years to link aboutfour 'Neighbourhood Engineers' to each ofour 8000 secondary schools. In this way ourthree key activities can be promoted in allregions and delivered sensitively to satisfythe needs of each school. Thus all aspects ofthe 'engineering' message can be conveyed ina friendly but effective way to help youngpeople, their teachers and parents.
This scheme is being eagerly welcomed bythe Department of Education and Scienceand the Local Education Authorities. TheDepartment of Trade and Industry hasfunded a major development project onMerseyside and Cheshire which is now wellin hand. This will involve some 225 schoolsand be the first demonstrator for 'Neigh-bourhood Engineers' to become active inlarge numbers.
To obtain and maintain some 32 000people active in our secondary schools is amajor challenge to the profession of engi-neering. So, in due course, when you areapproached by your local ECRO to becomeinvolved, we hope you will respond to thecall and make your own positive contri-bution to your profession and help assure thefuture supply of engineers and techniciansfrom our schools by agreeing to become aNeighbourhood Engineer in a school in thevicinity of your work or your home. •*If you would like to contact the Secretary ofyour local ECRO please write for a list to:Regional Affairs, The Engineering Council,10 Maltravers Street, London WC2R 3 ER.
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Engineering for a change
Tackling the root cause of negative attitudes to engineering:Geoff Stubbs, pictured below, senior training advisor for
ECIS, discusses the issues.
IN THE NEXT five years, the number of 16year old school leavers is going to fall by200 000 to 600 000. The demand for brightyoungsters in this period will increase andthe net result for engineering is that it will beharder than ever to attract the right qualityof recruit to meet the industry's needs. Thereduction in numbers and increased diffi-culties in recruiting will focus attention onthe numbers of young people at school whoare actively interested in pursuing an engi-neering career, and more particularly, on thereasons why such a large proportion are not.Apart from the normally accepted problemslike image, salary structures, industrialrelations, etc, it is also apparent that manyyoung people, particularly girls, are mentallyswitched off from even considering a careerin engineering before they reach secondaryschool age.
In the 1984 APU national survey, ques-tions about typical out-of-school activitieswhich were, 'quite often', engaged in by11-year-old boys and girls revealed someinteresting facts which have a direct rele-vance to career option decision making.Practical activities such as building modelsfrom a kit, playing with electric toys,creating models using lego or taking thingsapart to see inside, are far more likely to havebeen done by boys than girls. The 'girlpredominant' activities were, sowing seedsor growing plants, looking after animals orpets, collecting wild flowers, weighing ingre-dients for cooking and knitting or sewing.
Society and traditional upbringing clearlycondition their thinking about future jobsand presents the engineering industry with amajor problem to solve. It has long beentrying to influence young people at Second-ary School age but this more recent informa-tion has prompted the Engineering CareersInformation Service to launch an initiativeto encourage a greater awareness of engi-neering amongst primary school children.
A booklet 'Engineering—The PrimaryConnection' has been published to encou-rage engineering companies to forge prac-tical links with primary schools. The booklethas been distributed to the chief executives ofengineering companies nationally and, if theproblem I have outlined is considered valid,it is hoped that the publication will promoteeither the establishment of, or an immediatereview of individual company relationshipswith primary schools leading to a much morepositive 'action centred' approach.
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ECIS has developed the booklet to informengineering companies of ways in which theycan, in co-operation with primary schools,stimulate the awareness of engineering inchildren between the ages of 5 and 11.
Cross curricular teaching principles aremore widely used today, with the introduc-tion of projects, problem solving and designrelated themes. Engineering companies arewell placed to help primary schools withpractical assistance in the development ofthese new principles. And by doing so, theycan help themselves in a number of ways.The booklet explains how.
The reduction in the school leavingpopulation in the next few years, togetherwith increased competition for the brightestof our young people provides an addedincentive for the engineering industry toensure that what it has to offer by way ofchallenge, excitement, satisfaction andreward, is not misrepresented by popularmisconceptions and traditional thinking. Itcan help to do this by generating awarenessof opportunities as early in education aspossible and this initiative opens doorswhich might otherwise have remainedclosed. It not only shows what can be done, itshows that it works as well.
Engineering companies are uniquelyplaced to provide access to the world ofengineering. By doing this in a structuredway in co-operation with primary schoolteachers, they can provide a relevance to thelearning experience welcomed by pupils,teachers and parents alike, a relevance whichis very difficult to achieve in a classroomsituation.
Evidence from those companies alreadyinvolved shows that apart from the obviouslong term benefit of developing a school
population which is much more aware of therole and significance of engineering links alsoprovide benefits of a more immediate nature.They contribute to staff development, to anincreased profile in the local community andmore often than not, solid media attention atlocal and sometimes national level.
Six case studies describe how such linkshave taken place with specific benefits toschools and companies detailed in each case.The links chosen range from a simplepainting competition to other more sophis-ticated schemes involving depth projectwork in companies. In each case, the initiallink project has led to a commitment by bothcompanies and schools to maintain anddevelop programmes of co-operation in thefuture.
Based on the case studies and discussionswith other people, a 'model' has beenprepared, giving companies a step by stepguide to developing links, with sectionswhich include making the initial contact,preparatory meetings, types of project,follow up work and dealing with problems.
The current attitude in society, and youngpeople in particular, towards engineeringhas developed over many years, and thesituation is not going to improve veryquickly. Unless our industry accepts theresponsibility for selling itself in a positiveway to the society which are present, largelymisunderstands what it does and how it doesit, it is unlikely to ever change.
ECIS believes that by starting with today'sprimary school children, it is possible tobegin a process of change which in the yearsahead will provide a society which is muchmore aware of engineering and its role. Waysof influencing attitudes will need to becarefully thought through. Any approachwill need to have the full support ofindividual primary school staff and parents.New ways will need to be found, ways whichwill offer recognisable benefits to thoseinvolved. The challenge to the innovators inour industry is enormous, perhaps thebiggest the industry faces. But time isrunning out. The recruitment difficulties areabout to significantly increase—we need toact now. 'Engineering—the Primary Con-nection' may just provide the starting pointfor effective action. Let us hope so. •
For a sample copy of 'Engineering—thePrimary Connection' contact ECIS, 54Clarendon Road, Watford, Herts WDl ILB.Tel:0923 3844 J.
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a SECTION EVENTSAsterisks indicate points towards an IProdE Career Development Certificate
BEDFORDSHIRE &HERTFORDSHIREOctober 1988Weekend visit to Dinorwic Power Station-Llanberis//o/7 Secretary K G Smith, 3Ducketts Wood, Thundridge Ware, HertsSG12 OSR. Private: 0920 68490.
BIRMINGHAM14th October 6.30pmLadies Evening visit to BBC Pebble MillStudios. « w
19th October 6.30pm"The Space Station and its impact onTechnology for the Future—an update", in theHaworth Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Uni-versity.Publicity Officer T V McDermott, 40 StAndrews Road, Sutton Coldfield, WestMidlands B756UH
DONCASTER15th October ^^"How to Negotiate and Win" Presented byCromwell Tools Group. Speaker Mr Allen TaylorHon Secretary D W Barrett, 111 ArmthorpeRoad, Doncaster DN2 5NR. Private: 030268225.
DUNDEE * *26th October 7.00pmLecture: "Successful Manufacturing in achanging Business Environment." Venue:Dundee College of Technology, Bell Street,Dundee ^ ^22nd November 7.00pmLecture: "Automated Versus Hand Assembly—Progress through Design for Manufacture."Venue: NCR Ltd, Kingsway West, DundeeHon Secretary JN TDoig, 4 Strathaird Place,Gowrie Park, Dundee DD2 4TN. Private:Dundee 643445. Business: Dundee 611511.
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5th October 7.00pmStuart Crystal, Pengam Glassworks, Aberbar-goed, Glamorgan. There must be a minimumnumber of 30 people so bring a friend andadvise the Secretary of the number ofguests. w. w
23rd November 7.00pmAutophon Ltd, Cypress Drive, St Mellons,Cardiff1 9 8 9March—AMT Centre.April—Whitbread.May—Hoover.SECTION COMMITTEE MEETINGSSection Committee meetings are hold on the2nd Tuesday in each month. Venue and timesmay change. Contact Hon Secretary.
Thursday, 6th October 1988, Holiday Inn,Cardiff. Conference "Computers and safety inthe Manufacturing Industries"—Joint Spon-sorship by IEE, IMechE, IProdE and Wintech.SOCIAL FUNCTIONSFriday, 9th December, 1988—"Welsh OfficeBriefing", 6.30 for 7.00pm at the Polytechnic ofWales, Pontypridd.A dinner is followed by debate/discussion. Aguest speaker is from Welsh Office/WDA.Number will be limited to 40. Please notify HonSecretary of the number of guests. Cost£10-£13 approximately.Friday, 27th January 1989—"Ladies Even-ing". Tour around the new Library andCommunications Building of the Polytechnic ofWales, Pontypridd, followed by dinner atapproximately 7.00pm.Monday, 12th June 1989—"Welsh OfficeBriefing", to follow on similar lines asDecember 1988. This may be a Region eventand will be confirmed, depending on thesuccess of the December function.STUDENT RECRUITMENTThis will take place in October 1988 at thefollowing establishments: University of WalesCollege Cardiff; South Glamorgan Institute ofHigher Education; Gwent College of FurtherEducation.
GLASGOW19th October 6.30pmVisit to Compaq Ltd, Erskine.1st NovemberJ I T Demo-Workshop, led by Bill Cormie ofDigital, Ayr. Venue: Room J225 at PaisleyCollege of Technology. This is a joint meetingwith the IQA.Hon Secretary T D West, 'Cademuir',Kingston Road, Neilston, G78 3HZ. Busi-ness: 041 887 1241. Private: 041 8811109.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE19th October 6.30pmVisit to Winterbotham, Strachan & Playne-Textile Mills. ^ " X "
23rd November 7.30pm"Powering a Diesel Revolution." Lecturer: R AListers of Dursley. ^"^Hon Secretary J A Herring, 12 Darwin Close,Cheltenham, Glos GL51 0UE Business:0452 711383. Private: 0242 581673.
IPSWICH &COLCHESTER * *11 th October 7.30pm"Successful Manufacturing in a changingbusiness environment", The Post House,Ipswich. Speaker: Mr South-Philips.Hon Secretary D G Petch, 231 BergholtRoad, Colchester, Essex C04 5AT. Private:0206852417.
LEICESTER * *13th October 6 for 6.30pmNinth Airmatic Engineering Lecture—Planningfor Competitive Advantage. Dr A M RobertsTechnical Director of Manufacturing andLogistics PA Consultants London. LeicesterUniversity, Attenborough Building, LectureTheatre 1.
Hon Secretary Alan Gordon, 1 Norfolk Road,Desford, Leicestershire LE9 9HR. Tel: HomeDesford 2883. Business: Sileby 2816.
JOINT LONDON &LONDON ASSOCIATEMEMBERS5th OctoberVisit to Building Research Station. Researchinto materials and technology used inbuildings.
8th NovemberVisit to Shell. Tour of blending and packagingplants. R & D of lubricating and cutting fluids.Hon Secretary D J Fullwood, 95 BalvernieGrove, Southfields, London SW18 5RQ.Business: 01 736 1212 ext 3263. Private:018706355.
MERSEYSIDE &NORTH WALES25th October 5.30pmStudents Forum—Informal Exchange of viewson Common Issues. Venue: 'Flagship', DaleStreet, Liverpool.Hon Secretary Mr S Safiruddin JP, 17Menlove Avenue, Allerton, Liverpool L182EH. Business: 0512073581. Private: 0517222780.
READING18th October 7.30pmEvening visit to Reading Parcels ConcentrationOffice. Winnersh Triangle.8th November10.00am visit to Massey Ferguson.2.00pm visit to Motor Panels.Contact Jim Evans, "Tarquin", 27, StratfordGardens, Cox Green, Maidenhead, Maiden-head 782740.26th N o v e m b e r ^ " X "Visit to Gales Brewery at Horndean. Time:7.30pm-10.00pm (meet at main gates at7.15pm). Numbers restricted to 25 so earlyapplication to John Botting, "Annacotty", 65BHatch Lane, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hants.Refreshments available.Hon Secretary C M Cook, 66 Elleray Court,Prospect Road, Ash Vale, Aldershot GU125EG. Business: 0990 23366, Ext 2719.Private: 0252 314540.
SHEFFIELD17th October 6.00pm8th Annual "Open Forum." Venue: The HowardRoom, Sheffield City Polytechnic. A free buffetwill be provided from 5.30pm.Hon Secretary IA Wilson, but please contactChairman for details as follows: P Badger,The Old Coach House, 160 Osborne Road,Sheffield S119BB. Business: 0742 686863.Private: 0742 552946.
SHREWSBURY5th October 7.15pmLecture: "Manufacturing Systems at Tatung UKLtd." Lecturer: Mr H R Perrins. Venue: TelfordCollege of Arts & Technology, Haybridge Road,Wellington, Telford. Visitors welcome.
2nd November 7.15pmLecture: Development of the M16 Engine for theRover 820 series. Lecturer: Mr A Draper.Venue: Shrewsbury College of Arts & Tech-nology, London Road, Shrewsbury.Hon Secretary C H Podmore, 5 Castle Road,Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY30NF. Private: Bayston Hill 3209.
SOUTHAMPTON17th OctoberMr Colin Piddington of BAe Preston will lectureon FMS at the Polygon Hotel, Southampton.
X X19th October 7.00pmThe IMechE have invited us to their lecture"Remote manipulators for dismantling nuclearplant" to be given by Mr P K Smith ofTaylor-Hitech in the Arts A Lecture Theatre,Southampton University (under the Nuffield
• Theatre).26th NovemberThe Southampton Section Dinner Dance will beheld at the County Club, Southampton, kindlyarranged once again by Mr Parker.Hon Secretary Dr R Ziarati CEng MIProdE,East Park Terrace, Southampton S09 4WW.Tel: 0703 229381, Ext 306/344.
SOUTH ESSEX18th OctoberVisit to Body Shop, Ford Motor Co, Dagenham.Details from Secretary.
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9th November 7.15pmLecture: "CIM—Technology push or businesspull?" Lecturer: Mr J Wilson, IngersollEngineers. Venue: The Airport, Moat HouseHotel, Aviation Way, Southend-on-Sea.Hon Secretary G Sowden, 16 WhitehouseRoad, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS95SH. Business: 0702 353931, Ext 39.Private: 0245 523632.
SUSSEX14th October 7.30 for 8.00pmAnnual Dinner. Venue: The Eaton Restaurant,Eaton Gardens, Hove. Guest of Honour: W JWeston-Deputy Secretary of IProdE.9th November 7.00pmLecture: "JIT in Perspective". Speaker: Mr DCheesman, IBM UK Ltd. "X-X"Hon Secretary Dr D Koshal, Dept of Mech &Prod Engineering, Brighton Polytechnic,Moulsecoomb, Brighton, Sussex. Tel Busi-ness: Brighton 693655. Private: 37655.
WEST WALESVISITSDates and timbes will be provided in latercirculars.1 9 8 8November—Morganite Ltd, Swansea.December—Digitrol Ltd, Swansea.1989February—Valenite Modco (UK), Pontardawe.April—Siliconix Ltd, Swansea. May/June—Summer visit (to be arranged).SECTION COMMITTEEMEETINGSSection Committee meetings are held inSwansea on Mondays at 7.30pm. Dates andvenues may change. Contact the Hon Secre-tary. 1988: 5th September, 3rd October, 7thNovember, 8th December. 1989: 9th January,6th February, 6th March, 10th April.
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LECTURESANDCONFERENCESThursday, 6th October 1988, Holiday Inn,Cardiff. Conference "Computers and Safety inthe Manufacturing Industries"—Joint Spon-sorship by IEE, IMechE, IProdE and Wintech.Lectures will be held in the EngineeringBuilding, University College of Swansea unlessspecified otherwise.
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24th October 7.00pm"Manufacturing and Innovation" by Mr M RHoffman of Airsnip Industries (UK Ltd) andImmediate Past President of the IProdE.
20th February 7.00pm"Packaging of High Tech Products" by Mr RBavister of British Aerospace Dynamics Group.
20th March 7.00pm"Repair of Avionics" by Wing Commander EHepinstall, Officer Commanding No 1 Produc-tion Wing RAF Sealand.
24th April 7.00pmFaculty of Technology Building, West Glamor-gan IHE Swansea. "Computer Graphics Role inDesign and Manufacturing Industry by Dr K
Donne of West Glamorgan IHE.SOCIAL FUNCTIONSThursday, 17th November at 7.30pm. Inter-Institute Quiz. St Helens Cricket and RugbyClub, Swansea.Thursday, 8th December at 7.00pm. Guestspeaker from Local Industry followed by dinnerin Fulton House, University College ofSwansea.STUDENT RECRUITMENTThis will take place in October 1988 at thefollowing establishments: University College ofSwansea; West Glamorgan Institute of HigherEducation; Llanelli Technical College; Gorsei-
non College of Further Education.
WEST YORKSHIRE &NORTH HUMBERSIDE10th October 7.15pmWorks visit to Butler Newall M/C Tools Ltd,Keighley. For further details please contactSecretary. ^ ^Hon Secretary WH Davis, CEng, MIProdE, 9Gledhow Park Drive, Leeds LS7 4JT. TelBusiness: (0532) 638034. Private: (0532)628528.
IProdE DiaryOCTOBER 20—LONDONTHE FUTURE ROLE OF EUROPEAN STANDARDS ANDTHEIR IMPACT ON UK MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY—An important one day seminar chaired by Sir John Cassels, willcover the background to the 'Single European Market' includingnew metrication standards, legislation and certification procedureslikely to affect manufacturing industry.
OCTOBER 20/21 LONDONCOMMERCIAL AWARENESS AND BUSINESS SKILLSFOR YOUNG ENGINEERSOrganised by the IEE and sponsored by the IProdE. Contact IEEon 01 240 1871 ext 222.
NOVEMBER 3—LONDONPRODUCT LIABILITY IN MANUFACTURING—This oneday seminar examines aspects of the Act post March 1988.
NOVEMBER 8-10 STRATFORD UPON AVON1st International Conference on THE BEHAVIOUR OFMATERIALS IN MACHINING. Organised by the Institute ofMetals and sponsored by the IProdE. Contact Ms A Knibb on01 839 4071.
NOVEMBER 20-23—EDINBURGH4th International Conference on COMPUTER AIDED PRO-DUCTION ENGINEERING. Organised by University ofEdinburgh and sponsored by the IProdE. Tel. 031 667 1081 Ext3350.
DECEMBER 8—BIRMINGHAMBS5750—CERTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT—A one dayseminar for companies implementing a BS5750 (ISO 9000) QualityManagement System.
PERAupdateRecent visitors to PERA at Melton Mow-bray will have noticed major changes to itsLibrary building and the information ser-vices housed within it. PERA's Library,already acknowledged as one of the leadingtechnical libraries in Western Europe, hasbeen developed into a unique InformationCentre designed to serve the need of Britishindustry into the 1990s and beyond.
Information has always been at the heartof PERA's business, and the new Centre isnow the focus for all PERA's informationservices. These include the Library (incor-porating the IProdE's Hazleton MemorialLibrary), its current awareness and on-lineservices, OTIS (the Overseas TechnicalInformation Service), ComCentre (the UKCentre for Communications Standards) andEuroDesk, its most recent initiative insupport of the single European Market.
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The creation of the Information Centregives PERA the opportunity to become evenmore effective in providing its members andother clients with the facts that will ensuretheir businesses compete at the highest levelin today's world market. Whether your questis for technical data, or information onfinancial trends, the latest standards orpatents, management techniques or yourbusiness competitors, PERA is now in anunrivalled position to provide the answer.
OTIS puts you in touch.with the latesttechnical and scientific information fromBritish Embassies throughout the world.The OTIS service supplies summaries ofinternational documentation correspondingto selected profiles. Alternatively directaccess to the database of summaries isavailable through OTISLINE.
ComCentre is the UK Centre for Commu-
nication Standards —offering uniqueinformation on the latest developments inthe implementation of international stand-ards for computer communications. Com-Centre is continually updating its databaseof standards-related information, which willinclude product data and details of casestudy implementations, as well as informa-tion on communications standards.
EuroDesk is an information and advisoryservice, providing support to PERA membercompanies in all aspects of trading oppor-tunities within the European Community,with a particular focus on the needs ofmanufacturing industry. EuroDesk willtrack changes in legislation, and with accessto a wide range of databases and Pan-European information sources aims tolocate the latest information, at the rightlevel, matched to the needs of your organi-sation.
The Information Centre will continue tooffer a range of information services tomembers of The Institution of ProductionEngineers—including a technical enquiryservice, the publication of regular abstractbulletins and bibliographies, and the man-agement of the Institution's Hazleton Mem-orial Library. Supported by on-line access tomore than 350 databases worldwide, and itsown extensive database of technical andbusiness information, PERA's InformationCentre may hold the key to your businesssuccess.More details from PERA, Melton Mowbray,Leicestershire LE13 0PB. Tel: 0664 501501.
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New bibliographiesTWO NEW bibliographies are now avail-able from the Hazleton Memorial Library atPERA, Melton Mowbray. The first relates toCommunications Standards and draws par-ticular attention to the development andimplementation of MAP, TOP, IGES andopen system interconnection (OSI), as wellas other graphics interchange standards suchasGKS,SET,VDFetc.
Local area networks (LANs) are con-sidered in detail and a selection of papers isincluded which puts these standards andprotocols into the context of computerintegrated manufacturing (CIM).
The second bibliography is a completerevision of the literature survey on QA
(quality assurance) originally published in1980 and subsequently updated in December1983. Much of the earlier material has beendiscarded and although the emphasis is stillon quality management, quality circles,quality costs and statistical techniques, theopportunity has been taken to incorporatesome of the newer thinking on qualitycontrol. These areas include the Taguchiconcept, statistical process control and totalquality systems.
Both are available free of charge onapplication to the Hazleton Library, PERA,Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LEI 3 OPB.Tel: 0664 501501.
ChargesIt may also be timely to remind members
that the Hazleton Memorial Library conti-nues to be available for their use. Technicalenquiries are charged at £10.00 +VAT, withstudent members paying half price. Requeststo borrow books are free, as are thebibliographies we prepare, and the abstractsupplement which is available fromRochester House. Photocopies supplied inresponse to specific requests are charged at arate of 13p per page.
NEW ADDITIONS TO THEHAZLETON MEMORIALLIBRARY JULY 1987 JUNE 1988Advances in Manufacturing Technology. Pro-ceedings of the Third International Confer-ence on Production Research. P F McGol-drick. Kogan Page Ltd, 1987,424pp.Aluminium and its Alloys. F King. EllisHorwoodLtd, 1987313 pp.CAM Design and Manufacture. P W Jensen.Marcel Dekker Inc, 2nd Edition, 1987,428pp.Composite Materials. Science and Engineering.KKChawla. Springer-Verlag, 1987,292 pp.Composites Evaluation. Proceedings of theSecond International Conference on Testing,Evaluation and Quality Control of Compo-sites— TEQC 87. J Herriot. ButterworthScientific Ltd, 1987,235pp.Computer Integrated Manufacturing Hand-book. E. Teicholz, J N Orr. McGraw-Hill,1987,444 pp.
Control and Programming in AdvancedManufacturing. K Rathmill. IFS (Publica-tions) Ltd, 1988,476 pp.The Deming Guide to Quality and Compe-titive Position. H S Gitlow, S J Gitlow.Prentice-Hall Inc, 1987,247pp.Design of Machine and Structural Parts. K MMarshek. John Wiley & Sons, 1987,222pp.Die Design Fundamentals. J R Paquin, R ECrowley. Industrial Press Inc, 2nd Edition,1986,244 pp.Electronics for Electricians and Engineers.IR Sinclair. WHeinemann Ltd, 1987,270pp.Electrostatics: Principles, Problems andApplications. J A Cross. IOP Publishing Ltd,1987,500 pp.Elements of Industrial Robotics. B Leatham-Jones. Pitman Publishing, 1987,232pp.Engineering Materials 2. W Bo I ton. WHeinemann Ltd, 1987,102pp.Engineering Quality Software. A Review ofCurrent Practices, Standards and Guidelines,Including New Development Tools. D JSmith, K B Wood. Elsevier Applied Science,1987,209 pp.An Engineer's Guide to Costing. Institution ofProduction Engineers and Institute of Cost and
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Management Accounts, Reprinted 1985,90pp.Ergonomics Standards and Guidelines forDesigners. S Pheasant. British StandardsInstitution, 1987,212 pp.Ergonomics at Work. D J Obourne. JohnWiley & Sons, 1987,386pp.Finite Element Methods in CAD. J CSabonnadiere, J L Coulomb. North OxfordAcademic Publishers, 1987,194pp.Flexible Manufacturing Systems and theSmall to Medium Sized Firm. B Haywood,J Bessant. Innovation Research Group,Brighton Polytechnic, 1987,64pp.GTMA Directory of Gauging and Toolmak-ing Products and Services 1988/89. TheGauge and Tool Makers' Association, 217pp.A Guide to CADCAM. Institution of Produc-tion Engineers, Revised Edition, 1985,103 pp.A Guide to Quality Management. K FSherwood. Institution of Production Engi-neers, 1986,49 pp.Health and Safety at Work. EngineeringTraining Guide. Engineering Industry Train-ing Board, 1987, 77pp.High Speed Steels. G Hoyle. Butterworth &Co (Publishers) Ltd, 1988,222pp.How to Integrate CAD/CAM Systems.Management and Technology. W D Engelke.Marcel Dekker Inc, 1987,382pp.Implementing CIM. Computer IntegratedManufacturing. A Kochan, D Cowan. IFS(Publications) Ltd, 1986,142pp.Industrial Control Handbook Volume 1:Transducers. E A Parr. Collins Professionaland Technical Books, 1986,286 pp.Industrial Screwthreads. A Guide to the Useof Threaded Equipment in the Fields ofProcess Control and Instrumentation,Refrigeration, Plumbing, Hydraulics,Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Piping andFittings, Manufacture and Installation, andElectrical and Gas Engineering/Installationetc. B P Mills. The Institute of Measurementand Control, 1987, 72pp.Instrumentation for Process Flow Engi-
neering. N P Cheremisinoff, P N Cheremisi-noff. Technomic Publishing Co, 1987,234pp.Integrated Production Control Systems.Management, Analysis, Design, 2E. D DBedworth, J E Bailey. John Wiley & Sons,1987,477 pp.The International Robot Industry Report. /Mortimer, B Rooks. IFS (Publications) Ltd,1987,218 pp.An Introduction to Cost and ProductionFunctions. D F Heathfield, S Wibe. Mac-Millan Education Ltd, 1987,193pp.Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engi-neering. W C Turner, J H Mize, K E Case.Prentice-Hall Inc, 2nd Edition, 1987,462 pp.Justifying Investment in Advanced Manufac-turing Techology. Institution of ProductionEngineers. CIM A, IProdE, Kogan Page,1987,67 pp.Lasers in Materials Processing. A Biblio-graphy of a Developing Technology. AGomersall. IFS (Publications) Ltd, 1986,167pp.List of Consultants, 1987. The Institution ofChemical Engineers, 1987, 201 pp.Magnesium Products Design. R S Busk.Marcel Dekker Inc, 1987,544pp.The Management of Manufacturing. TheCompetitive Edge. R P Toone, D Jackson.IFS (Publications) Ltd, 1987,182pp.Manufacturing Automation—Miracle orMirage? A Realistic Management Approach.Tuesday 2 June 1987. Conference Papers.The Chartered Institute of ManagementAccounts, 1987,49 pp.Manufacturing Engineering: Economics andProcesses. K C Ludema, R M Caddell, A GAtkins. Prentice Hall Inc, 1987,427 pp.Manufacturing Engineering. Principles forOptimisation. D T Koenig. HemispherePublishing Corporation, 1987,348pp.Mathematical Modelling and Digital Simu-lation for Engineers and Scientists. J M Smith.Wiley-Interscience, 2nd Edition, 1987,430 pp.Matrices and Engineering Dynamics. A R
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Collar, A Simpson. Ellis Horwood Ltd, 1987,541pp.A Microcomputer Introduction to the FiniteElement Method. G A Mohr, H R Milner. WHeinemann, 1987,184 pp.Microprocessors in Engineering Systems. BBrighouse, G Loveday. Pitman Pubs, 1987,280pp.Migrating to OSI. P Gaskell. NCC Publica-tions, 1987,86 pp.Modern Production/Operations Manage-ment. E S Buffa, R K Sarin. John Wiley &Sons, 8th Edition, 1987,834 pp.New Inspection Techniques. W T Truscott.Applied Skills for Management Ltd, 1986.Numerical Methods in Engineering and AppliedScience: Numbers are Fun. B M Irons, N GShrive. Ellis Horwood Ltd, 1987,248pp.Optical Metrology. KJGasvik. John Wiley &Sons, 1987,231 pp.Practical CNC-Training for Planning andShop. Part 1: Fundementals. Institut furAngewandte Organisationsforschung(IFAO). CarlHanser Verlag, 1985,184pp.Principles of Computer-Aided Design. /Rooney, P Steadman. Pitman Publishing,1987,341pp.Proceedings of the International Conferenceon Future Development in Technology, theyear 2000, 4-6 April 1984. M A Dorgham.Interscience Enterprises, 1985,312 pp.The Process of Management, Strategy, Action,Results. W H Newman, E K Warren, A RMcGill. Prentice-Hall, 6th Edition, 1987,624 pp.Product Liability Audit Manual. R Mack-murdo. Product Liability Briefing, 1987,128pp.Production Control in Engineering. D K Corke.Edward Arnold, 3rd Edition, 1987,257 pp.Programmable Controllers for Factory Auto-mation. D G Johnson. Marcel Dekker Inc,1987,266 pp.Programming the Matrix Analysis of SkeletalStructures. P Bhatt. Ellis Horwood Ltd, 1986,297pp.Quality Assurance. Workmanship StandardsManual. Capritone Ltd. McGraw-Hill, 1stEdition, 1986.Robots in British Industry: Expectations andExperience. PSI Research Report No 660. /Northcott, C Brown, I Christie M Sweeney, AWalling. Policy Studies Institute, 1986,215pp.Safer by Design. The Management of ProductDesign Risks under Strict Liability. HAbbott. The Design Council, 1987,208pp.Second International Conference on Com-puter Aided Production Engineering.Edinburgh, April 1987. J A McGeough.Mechanical Engineering Publications Ltd,1987,381pp.Soldering Handbook for Printed Circuits andSurface Mounting. H H Manko. Van Nos-trand Reinhold Co Inc, 1986,430pp.Statistical Quality Control for Manufac-turing Managers. W S Messina. John Wiley &Sons, 1987,331 pp.Successful Suggestion Schemes. G Desmons.The Industrial Society, 1986,68 pp.The Swedish Approach to the Use of FlexibleManufacturing Systems. B Haywood, JBessant. Innovation Research Group,Brighton Polytechnic, 1987,83pp.UK Research in Advanced Manufacture.IMechE Conference Publications 1986-12,10-11 December 1986. Institution of Mechan-ical Engineers. Mechanical Engineering Pub-lications, 1986,172 pp.
Use of CAD/CAM for Fluid MachineryDesign and Manufacture. Papers Presentedat a Seminar. Institution of MechanicalEngineers. Mechanical Engineering Publica-tions, 1988,64 pp.Video Applications in Business. The Persua-sive Screen. H De Burgh, T Steward.Hutchinson Business, 1987,218 pp.Welding Metallurgy. S Kou. John Wiley &
Sons, 1987,41 lpp.Work Measurement. D A Whitmore. WHeinemann Ltd, 2nd Edition, 1987,441 pp.Work Out Engineering Thermodynamics. GBoxer. MacMillian Education Ltd, 1987,182pp.World Directory and Handbook of Hardmet-als. K J A Brookes. International CarbideData, 4th Edition, 1987,496 pp.
OlympiansThe International Youth Skill Olympics isbeing held at Birmingham's National Exhi-bition Centre from 28 to 30 August nextyear. There won't be any budding DaleyThompsons on show, but there again it'sunlikely that Daley Thompson could turnhis hand to engineering drawing, gaswelding, hairdressing or any of the other 30or so categories of competition.
In this Olympics, the emphasis is onskill—much of it mechanical engineering innature, but also over a wide range of othertalents including plumbing, cooking, housewiring; in fact, anything which needs atrained eye and hand and which we spendmillion of pounds every year getting some-one else to do for us.
The emphasis, too, is on youth—the
young people of today who will be the soughtafter craftsmen and women of tomorrow—and international, over 20 countries will berepresented.
The 1989 Skill Olympics, the 30th in theseries, is being organised by Skill-UK. It isresponsible for funding, and in return forsponsorship ensures that companies get themaximum publicity. The bill for the 1989event will be around £4M, all of which mustbe met by sponsorship or voluntary support—in kind or in cash.
Doesn't this sound like a great chance tomingle with the artisans of the future?More details are available from: The ChiefExecutive, International Youth SkillOlympics '89, 76 Portland Place, LondonWIN 4AA. Tel: 01-580 3050.
Course correctionsA few gremlins reared their heads in the 'Awareness courses in AMT' article in last monthsManufacturing Matters, causing some colleges to be missed out. Apologies to thoseconcerned here are the de-bugged names.
Buckingham College of Higher Education; Burton upon Trent Technical College;Newcastle College of Arts & Technology; Newcastle under Lyme College; North CheshireCollege; North West College of Technology; North Worcestershire College; Slough Collegeof Higher Education; South Cheshire College; Telford College of Arts & Technology;Willesden College of Technology; Chippenham College; Cricklade College; BrooklandsTechnical College; Basingstoke Technical College; Wolverhampton Polytechnic; HounslowBorough College; Carmarthen College of Technology & Art; South Manchester College;James Watt College, Greenock; Derbyshire College of Higher Education; Percival WhitleyCollege of FE, Halifax.
Bridgeport PrizeThe IProdE's 'Bridgeport' Prize for quality management is now firmly established as the onlyprize of its kind in the UK.
The award which takes the form of a Certificate and cash for the winner and Certificates forthe runners up, is open to individual projects carried out as part of the studies for a first degreeat any university, polytechnic or college in the UK in the field of quality management. Qualitymanagement in the context of the award covers any of those activities which are designed toensure the conformity of a product or service to the requirement of the customer. Thereforethere is no restriction on the degree subject.
This year it is hoped that Eric Forth, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Industry& Consumer Affairs, will present the award.
Further details are available from University and Polytechnic Registrars or from TerryMullard at Rochester House.
