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Electrical engineering expertise helps power Freedom of the Seas

9 August, 2010

Currently the world’s largest cruise liner, Freedom of the Seas, is powered and propelled by ABB electrical and Azipod propulsion systems. These are built at the company’s facility near Helsinki in Finland

Innovating with digital prototyping

10 June, 2010

Making use of digital rather than physical prototypes is one of the keys to innovation. Richard Blatcher, head of marketing, manufacturing industry group (MFG) at Autodesk, comments

Engineering to the rescue

1 September, 2010

Tom Hopkinson, managing director of Taylor Hopkinson Associates, talks to some key energy players to gauge the role that engineering will play in filling the skills shortage within the green energy sector

The unprinted future

29 July, 2010

Dr Harry Zervos, Technical Analyst at ID TechEx explores the potentials of printed electronics and the future of possibilities

Breakthrough for wave power

11 August, 2010

Working closely with engineers from Pelamis Wave Power, Schaeffler’s bearing specialists have enabled a breakthrough in the design of the next generation of renewable wave energy converters. The two companies, both keen to leave a long-term...

A vision of success

13 August, 2010

Machine vision systems have proved to be an effective solution for carrying out inspection tasks for quality control and positioning applications

Pay for data, rather than equipment

27 July, 2010

Gas chromatographs are a vital piece of equipment for any oil and gas company, but can be a costly instrument to purchase, install, operate and maintain. Bob Lane, Siemens Industry Automation and Drive Technologies (IA&DT), suggests an alternative...


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