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Engineers climb the ratings to become Britain’s second most trusted profession

electronica confirms its status as the world’s leading trade fair for electronics

“Electronics industry paves the way for climate protection” finds electronica Trend Index

Spotlight on T Levels awareness during 10th annual Tomorrow's Engineers Week

Rewilding, better CGI & mechanical bees top students' ideas for the future

Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2023: 'The Glastonbury of the industrial sector'

- Editor’s comment: Engineers will save the day… (02/11/2022)
  
  Regular EPDT readers will know that I often write about the key role engineers play in addressing the grand challenges facing society – from improving energy security & confronting climate change, to ensuring universal access to clean drinking water & maximising the benefits of AI for all. Engineers are tasked with creating, developing, building & maintaining the technologies to solve these problems & improve everyday life...
- A hotbed of innovation: New research reveals engineering adds up to an estimated £645bn to the UK’s economy annually (02/11/2022)
  
  On National Engineering Day, new research from the Royal Academy of Engineering has revealed that the UK is an engineering powerhouse, with the profession generating up to an estimated £645bn gross value added (GVA) to the UK’s economy annually – equivalent to 32% of the country’s economic output.
- “15 minutes bakers, 15 minutes!” Bake Off stars join forces to create an edible, working clock to celebrate National Engineering Day (02/11/2022)
  
  Engineers & former Great British Bake Off (GBBO) contestants Rahul Mandal, Andrew Smyth & Giuseppe Dell’Anno created the cake to celebrate National Engineering Day.
- EPDT November 2022 issue (inc. Manufacturing & Automotive features + T&M supplement) now available online (02/11/2022)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Manufacturing technologies & Automotive applications, plus the latest edition of EPDT's regular Test & Measurement (T&M) supplement...
- Residual current monitoring offers an alternative to insulation resistance measurement on production equipment (01/11/2022)
  
  Often, conventional insulation measurements in production systems can be quite costly. In some cases, systems must be shut down completely, or components such as frequency converters or switching power supplies disconnected, because the sensitive semiconductor components can be damaged by the test voltages.
- Differentiate your industrial control system from the crowd: the benefits of ASICs in industrial sensors (01/11/2022)
  
  A recent study by Ericsson found that almost two thirds of manufacturers believe their company will be at least 80% automated in the next decade. This transformation will not be possible without industrial control systems, which are the mechanism behind automated machine independence & motion.
- Cleaning: the driving force behind reliable electronics (01/11/2022)
  
  Applications for PCBAs (printed circuit board assemblies) used within the automotive sector are growing. They have always been instrumental; however, their importance is increasing as more & more vehicles are designed with control & information systems, satellite navigation systems, near field monitors & multimedia devices...
- Sustainability & environmentally responsible electronics manufacturing (01/11/2022)
  
  E-waste is a health & environmental hazard, containing toxic additives & hazardous substances, such as mercury, lead & cadmium, explains Emma Armstrong, Group Commercial & Electronics Sustainability Director at sustainable & flexible electronics production specialist, In2tec here...
- Industry urged to showcase engineering during the 10th Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (27/10/2022)
  
  Employers & engineers are being asked to flood social media with positive images, stories & messages about engineering careers to show young people the real face of engineering.

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