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164 YEARS OF
TECHNOLOGY
& INNOVATION
5 April 2020 / www.theengineer.co.uk
6 Editor’s Comment
As Coronavirus rages the ability of
engineers to rise to grand global
challenges has never been more critical
8 NEWS
UK government calls on manufacturers
to produce critical medical equipment,
including ventilators, for the NHS
12 BUSINESS NEWS
Jingye Group pledges £1.2bn
investment into British Steel
13 NEWS ANALYSIS
The challenges of producing quicker
point of care Covid19 testing kits
14 manufacturing
A major technology investment has put
Bristol’s National Composites Centre at
the forefront of the sector
18 VIEWPOINT
Bosch UK president Dr Steffen
Hoffmann on the role of synfuels
20 TALKING POINT
Can automation technology help close
the Brexit-induced skills gap?
23 MAILBOX
Readers reflect on The Engineer’s
recent report looking at the
development of hydrogen HGVs
24 Interview
Leading AM researcher Professor
Richard Hague, on taking 3D printing
into the fourth dimension
30 roundtable report
An expert panel discusses the
challenges of upskilling the workforce
for the digital world
36 COVER FEATURE
How Heliogen is pioneering a new
approach to concentrated solar power
40 sustainability
Why engineering and environmental
sustainability aren’t mutually exclusive
44 Automotive technology
Chris Pickering looks at some of the
latest developments in the field of night
vision systems
46 Q&A Feature
An expert panel explores the challenges
of burying the UK’s nuclear waste
48 metrology products
Leading equipment suppliers comment
on the latest trends and technologies
50 Late Great engineers
The life and times of automotive
designer, industrial pioneer and
workplace reformer Henry Ford
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