Make UK has partnered with Next Gen Makers in order to help manufacturers to attract, recruit and inspire more young engineers, into the sector.
If I was to highlight what I believe to be the key attributes of an ideal IT rack, then (in no particular order) I would suggest it would need to be: easy to order; meet current standards; provide a safe environment for servers and other equipment; be modifiable at no great cost; and have an optimum price/performance ratio.
The new tall sleeve and surface mounting housings for Heavycon Standard B-series connectors from Phoenix Contact are particularly suitable for modular applications.
In November 2019, REO UK celebrated 30 years of excellence in electrical engineering by releasing its book, R30: The past, present and future of power, on Amazon Kindle. Here, Steve Hughes, Managing Director of REO UK and author of R30, shares some of the top-level insight explored in the book.
The Engineering Brand Monitor is an annual survey carried out by EngineeringUK, and this year’s results provide cause for optimism, with the proportion of 16 to 19-year olds who would consider a career in engineering increasing significantly since 2016 (45% compared with 37%).
