As a trade war approaches engineering industries are wincing


20 March, 2018
If you don’t have steel you don’t have a country - so says the President of the United States Donald Trump. And, based on an investigation conducted by the American government, their country had drawn the short straw when it came to steel imports and exports. To ensure it did...Read More

The rise of 3D printing businesses


20 March, 2018
The 3D printing industry is a special one. A 3D printer has several necessary components: heat beds, bed surfaces, the printing materials (resins or filaments), extruders, hobbed gear, and more. Depending on the kind of printing materials engineers use, different printers are necessary. These several technological parts that make up...Read More

Will cardboard help keep children in STEM?


15 March, 2018
There is a toy revolution occurring. A renewed, concerted effort is underway to make toys for children and young adults, to condition their minds in preparation for the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Schools are implementing STEM programs which involve classroom renovations that are stimulating, but fun....Read More

EIT – A glimpse into the future


7 March, 2018
I have seen it; the future of engineering education and training. I have seen how it will equip engineering professionals globally and enable them to continue contributing to the turning of our world. Acquiring professional development in engineering is changing; this process can be tracked by looking at the adaptations...Read More

Putting the A in STEM largely ignored in universities


23 February, 2018
The United Kingdom is between a rock and a hard place in the lead up to exiting the European Union. One of the concerns is that with a hard Brexit, EU students may not form part of the makeup of engineering professionals in the country’s future. Thus, more British-born students...Read More

Snow removal, an engineering challenge in Japan


22 February, 2018
One of the islands in the Japanese archipelago is Hokkaido. Sapporo, a city on the island, is burdened by snow; it costs 20.4 billion yen (US$190 million) on snow removal every winter. Local government removes snow on state owned properties and streets, but private property owners are on their own....Read More

A solar wind and hydrogen-powered boat faces years at sea


22 February, 2018
Victorien Erussard, an offshore racer and Merchant Navy officer has taken to the seas aboard the latest marvel of engineering. He has set aside six years of his life to travel around the world in a boat that will not generate any carbon. Source: http://www.energy-observer.org 50 engineers, designers and naval...Read More

A new dawn for South African engineering?


21 February, 2018
More engineering industry jobs are coming to South Africa. That is, if the country’s brand new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is to be believed. Much like in the United States, the new sitting president is promising the renewed strengthening of manufacturing and mining jobs - whilst promising that the Fourth Industrial...Read More

Online and Uber-like: The clear future for universities and institutions


19 February, 2018
The world is still looking for the most effective way of educating and training people. Privately owned universities and institutions are keeping their eyes on initiatives in the business sector. Source: Foter.com Universities are looking towards the most efficiently built organizations of the last decade, noticing how they have construed...Read More

Global increase in privatization in engineering industries


15 February, 2018
Governments may be responsible for the slowing down of technological progress around the world. Government shutdowns and Presidents who refuse to leave their seats despite alarming corruption scandals impact negatively on the advancement of technology in their countries. Puerto Rico, devastated by a hurricane in 2017, only now, over 140...Read More