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Reports that steelmaker Corus PLC has developed a way of shaping steel that is expected to become popular with the automobile industry. Development of a laser-welded tubular blank machine; Creation of opportunities for lighter structural components for cars; Overview of the steel-shaping process pioneered by the company.

Examines the benefits of outsourcing of manufacturing operations. Impact of developments in information technology and telecommunications; Joint ventures; Implications for manufacturers.

Reports on the appointment of Sayeed Khan as the first chief officer of the Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF) in Great Britain. Details about the appointment; Career history; Responsibilities; Activities and project of EEF for occupational health and safety. INSET: Remove a blight from working life.

Features the International Thermonuclear Experimental Device (Iter) project, involving the development of a nuclear fusion power station. Site options for the power plant; Suggestions for speeding up the project by combining the final two stages of the project; Countries interested in joining Iter. INSET: How to draw down the sun.

Reports on the Turner Prize engineering exhibition at the Tate Britain Gallery in London, England. Engineering crafts demonstrated.

Discloses the findings of a survey by the Engineering Employers' Federation on the impact of the Great Britain government's climate change levy on the manufacturing industry. Amount of the services sector gains from the levy; Hike in energy costs.

Reports on Tomra's development of reverse vending machines for waste recycling. Number of offices in European nations; Incentive system offered to shoppers. INSET: UK fails to reach recycling targets.

Discusses Qinetiq's development of what it claims to be the first integrated waste management system for ships. Capability of transforming ten waste streams into three; Ways in which the system should improve health and safety on board; Reduction of time spent in harbor offloading waste; Increase in the operational availability of vessels. INSET: Cocktail party gathers ashore.

Describes the performance benefits of marine propeller. Improvement in acceleration and matching the top speed of open propellers; Angle of the blades in relation to the rings and hub; Reduction in the time spent in unclogging the mooring line. INSET: Planning for mass production.

Explores the need for reforms in Great Britain's science education. Increase in practical work and experimentation; Lack of flexibility.

Reports that London, England-based XS Tronix offers clients a complete mobile telephone recycling service of collection and processing. Incentive for consumers; Concept of redundant phones.

Reports on the launching of the Stingray prototype of tidal power electric generator by Engineering Business. Details of the redesign process applied by the company to cut the project's costs; Description of the gravity base feature of the generator.

Discusses strategies for extending risk management into the public relations practices of engineering businesses in Great Britain. Analysis of work processes to identify potential problems; Process for clarifying parameters of acceptable levels of risks.

Focuses on the distance learning courses on the web are helping to meet the rising demand for part-time engineering study in Great Britain. Trend for school leavers of getting a job and doing part-time education as a more satisfactory way of gaining qualification; Launch of Manchester University School of Engineering's MS in Maintenance Engineering and Asset Management distance learning course.

Focuses on the Engineering Employers' Federation's report on the skills needs in engineering in Great Britain over the next 20 years starting 2002. Problem with the low number of young people studying and staying in engineering; Need to develop competencies in strategy, leadership rather than management, partnerships and mentoring.

Focuses on the legislation calling for machinery employed in explosive atmospheres to be certified for protection in the European Union countries. Requirements for improving health and safety protection of workers; Need for mechanical equipment manufacturers to guard against nonelectrical sources of ignition; Reaction of firms on the revised standards.

Reports on the attempt of Professional Contractors Group to alter the government's so-called Inland Revenue (IR35) tax legislation in Great Britain. Expectations of how government treats knowledge-based industries and small businesses; Changes in tax rules intended to apply to small personal service companies; Need to establish case law for small business in high-technology sectors.

Investigates the prospects for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used by drivers in Great Britain. Increase number of vehicles powered by LPG; Funds for the LPG Boost Program; Plan of Shell to move in the market. INSET: Winning over the consumers.

Focuses on the government efforts on attracting students to science, engineering and technology (SET) courses in England. Support of the manufacturing industry on the initiative; Formation of ambassadors to encourage schoolchildren to SET; Use of real-life examples on attracting students. INSET: Switch girls on to science and technology, says minister.

Focuses on the implementation of environmental courses on boosting employee awareness. Compliance of companies with environmental legislation; Feedback of employees on training courses; Techniques on developing environment friendly products.

Examines the implication of radio failures to the customer satisfaction. Launching of test system for the growing number of in-car communications entertainment and guidance systems; Repair of the faulty system; Provision of a consistent signal to radio equipment.

Reports the plan of managing director David Williams of Cambrian Engineering company to scale heights for wind turbines in Great Britain. Development of offshore sites for windfarms; Designation of various sites for the project; Government support for the wind industry for domestic market.

Focuses on the improvement of Intelligent Motor Generator diesel hybrid. Reduction of fuel consumption; Role of the engineering consultant Ricardo in supplying the engine control system; Features of the Flywheel Mounted Electrical Device by Valeo.

Focuses on the application of ultra-tough coating for metals in Russia. Manufacture of extrusion tooling and dies; Advantages of tungsten carbide coatings; Impact of Hardide-coated rotating pin on case-hardened steel.

Announces the release of the e3 Variable Motion Engine developed by Joe Ehrlich. Features and benefits of the engine; Design of the engine; Use of an engine management system to control movement of the pivot point.

Assesses the efforts of the Cambridge University to provide a totally green, emission-free coach service in England. Financial assistance by the European Commission; Effects of using hydrogen fuel cells; Launch of the Urban Integrated Solar to Hydrogen Energy Realisation Project.

Reports on plans of a national training organization for engineering and manufacturing in Great Britain to attract young students to engineering. Information on targets set by the organization; Focus areas of the plan; Appraisal of various collaborations by the organization for the purpose. INSET: Fighting for fair funding.

Reports on developments related to the application of computerized tools in neurosurgery as of September 2001. Overview of the development of PathFinder, a robot that can be used for neurosurgery by the company Armstrong Healthcare; Information on trials of the robot; Details of the design and application of the robot; Benefits of the system. INSET: How PathFinder works.

Features the flow measurement equipment invented by Yorkshire Water in England. Compliance with the environmental legislation; Plans of manufacturing and marketing the device; Cost of the product.

Focuses on the decline of vinyl production in the music industry in Great Britain. Sales history of vinyl music; Details on the production of vinyl; Impact on the suspension of Curved Pressings production on vinyl music. INSET: Making a record..

Focuses on the recycling of aluminium through dross process by Jesse Brough Metals Group company in Great Britain. Plans of recycling other chemicals based on the process; Operations of the process; Recognition of the process as an environmentally and technologically innovated process by the Department of Trade and Industry.

Describes the benefits of the Freeframe process, a method of punching and notching steel sections to be folded into frames and panels accurately, of the steel-section rolling company Banro Sections. Range of the products manufactured by the company; Use of computer-controlled cutting machines to create straight sections that have been punched and notched. INSET: Forging ahead in international markets..

Features the Neighbourhood Engineers scheme, a volunteer program which aims to attract more students to take up engineering in Great Britain. Alteration of the preconceptions of schoolchildren; Supervision of the technology projects in schools; Challenges of the volunteers.

Reports on the Celebration of Innovation, a series of events scheduled from June 19 to July 13, 2001 focusing on industrial productivity in Great Britain. Emphasis of the lectures on innovative best practice in business; Theme of the keynote speech of Sir Jackie Stewart; Goal to improve the growth of the manufacturing sector. INSET: What's on the CD-ROM..

Focuses on the Beddington Zero Energy Development housing project in Surrey, England. Combination of all environmental best practice and energy saving equipment in the housing units; Structure of the units; Construction materials used.

Reveals differences of opinion by British consultants on what elements spell a successful engineering project. Opinion of Terry Horton, principal consultant at Artemis Consulting; Group leader of Arup Project Management Nigel Quick; David Carter, business development director of the Management Division of Mott MacDonald. INSET: Clear communication is vital..

Highlights the 60th anniversary commemoration of the maiden flight of Gloster E.28/39 4041, the jet-powered plane of Sir Frank Whittle in Lincolnshire, England. Reunion of the Whittle Reactionaries; History of the creation of the Reactionaries; Members of the Reactionaries team; Holding of lectures to marked the anniversary; Presentation of historic photographs.

Focuses on Faraday Partnership, a research collaboration scheme in Great Britain. Aim to steer joint industry and academic research; Amount allotted to private-public sector partnerships; Benefits of the partnership to small-to-medium sized business enterprises; Lists of eight members of Faraday Partnerships.

Reports the application of surface plasmon resonance to detect cancerous moving cells. Representation of cell movement; Process of detecting virus cells; Partnership plan of Bob Carr to fully exploit the discovery.

Focuses on the development of a gravity-based water pump by British inventor Brian Young. Difference from traditional pumps; Production capacity of the pumps coupled with its affordable installation; Suitability for developing countries.

Focuses on an alternative composting process for compost plants in Great Britain developed by Hadee Engineering. Process of elimination of waste; Techniques to sort wastes before treatment. INSET: The process of elimination..

Reports the launching of the Motorformer, a range of motors using a round cable arrangement as a stator by ABB Inc. Design of the motors; Concept of the cable-wound stator; Performance rating. INSET: Potential for earnings growth.

Focuses on the use of a female mould in constructing a racing yacht by the Assa Abloy Racing Team in Southampton, England. Use of the technique in building cruising boats; Advantages of using a female mould; Construction of two boats by the team for accurate testing and calibration.

Focuses on the contribution of the corporate sector on the reduction of global warming in Great Britain. Claims of the Business in the Environment on the issue; Details of the annual Index of Corporate Environment Engagement; Role of the high technology sector in the reduction of global warming.

Features the coin making firm Royal Mint based in South Wales. Export of ready-for-striking blanks for other countries to press into coins; Production of euro coins; Innovation in the blank production facility of the company to meet demand; Process in making coins. INSET: Heads or tails: technology options.

Focuses on the efforts to develop the oil and gas industry on the Continental Shelf in Great Britain. Development of technology projects by joint government and industry body called Pilot; Shortage of skilled staff; Use of small steel platforms.

Predicts a greater increase in global warming, according to United Nations scientists. Contributions of human activity to the rise in the average global temperature; Likelihood that the 220th century global warming has contributed significantly to the observed sea level rise, through thermal expansion of sea water and widespread loss of land ice.

Focuses on an industrial research in Germany dealing with the greater use of magnesium components in car manufacturing. Factors that made the lightweight metal difficult to join by fusing; Establishment of a way of working with and welding a magnesium alloy; Reduced weight on a production line scale. INSET: Magnesium under the magnifying glass..

Reports on Peterborough, England-based Document Control Services' development of the Sapa digital drawing software for the West Coast Route Modernization (WCRM) project of Railtrack as of November 15, 2000. Features and functions of the software; Background on the WCRM project.

Focuses on Keronite's surface coating technology. Applications of the technology in manufacturing industries; Formula One racing teams' investigation of the technology for possible applications in motor sports. INSETS: DIPPING INTO THE TECHNOLOGY.;KERONITE'S FORMATIVE YEARS..