MAY 2020 | EUREKA!
VOLUME 40 | NUMBER 5
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10 COVER STORY
INDUSTRY STEPS UP
The crisis facing the globe as
a result of the Coronavirus
pandemic has meant engineers
and engineering have been at
the forefront of the ght against
it. Paul Fanning reports.
16 ON THE TOPIC OF…
CUTTING THE PLASTIC
Industries must think more
about how they can reduce
their contribution to the issue,
particularly in manufacturing.
19 ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING
RE-IMAGINING DESIGN
AND MANUFACTURING
Additive manufacturing (AM)
has the power to revolutionise
both the product development
cycle and full end-to-end
manufacturing process,
resulting in optimised designs
and supercharged productivity.
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23 BEARINGS
KEY QUESTIONS TO
ASK
Chris Johnson, managing
director of specialist bearing
supplier, SMB Bearings, explains
the three most overlooked
factors concerning full ceramic
bearings.
26 ENERGY GENERATION
SMART POWER
The advent of industry 4.0,
its resultant technological
advancements, automated
processes, rising energy costs
and sustainability pressures,
mean energy management is
more crucial than ever.
28 MATERIALS
THE MATERIALS THAT
COULD BRING LIFE TO
MARS
With the right materials, a future
for mankind on the red planet
isn’t just science ction
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MEDICAL
32
ACCESSIBLE ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING
Dave Veisz of MakerBot
discusses developments
enabling engineers to bridge
the chasm between high-end
AM and desktop 3D printing.
32 SENSORS, TEST &
MEASUREMENT
GETTING THINGS ON
TRACK
Laser triangulation sensors
are being used to measure the
lateral position of rail bogie
wheels relative to the rail head in
a ground-breaking rail traction
technology project.
35 COFFEE TIME
CHALLENGE
HOLE-LY
UNACCEPTABLE
This month’s challenge is to
design an e ective solution to
the UK’s pothole problem.
REGULARS 05 COMMENT
Overnight, the pandemic
has transformed
the question of
remote working from
a theoretical to an
immediate and practical
one. So what are the
particular challenges
facing design engineers
in this context and how
can they be overcome?
06 NEWS
■ Drive System Design
triumphs again
■ Oxford student wins
Stratasys scholarship
■ 3D printing
in seconds
■ EV motors take the
strain
■ Xtrac wins Queen’s
Award
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