Bosch Rexroth, a Core Challenge Partner of the JCB Academy, has been inspiring students working on a hydraulics challenge, which asks how the life of the London Eye could be extended. The group of year 12 students, who are currently working towards an Engineering Diploma Course alongside their Alevels, received training from Bosch Rexroth to understand how hydraulic systems work, how they are maintained and the factors that determine maintenance plans. After the practical training at the Bosch Rexroth head office in ...
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The Caterpillar factory near Desford provided a fitting venue for the recent BFPA Economic Seminar on 5th October, where over 45 guests from the industry were shown the latest figures produced by Keith Edmonds of Oxford Economics. OE has produced the Annual BFPA forecast for many years and, as such, has built up an industry model which is certainly unique for the hydraulic and pneumatic industry. Over the years this has proved to be a valuable and accurate resource. Not only did the day feature the economic forecast ...
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On 15 September the Centre for Power Transmission and Motion Control (PTMC) at the University of Bath held a 1-day showcase to present some of the research ongoing in the Centre. There were 11 talks by current researchers covering projects in the fields of hydraulics, aerospace and control. There was also an opportunity to see how the relocation and refurbishment of the Centre’s machine systems laboratory is progressing. Twenty seven industrial delegates attended, including representatives of existing collaborat...
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