NOVEMBER 2019 | EUREKA!
VOLUME 39 | NUMBER 11
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05 COMMENT
A lot has changed over the
last 10 years, but the BEEAs
still celebrate all that is best in
British engineering.
06 NEWS
• Start-up wows BEEAs
• 200-year-old scrolls
decoded
• Hyundai exoskeleton
• Lontra opens purpose-built
centre
10 COVER STORY
REAPING THE DIGITAL
DIVIDEND
How do we embrace the
opportunities presented
by digital technology? The
Digital Catapult offers some
answers.
14 ON THE TOPIC OF...
STAR QUALITY
After so much recognition,
Jaguar Land Rover’s Orla
Murphy shows no sign of losing
any of her passion.
19
INSIDE
Winter 2019 | A publication
HELPING INDUSTRY FIND THE RIGHTMATERIAL FOR THERIGHT APPLICATION
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Tuneable
30
High Speed
Welding
bioplastics
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29 Round-up
30 Welding: Highspeed
welding
33 Plastics:
Tuneable
bioplastics
16 ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING
PRIORITISING
PRODUCTION
A new prototyping method,
based on prioritising nal
production, can speed time to
market and reduce costs.
19 ADHESIVES
LOCKED IN
How to achieve the best clamp
load retention performance in
extreme conditions.
22 SENSORS
I SPY WITH MY UVEYE
A system for detecting
explosives underneath vehicles
has been re-designed for
automotive quality assurance.
24 MOTORS
FUTURE-PROOFING
MOTOR MANAGEMENT
As technology gets smarter and
Industry 4.0 becomes a reality
manufacturers need to move
with the times.
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36 POWER TRANSMISSION
ALL THE GEAR...
A review of some of the latest
gearbox technologies that
have reached the market that
increase performance and
e c iency.
38 BEEAS 10TH
ANNIVERSARY
A DECADE OF
EXCELLENCE
Over the last decade the BEEAs
has grown in stature along
with the innovative products,
and standout start-ups, OEMs
and individuals that have been
nominated.
43 COFFEE TIME
CHALLENGE
HOUSING CRISIS
With 5.9 million refugees in
the world today – and that
number only set to rise – this
month’s challenge is to design
a semi-permanent dwelling to
increase the quality of life of
displaced peoples.
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