JULY 2019 | EUREKA!
VOLUME 39 | NUMBER 07
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12 COVER STORY
HITTING THE RIGHT
NOTES
A top-end UK piano maker
has embraced innovative
technologies to create products
that mean pianists hear and feel
the difference.
18 ON THE TOPIC OF…
PROFESSIONAL
PROBLEM-SOLVING
While his businesses may differ
in terms of their technologies,
Gary Livingstone ensures
that certain themes remain
universal.
20 ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING
SEPARATING FACTS
FROM FICTION
3D printing is often touted as
a trend and technique to rival
injection moulding. However,
used for the right application
they can complement each other.
23 SENSORS
SENSOR SOLUTIONS
Precision sensor technologies
are not only proving their value
during the production and
testing of wind turbines, but
also in the real time condition
monitoring of active onshore
and offshore wind farms.
26 BEARINGS
DON’T FAKE IT
TO MAKE IT
Counterfeiting is a growing
problem worldwide and the
bearings industry is probably
affected worse than most. So,
what can be done?
28 POWER TRANSMISSION
LOW-COST ROBOT
What if you could pay for a
desktop industrial robot on
your credit card? Thanks to
a bespoke powertrain, a
London-based start-up
has just released one.
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30 RENEWABLES
COPING WITH THE
EV SURGE
New charging technologies are
becoming necessary as the
electric vehicle market grows.
Could ultra-thin solar cells be
the answer to supporting the
electricity grid?
32 BEEAS 10TH
ANNIVERSARY
A DECADE OF
EXCELLENCE
Ten years ago, the BEEAs were
launched to champion and
celebrate design innovation
and excellence.
35 COFFEE TIME
CHALLENGE
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
According to the WHO, millions
of premature deaths per year are
caused by pollution. With space
at a premium in cities, how would
you design a solution to this?
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REGULARS
05 COMMENT
It’s a key tenet of
engineering that,
however tools and
processes change, the
underlying principles
do not. However, this
overlooks how changes
reconfigure the design
process.
06 NEWS
■ Touch-transmitting
telerobotic hand
■ Invisible door to
solve £1.5bn retail
problem
■ Laser to boost car
industry
■ Strengthening
UK digital design
capability
■ UK Autodrive
findings released
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