Contents
Volume 45 Number 4
Regulars Features
High times! 6
Meet the Swiss watch that is really in its
‘Element’ when challenged to perform in
the most demanding environments
Innovation Management Systems 9
In Part 2 of this series, Dr Benjamin W
Watson CEng CTPD CEnv MIED focuses
on how to handle uncertainty
Beetlemania 10
Beetle a cionado Chris Dowlen CEng CTPD
FIED FIMechE REngDes looks back at the
car’s remarkable history and in uence
Chasing the Moon 13
Colin Ledsome CEng FIED, on the Apollo
program and its remarkable achievements
Irresistible rise of AM 16
Additive Manufacturing seems to recognise
no bounds, though there are downsides, too
View from the Chair 4
Colin Ledsome CEng
FIED looks back to the
Apollo space missions;
and that rst Moon
walk all of 50 years ago
Asides 5
Oh, for the wings of
a dove... tail joint!
When seeing is not
always believing
Wright Hassall 28
Tariva Thomas looks at
‘Smart Contracts’ and
analyses their impact
IED Elections &
Registrations 30
What’s Happening 30
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Up and away 18
We nd out how one engineering designer
applies Additive Manufacturing technology
when designing his ‘Dark Matter’ drones
COVER STORY
Honey of an idea 21
A Crowdfunding campaign brought the
remarkable Flow Hive to global attention.
Eight weeks later, pre-orders topped more
than US$12 million. Brian Wall reports
Concorde 24
When Concorde arrived on the scene 50
years ago, it was heralded as a masterpiece
of engineering and helped to add a touch of
glamour to the industry
Superyacht 26
The 102-metre Project ‘Balance’ claims to be
very different in design and approach from
other motor yachts... and all at quite a price!
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