Event Type: Technical lecture

13 November 2018 18:15to21:00

Colonel Robbie Hall QGM served 37 years in the Army, and for 25 of those he was involved in various aspects of Bomb Disposal, both on land and in the sea. His final task before leaving the Service was to command the training organisation for all 3 Services Bomb Disposal specialists, charged with finding and training sufficient high-threat operators to cope with the daunting IED threat in Afghanistan.

Industry: Human Factors in Safety and Reliability (SRG)

Event Type: Talk or debate

03 October 2018 17:30to19:30

This lecture will look at the technology and changes in design approach to facility this new, integrated approach to transport energy. It will look at how this can be applied to both main line railways and urban transport systems, and how this forms the basis of a future smart transport energy network.

Industry: Cross-sector

Event Type: Technical lecture

25 September 2018 18:00to20:00

The drive to reduce our carbon footprint affects all manufacturing processes. New EU legislations are forcing automotive manufacturers to produce more environmentally friendly cars with lower CO2 emissions. With 76% of a vehicle’s energy consumption being directly related to the mass of the car; making cars more lightweight is deemed highly important to satisfy future legislative directives.

Industry: Research & development

Event Type: Technical lecture

15 May 2018 19:15to20:30

This presentation will provide an overview of transient pressure surges in pipelines, also known as “water hammer”, and how designers and engineers involved in pumping systems or pipelines can mitigate the potential risk of failure and harm which may arise as a result.

Industry: Cross-sector

Event Type: Committee meeting or AGM

15 May 2018 18:00to19:00

The Annual General Meeting of The South Wales Region of Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Industry: Cross-sector