Date: 20 May 2012 - 23 May 2012
Event Type: 4 day Conference
Location: London
ICPVT-13 in May 2012 is the opportunity for engineers engaged with pressure equipment from across the world and from different companies, universities and research organisations, to meet and exchange new ideas, knowledge and experience.
Visit our website for up-to-date information - www.icpvt13.org
Date: 21 May 2012
Event Type: 1 day Other
30 years of aviation heritage on the silver screen! This first programme of rare archive films is the result of an initial search of surviving historic film footage. It explores different aspects of aviation heritage from air pageants, through the pioneer days of civil aviation to combat aircraft of WWII and London's airports in the immediate post-war years.
Date: 22 May 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
The European demand for biofuels will more than double in the next few years as the EU moves to meet its 2020 obligations under the Renewable Energy Directive.
Our KEYNOTE speaker Mr Tim Yeo MP, Energy and Climate Change Committee Chairman will lead a discussion on how the farmers, refineries, process technology providers, automotive industry and government can work together towards the renewable transport fuel obligation.
The Uk Bioenergy Strategy set out an important framework for ensuring biomass delivers benefits to business and consumers whilst maximising the environmental benefits. Download the Government Bioenergy Strategy http://www.decc.gov.uk/’
Date: 23 May 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
Professor Isobel Pollock will present her Presidential Address entitled 'Measuring Success'. The Institution’s Annual Meeting takes place at 5.15 pm and will be followed at 6.00 pm by the Ordinary Meeting and lecture.
Date: 24 May 2012
Event Type: 1 day Other
Location: Seacroft
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important to both companies and customers alike. Here is an opportunity to visit a company who have put sustainability at the heart of their business.
Free morning facility tour with lunch: 10:30 for 11:00 start
For more information, please see the MX website http://www.mxawards.org/mx-club/agfa-graphics-tour
Date: 24 May 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
Free Evening Lecture, 17.15 for 18.00
Presented by David Barnett, Development Engineering Manager, The Wright Group
Date: 28 May 2012
Event Type: 1 day Other
**This webinar will run from 13:00 - 14:00**
This free webinar presented by Tim McMahon of Thames Water will give a summary of active leakage control and the water balance.
Date: 28 May 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
**17.15 for 18.00**
Each year, the IMechE Railway Division holds a competition of technical presentations to give Young Members the chance to win £1000! Five regional heats have been held across the country showcasing a very high standard of engineering talent. These five winners will now compete for the prize!
Date: 29 May 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
The regulator continues to find sites where integrity management falls short of expectations. Data has now been compiled showing the extent of the issue and the key areas for improvement.
Keynote Address – Peter Baker, Head of Chemical Industries Division, Health & Safety Executive
Companies attending include; ABB, Alstom Power Service, Air Products, Avanti Gas, BP, Centrica, Conoco Phillips, Costain, Doosan, ERA Technology, Evonik Goldschmidt UK, ExxonMobil Chemicals, Fujifilm, GSK, HSE, HSL, MOD, National Grid, Rolls Royce, SABIC, SSE, Sellafield, Shell, Total, TWI and many others
Date: 29 May 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
This one-day seminar provides a comprehensive guide to the latest developments in software reliability.
Date: 30 May 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
This event will provide attendees with expert technical knowledge, with advice from regulators on what they require and with shared practical experiences from companies which excel in optimising the balance between performance, safety and cost.
Date: 07 June 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
The promotion of renewable sources of energy by the government to meet EU climate change objectives has a series of adverse consequences that are considered to be technically and economically unsustainable. The lecture will outline the practical issues to be resolved and is given by Derek Birkett, a retired chartered Grid Control Engineer, who has extensive experience of installation, commisioning and operation within electrical supply.
Refreshments served from 17.30hrs - Lecture starts at 18.00hrs
THIS LECTURE IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS
Date: 07 June 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
Free evening Lecture open to all.
Presented by: Richard Davies, Professor of Energy at Durham University and Director of Durham Energy Institute.
Like GM crops, could public opinion kill shale gas in the UK and beyond? The now polarised debate in the UK has largely ignored 20 years of shale gas data from the USA.
As a preview to the event, Professor Davies has been interviewed for PE magazine about his recent research which indicates that fracking for shale gas should only take place at least 600m down from aquifers used for water supplies.
Date: 11 June 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
**17:30 for 18:00**
Judith Hackitt, Chair of Health and Safety Executive, will draw upon a number of case studies that highlight the importance of engineering solutions that can be built, operated and then modified to accommodate new technologies or decommissioned and disposed of safely and sustainably. Using examples such as the Flixborough and Piper Alpha disasters along with HSE's recent work in Emerging Energy Technologies and on the Olympic Park build project, Judith will cover a range of issues and challenges that are faced by engineers and those working in the health and safety system.
Date: 12 June 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
This free evening lecture presented by Professor Paul Younger, Newcastle University, will look at deep geothermal exploration covering industry developments and the delivery of renewable heat networks using Organic Rankine Cycle and other thermoelectric systems.
Refreshments at 17.30 hrs, Lecture will commence at 18.00 hrs.
Date: 13 June 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
A brigh future for British manufacturing is reliant upon the strong relationship between industry, academia and the government.
The High Value Manufacturing Catapult is one of the key elements of this strategy. The Catapult Centres have been formed based on reports by Hauser & Dyson which recommended that the government should create, and focus on, a few well-funded ‘elite centres’ to support UK innovation
Date: 14 June 2012
Event Type: 1 day Other
This free webinar presented by Frank Mills describes the latest thinking in the area of natural ventilation.
Date: 14 June 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
The waste processing and recycling industries are a major growth area around the world. However there are special challenges involved due to the nature of the materials; variable, poorly flowing, low density, tendency to self-heat among others.
Companies attending include; Air Products and Chemicals, Aptech, Clydeport, Foster Wheeler, RWE npower, Saxlund International, Spencer Engineering, Schneck Process, RWE npower among others!
Date: 19 June 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
In the search for reliable and sustainable fuels, is it time to move energy recovery up the waste hierarchy? Energy from waste can provide a very substantial contribution to reaching the Government’s 2020 renewable energy targets. With just over 100 months until these targets come into force, recovered energy should be seen as an important investment in our future – not just an alternative to landfill.
Date: 20 June 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
This seminar is designed to share experience in this important area, and should enable the delegate to learn about the latest developments in site performance testing, acquire an understanding of relevant standards, and the need for instrumentation.
Date: 21 June 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
Do you want to get the cost of offshore renewable energy right?
Attend to gain insight into ways of reducing the capital and operational expenditure associated with offshore wind and marine renewable energy.
Companies attending include; EoN, GL Garrad Hassan, HSBC, Houlder, Kellogg Brown & Root, Royal Haskoning, SMD and more!
Date: 21 June 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
This one-day seminar to examine the latest developments in the cleanroom industry; from energy consumption and ‘greener’ cleanrooms, to the latest filtration standards and regulatory approval guidelines.
Date: 25 June 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
**17:00 for 17:45**
This year's London summer lecture organised by the Railway Division Young Members Committee will bring together speakers from across industry to discuss how on track plant is improving maintenance of infrastructure
Date: 27 June 2012 - 28 June 2012
Event Type: 2 day Conference
Location: Old Trafford
This major decommissioning conference (DECOM12) organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Nuclear Institute, brings together the most comprehensive programme for this sector and will be the main industry-supported event of its kind in the UK in 2012.
For more information, visit www.decom12.com
Date: 30 June 2012 - 01 July 2012
Event Type: 2 day Other
The main aim of the IMechE Railway Challenge is to allow teams of engineering students studying at a UK university or apprentices working in industry to compete against each other to design and manufacture a miniature (10¼” gauge) railway locomotive in accordance with a set of rules. The annual competition will conclude with a final held at a suitable location at which the teams will compete against each other to evaluate their locomotive designs.
Date: 02 July 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
SPEAKERS:
Col Richard Maybery late RLC - Commandant Defence EOD Munitions and Search School
Col Charlie Thackway late RE - DE&S CIED Office Team Leader
Gp Capt Paul Ridge OBE BSc RAF - DE&S Manoeuvre Support Delivery Team Leader
This lecture is free and open to all.
Date: 04 July 2012
Event Type: 1 day Other
Location: Samlesbury
Existing mentors are recommended to attend one of these regional seminars to develop their awareness of the Scheme, reinforce their understanding of the role and update their mentoring skills.
Date: 05 July 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Venue - the Defence Academy for the United Kingdom, Shrivenham
Vehicle and system technology for the defence industry must provide both mobility and survivability. Users demand an ever-increasing standard of military platform in order to meet the challenges of today's operations and future conflicts. This one-day seminar will explore the challenges facing engineers seeking to meet procurers’ requirements for future military platforms, and examine some of the latest solutions to these challenges. With key presentations by MoD, military platform manufacturers and military technology companies, this event will provide a comprehensive guide to engineering cutting-edge military vehicles.
Date: 05 July 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: Pride Park
**17:30 for 18:00**
The 2012 Derby summer lecture organised by the Railway Division Young Members Committee will be presented by speakers from Sims Metal Management and Bombardier Transportation.
Date: 11 July 2012 - 15 July 2012
Event Type: 5 day Other
Location: Silverstone
Please note that if your team exceeds the maximum number of Team Members or Faculty Advisors allowed with your Formula Student registration, you will need to pay £26.25+VAT = (£31.50 including VAT) per person. Multiple additional Team Members or Faculty Advisors can be added at step 4 of the online payment system.
Date: 13 July 2012 - 15 July 2012
Event Type: 3 day Other
Location: Silverstone
Formula Student challenges university students from around the world to design and build a single-seat racing car - and put it to the test at Silverstone.
Advance 3-day tickets are available for purchase via this website.
Date: 06 September 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
With presentations by key subsea engineering companies and industry figures, this event will provide an update on the best practice in subsea engineering design for integrity and operation
Date: 11 September 2012 - 13 September 2012
Event Type: 3 day Conference
Location: London
Since VIRM was first held in 1976, it has defined and redefined the state of the art in the many aspects of vibration encountered in all forms of rotating machinery.
Date: 12 September 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
Exploring key themes of rail maintenance: cost, human factors, technology and safety and reliability.
Date: 12 September 2012
Event Type: 1 day Other
Location: Horley, Surrey
Date: 17 September 2012 - 19 September 2012
Event Type: 3 day Other
The 13th mechatronics forum international conference
Date: 18 September 2012
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: London
A one-day course designed to enable individuals with a general engineering or commercial background to gain an understanding of the principles associated with the pumping of liquids.
Date: 19 September 2012
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: London
Pump Selection builds upon the fundamentals introduced in Part 1 and illustrates a procedure for evaluating enquiry data, making appropriate pump selections and on through to tendering.
Date: 24 September 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
Free Evening Lecture, 17.15 for 18.00
Presented by Ms Bridget Eickhoff
Details TBC
Date: 26 September 2012 - 28 September 2012
Event Type: 3 day Seminar
Discuss the difficulties in dealing with actual and projected growth within the rail industry. Through a series of workshops, case studies and informative lectures, experts will demonstrate how the industry has been and will be addressing this issue. Delegates will get the opportunity to improve their team-working and presentation skills through interactive workshops.
Date: 26 September 2012
Event Type: 1 day Other
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Annual Dinner for this year will be hosted by the President Elect, Professor Isobel Pollock CEng FIMechE at the Dorchester Hotel.
Keynote Speaker: Sir John Parker FREng, President, Royal Academy of Engineering
After-Dinner Speaker: Barry Cryer
The evening will also include the presentation of the IMechE Vision Awards to the three chosen visionaries. Information on the Vision Awards held in 2011 can be viewed at www.imeche.org/visionawards.
Date: 27 September 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
Oil prices continue to increase dramatically prompting the question: what’s the alternative? Revealing methods to improve your business's process thermal efficiency to over 80% using trigeneration speakers will profile a variety of methods to reduce your fuel expenditure.
Date: 02 October 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
Delegates will understand the potential for 3D modelling of human-system interactions that will benefit the engineering design process for the whole product lifecycle. Speakers will equip engineers with examples of application of 3D modelling to improve safety, reliability, operability and maintainability and reduce costs in engineering design and safety assessment.
Date: 03 October 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
Paul Thomas, Chair of the Rail Safety and Standards Board will chair this seminar which will demonstrate ways to develop a ‘safety’ culture within your organisation to manage major accident risk more effectively. Presentations from regulators and industry will challenge and broaden your perspective to enable you to enhance process safety performance in your organisation.
The keynote presentation will be provided by the HSE.
Date: 04 October 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
This seminar will provide an up-to-date, practically-focused understanding of risks and mitigation strategies being identified and developed within present marine energy activity and projects.
Delegates will gain a greater understanding of risk issues for engineers, investors, insurers and decision makers, to facilitate progress and confidence within the industry moving forward.
Date: 08 October 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
Free Evening Lecture, 17.15 for 18.00
Details TBC
Date: 10 October 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: Aberdeen
Offshore integrity and safety is a key issue. This seminar is roughly timed to coincide with new European regulations.
Get an update on how managing Ageing Offshore Assets has progressed since the introduction of KP4 and how the challenges presented are being met. Review how legislation and regulation is changing in other regions. Hear directly from the HSE on their conclusions and priorities.
Date: 10 October 2012
Event Type: 1 day Other
Location: Derby
Existing mentors are recommended to attend one of these regional seminars to develop their awareness of the Scheme, reinforce their understanding of the role and update their mentoring skills.
Date: 10 October 2012
Event Type: 1 day Other
Location: Aberdeen
Existing mentors are recommended to attend one of these regional seminars to develop their awareness of the Scheme, reinforce their understanding of the role and update their mentoring skills.
Date: 16 October 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
Seminar will investigate why air capture may be an important weapon in our battle to mitigate CO2 emissions, the products in which CO2 can be used, competing technologies and processes, issues on safety, cost and funding.
Date: 17 October 2012 - 18 October 2012
Event Type: 2 day Seminar
Location: London
The IMechE 6th International conference will prepare companies for the imminent introduction of commercial-scale CCS technologies to meet the fast approaching energy crunch caused by retiring plant, extended decision periods, slow deployment of replacement plant and the intermittency of renewable energy.
Date: 23 October 2012 - 24 October 2012
Event Type: 2 day Seminar
The user group will enable those involved in the management, operation and maintenance of gas turbines to discuss common problems and issues, exchange ideas, identify potential solutions and learn about new developments.
Presentations are sought to cover all mechanical aspects of new and existing land based gas turbine operation and maintenance, ranging from 1MW to over 300MW. Call for presentations deadline: Extended to 18 April 2012
Date: 24 October 2012
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: London
This one-day course is designed to enable individuals with a general engineering or commercial background to gain an understanding of the principles associated with gas compressors and fans.
Date: 24 October 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: Belfast
Learn how basic tribological knowledge can help you solve problems that lead to machine downtime, poor product design and incorrect material selection, among other issues, all of which can be very costly.
Date: 25 October 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
Falls of older people cost the NHS in the region of £5M per day. The purpose of this seminar is to increase understanding of the risk factors leading to falls of older people. We will identify design issues which may influence incidence of falls, learn about state of the art falls detectors and alarms and identify issues needing further research.
For further information regarding this event contact Alison Roddam on +44 (0)20 7973 1245 email health@imeche.org
Date: 25 October 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
Free evening Lecture open to all.
Presented by: Professor John Miles FREng. Arup/Royal Academy of Engineering Professor of Transitional Energy Strategies, University of Cambridge
This Lecture will take a broad look at future energy supply scenarios, and explore the pro’s and con’s of different possibilities. Whilst the subject will be treated primarily from a UK viewpoint, the global situation will be sketched at the outset in order to provide a perspective for the arguments which are subsequently presented.
Date: 29 October 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
Free Evening Lecture, 17.15 to 18.00
Details TBC
Date: 01 November 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
This is a follow-on of two previous events which were successfully held on the same subject (in 2010 and 2008). It will cover measurement and calculation of residual stresses and their influence on structural integrity. An early registration discount is available until 20 September 2012.
Date: 06 November 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
This event will bring together mechanical engineers from the defence industry to discuss what is being done, and what more can be done, to further enhance the survival rates of soldiers through mechanical engineering on existing and new vehicles. As well as expert presenters from the industry, a roundtable discussion forum and a networking lunch provide ample opportunity for contacts to be made and further discussion with your defence-industry colleagues.
Date: 07 November 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
Over a fifth of construction professionals remain unfamiliar with Building Information Modelling (BIM). Ensure you are not one of them, by attending this one-day seminar exploring the impact of BIM on your role. Book your place before 7 July 2012 to qualify for the reduced early booking rate.
Date: 07 November 2012
Event Type: 1 day Other
Location: London
As a mechanical engineering graduate, the world is your oyster, and you need to be able to make an informed choice. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is holding an informal session for students and recent graduates, allowing you to speak with longer-serving engineers and companies that can recruit and advise as you take the first step in your career.
Date: 08 November 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: Rotherham
Meet the experts who have had first-hand experience of integrating new electrical and electronic systems and technologies.
Early booking discounts available until Thursday 4 October 2012.
Date: 08 November 2012 - 09 November 2012
Event Type: 2 day Other
Looking at the impact engineering has on the transport hubs of London and Paris, delegates will gain insight into how railway system challenges are tackled on both sides of the Channel.
Date: 13 November 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
Maintain awareness of current compliance requirements within your industry. This seminar will provide guidance to help ensure plants, businesses and individuals are operating within the law.
Date: 14 November 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
Delegates will hear the principles behind reliability, and its importance. Case studies will show examples of organisations successfully managing reliability and how monitoring their achievement can lead to improved products or services. Experts will offer methods and processes to help identify problems and provide solutions to overcome them.
Date: 14 November 2012 - 15 November 2012
Event Type: 2 day Conference
Location: Warwickshire
Sustainable Vehicle Technologies is a technical conference organised by the Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to provide a forum for refereed technical papers on the subject of low carbon vehicle technology.
Date: 15 November 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
Safety and security continue to be high profile subjects in the public domain and remain as a challenge to managers, industrialists and governments alike.
Date: 21 November 2012
Event Type: 1 day Other
Location: Wakefield
Existing mentors are recommended to attend one of these regional seminars to develop their awareness of the Scheme, reinforce their understanding of the role and update their mentoring skills.
Date: 21 November 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: Aberdeen
Understand how and why weight increases through the design of an offshore structure and the key benefits of incorporating robust weight control procedures into the design process.
Presentations from key industry leaders will help attendees increase their understanding of the different aspects of weight control, including managing conflicting demands from operator, designer and installer.
Date: 21 November 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
This event will enable delegates to understand how an incident would be seen from all sides, and the events that would follow an incident and lead to a Trial, and how the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations interact with other health & safety law.
For further information, please contact psg@imeche.org
Date: 21 November 2012 - 22 November 2012
Event Type: 2 day Seminar
Location: Nottingham
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Fossil Power Committee is pleased to announce that it is organising a two-day Conventional Boiler User Group seminar on 21-22 November 2012. Call for Paper deadline is: 18 May 2012.
Date: 22 November 2012
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: Southampton
When at sea with tribology, there are only a few lubricated systems that are considered a priority – propulsion, power generation, steering, cargo handling and deck machinery. These will be the areas concentrated on, with the broad aim of raising awareness of tribology and its role in the marine environment. Get a discount for registering by Wednesday 10 October 2012
Date: 26 November 2012
Event Type: Lecture
Location: London
Free Evening Lecture, 17.15 for 18.00
Details TBC
Date: 05 February 2013
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London
**Call for papers - deadline for abstracts 25 May 2012**
Mechanical engineering is about managing risk, the application of appropriate techniques, methods, processes and standards to design, build, operate and maintain systems to the benefit of society. Speakers will present on the guidance available on process and systems to help engineers manage risks both in safety and reliability.
Date: 12 March 2013
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
The third annual event in this series will cover the status and technical and commercial development of electricity storage.
Date: 18 March 2013 - 20 March 2013
Event Type: 3 day Conference
Location: Westminster
More details to follow on this joint conference organised by the Nuclear Institute, Nuclear Industry Association and Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Date: 15 May 2013 - 16 May 2013
Event Type: 2 day Conference
VTMS is a dedicated International Conference for Vehicle Thermal Management Systems, organised jointly by the Automobile Division and the Combustion Engines & Fuels Group of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
CALL FOR PAPERS: DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS 15 JUNE 2012.
