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  • SESAME Committee Members 2019-20

    Chairman                                   Angus Annan,  FRSA CEng MIET                    Vice-Chairman                          Nigel Shepherd, MA MSc CEng MIET Past Chairman                          David Dick, OBE PhD MLitt BA (Hons) CEng FIET Honorary Secretary                  Ian Smith, BSc (Hons) CEng MIET MIBSE  ( ian.smith@ietvolunteer.org) Honorary Treasurer                 S James Gaw, BSc, MSc, CEng, MIET                       Newsletter Editor                     Ian B Currier, MBE TD BSc CEng FIET Community Administrator      S James Gaw ,  BSc, MSc, CEng, MIET  (samuel.gaw@ietvolunteer.org) Committee Members                                     Walter Thomson,  MBE BSc MIET                                     Eur lng John F Russell, BSc (Mech Eng) MEng (Civ Eng) MSc (Elec Eng

    Samuel Gaw (Jim)
    Samuel Gaw (Jim)

  • New Code of Practice for Building Automation and Control Systems

    Grow your knowledge and skills with this Code of Practice for Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS)The Code of Practice for Connected Systems Integration in Buildings aims to promote good practice in the specification, design and integration of connected systems in buildings, as well as providing a reference to practitioners on design, integration practice and technological considerations working to meet key functionality and customer requirements. IET Members can save 35% off the full price. Pre-order online

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • IET On Campus Advisors & Young Professionals Meet And Greet

    On 20 July, 2019 - The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Young Professionals Section (YPS) for Malaysia had organized their very first IET On Campus Advisors & Young Professionals Meet and Greet session 2019 at Delectables By SU, Seputeh. Being the first-of-its-kind event organized, the IET On Campus Advisors & Young Professionals Meet and Greet session was a great success! It was a night for the engineering community of the IET to personally thank, recognize and celebrate the University Advisors for their unfailing effort, support and commitment the University Advisors to guide the students to pursue a meaningful career into engineering and other fields of STEM. With the informal dinner setting, the University Advisors and IET Malaysia committee present were able bond very well…

    LING TING RANG (PETER)
    LING TING RANG (PETER)

  • [Swinburne IET OC]: 190508 Site Visit to Sejingkat Coal Power Plant, Sarawak

    Swinburne Sarawak IET On Campus organised an industrial visit to coal power plant, located at Sejingkat Power Corporation Sdn Bhd. The visit was a collaboration event with Dr. Jubaer Ahmad and his students of the unit Electrical Power System. Total of 15 participants have attended the visit. The participants were accompanied by Dr. Hadi Nabipour Afrouzi, lecturer of Swinburne University of Technology. The visit aimed to expose students to the whole power generation process with coal-processing.

    LING TING RANG (PETER)
    LING TING RANG (PETER)

  • [UoSM IET OC]: 190427 IETxNEM Blockchain The Future Hackathon

    The main purpose of this event is to allow students to learn about blockchain technology and experience a hackathon. Participants were introduced to blockchain technology by Mr Andy Roy Sian from NEM Malaysia and rapid prototyping by Mr Ivan Ling Ting Yang, Advisor of UoSM IET On Campus. Participants build a prototype to solve a problem using NEM’s platform and presented to a panel of judges including Mr Andy Roy Sian, Mr Ivan Ling Ting Yang and Dr. Khor Jing Huey, which is a lecturer in University of Southampton Malaysia. 2 Teams from UoSM won the first and second place and a team from UTM won the third place. A simple speech by our CEO Prof. Rebecca Taylor to end the event.

    LING TING RANG (PETER)
    LING TING RANG (PETER)

  • [USM IET OC]: 191020 Faraday Challenge 2018: Coding the future

    IET-USM OC has carried out the Faraday Challenge on the 20th of October 2018. Our theme for this year was – Coding the Future. The purpose of this event is to instil interest of STEM related fields among high school students in addition to their daily learning in schools. The event was endorsed by the Education Department of Penang State and had managed to attract 52 students, separated into 9 groups, from all over Penang.  The event was kicked off with welcoming remarks by Mr. Cheng Wei Han, President of IET-USM OC. In our version of Faraday Challenge, each team was given a BBC micro:bit to code for any real-time applications. In addition, we also provided every team with an equal number of virtual coins (Faraday Points) which could be used to exchange additional equipment or devices to develop…

    LING TING RANG (PETER)
    LING TING RANG (PETER)

  • [UTAR IET OC]: 190311 STEM Workshop - SMK Seri Kembangan

    UTAR IET On-Campus has organized STEM workshop at SMK Seri Kembangan for secondary students.  Students were briefed about the 3D Design Software and 3D Printing technology by our team. On the 3D design, we introduced solidworks software to students.  After introduction, we allow students to play around with solidworks with some basic function to design things such as tower, bottle and robot. Students took the opportunity to design their own product by using solidworks. As part of our workshop, we also covered on 3D printing and the processes.

    LING TING RANG (PETER)
    LING TING RANG (PETER)

  • [Uniten IET OC]: 190724 MRT Site Visit on SSP Line

    On 24th of July 2019, IET Uniten on Campus had organized a technical site visit to MRT Bandar Malaysia North Station, one of the stations under MRT line 2 which is still in construction progress.  On the event day itself, 30 participants showed up and 4 committee’s members oversaw this event with our club advisor, Ms. Lee Hui Jing accompanied. We departed from Uniten around 9.15a.m. and reached there by 10.00a.m. Then, our main speaker of the day, Ir. Mr. Ridzuan Abdul Wahab from the MRT corp shared about this MRT line 2 project with us.

    LING TING RANG (PETER)
    LING TING RANG (PETER)

  • Knostrop Sludge Treatment Facility Tour - 10th September 2019

    The new sludge treatment facility at Yorkshire Waters Knostrop site in Leeds provides sustainable and efficient processing of up to 48,000 tonnes per year of dry sludge, which is a product of the waste water treatment process. This £72M scheme was promoted to allow the existing sludge incinerator built in 1993 to be decommissioned and to provide a sludge product suitable for use in agriculture whilst generating renewable electricity using biogas which is a product of the new digestion process. Previously most of the waste was incinerated or sent to landfill. Paul Brown (Arup technical consultant) and Daniel Stevenson (Black and Veatch design and construction) gave a short presentation and then a tour of the new sludge treatment facility. The facility receives sludge waste from the Knostrop…

    Oliver Clarke
    Oliver Clarke

  • Present Around The World - University Of Bradford - 14th May 2019

    The IET Present Around The World (PATW) Competition - focus on Automotive Analytics Research We are pleased to announce the participants and winners of the IET PATW West Yorkshire Local Network Competition that was held in May this year. This event is sponsored by the IET PATW and the University of Bradford's Faculty of Engineering and Informatics. Bill Plews from the IET West Yorkshire local network chaired the event. The participants and their presentations are:  Natacha Micic: Visualisation of Engineering Data: A Framework for Converting Heterogeneous Multiple Multivariate Data into Visual Objects  Aleksandr Doikin: Hybrid Approach for Life Prediction Modelling in Automotive Systems  Morteza Soleimani: Integration of Data-driven and Knowledge-based Models for Dynamic Reliability Analysis…

    Oliver Clarke
    Oliver Clarke

  • Interested In The History Of Electric Clocks? There's A Group For That...

    Interested in the history of electric timekeeping? The Electrical Horology Group could be the place for you: part of the Antiquarian Horological Society, the group hosts resources on the history of electric clocks and organises events.  The next meeting of the group, on 16 November, will include a visit to the Shellmex clock by Gillett & Johnston at 80 Strand, London. The Archives also holds collections on the history of electric clocks - the above image is taken from an advertising pamphlet for the Synchronome Company, founded by Frank Hope-Jones. The IET has an original Synchronome master clock, and the clock face in the Kelvin Lecture Theatre is a Synchronome, although it is no longer connected to the original system,

    Anne Locker
    Anne Locker

  • Interested in the history of electric clocks? There's a group for that...

    For those interested in the rich history of electrical time-keeping, why not join the Electrical Horology Group , part of the Antiquarian Horological Society? Their next meeting is on 16 November, and includes a visit to the  Shellmex clock by Gillett & Johnston at 80 Strand, London. For more information, including timelines on this history of electrical horology, visit the Electrical Horology Grou p website. We also hold a collection of pamphlets in the IET Archives on the history of electric clocks, heavily featuring the Sychronome Company. The clock in the IET's Kelvin Lecture Theatre is a Synchronome clock, and the original master clock is held in the Archives.

    Anne Locker
    Anne Locker

  • IET Young Professionals Coventry And Warwickshire Welcome Event 2019

    On Wednesday 9th October 2019, the IET Young Professionals for Coventry and Warwickshire hosted their annual Welcome Event at Coventry University’s Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing.The Welcome Event has been set up to introduce students to the IET, as well as providing the opportunity for them to get to know each other and network in a hands-on environment. The event itself was formed of three parts: An icebreaker where attendees got to know each other. Each attendee put one shoe in the middle of the room, take a random shoe from the pile, find its owner and then play a game of “Who am I?” The Main Activities, of which there were two. The first was students had to work together to create the most effective contraptions to protect an egg from breaking when dropped from a height…

    Vanessa Jane Stanley
    Vanessa Jane Stanley

  • Don’t Miss Out: Advances In Process Automation And Control

    With less than three weeks to go until IChemE's Advances in Process Automation and Control conference (18-20 November, Manchester) it's time to book your place.Staying up to date with innovation is a challenge but this is your opportunity hear about the latest thinking on IoT technologies, big data analytics, digital twins and cyber security in the process manufacturing sector from practitioners, regulators and researchers representing organisations as diverse as Honeywell, Emerson, Siemens, the HSE and Imperial College and many others.  IET members are eligible for the IChemE member rate when booking. Find out more and book your place online

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Latest SESAME newsletter (October 2019) now available

    The October 2019 edition of the SESAME newsletter is now available in the Files section of the SESAME community pages. (SESAME = South East Scotland Afternoon Meetings and Events group). This edition has information on future and recent events and details a number of changes to SESAME committee positions. A link to the file is given below. https://communities.theiet.org/communities/files/292/17758 Jim Gaw SESAME Committee member

    Samuel Gaw (Jim)
    Samuel Gaw (Jim)

  • Latest SESAME newsletter (October 2019) now available

    The October 2019 edition of the SESAME newsletter is now available in the Files section of the SESAME community pages. This edition has information on future and recent events and details of a number of changes to SESAME committee positions. A link to the file is given below. https://communities.theiet.org/communities/files/292/17758 Jim Gaw SESAME Committee member

    Samuel Gaw (Jim)
    Samuel Gaw (Jim)

  • The IET Library - Frequently Asked Questions

    On the second floor of Savoy Place and nestled in south east corner of the Faraday Centre you’ll find the IET Knowledge Centre. Managed by professional library staff, it provides a quiet area for study and a gateway to the IET Library’s print and digital collections If you’re looking to visit or use the IET Library, here’s a few frequently asked questions the Library team often answer… Where can I find the IET Library? The IET Library is based in the Knowledge Centre on the second floor of the IET’s building at Savoy Place, London, UK. When is the Library open? The Knowledge Centre is open from 9:00 am and 5:30pm Monday to Friday. Who can visit the Library? The Library collections are open to members of the IET and the general public Can I borrow books from the Library? All members of the IET…

    IET Library
    IET Library

  • Winner 2019 PATW Queensland Round

    Thank you to Mark Blundell for the event organisation and to Engineers Australia for the venue and logistics support. The results of the Queensland 2019 Present Around the World Competition, held 16th October are as follows:  Winner                        QUT                                     Steven Bickley                                     Gesture Recognition for Human-Machine Interaction Runner Up                  CQU                                     Ethan Puddicombe                                     Advanced Capacitive Sensor for Material Discrimination and Anomaly Location Participant                  UQ                                     Adam Rankin                                     Extended Reality Tool for Training of Hydraulic Rigs Participant                  Griffith

    Craig Johnston
    Craig Johnston

  • The Lunchtime Project: Making An Artificial Daylight Light-box - Part One

    "I saw this thing on Pinterest/YouTube/Facebook..." (delete as appropriate) roughly translates to my partner as "I've seen a wacky project and I want to give it a go...." He sidles off to hide his expensive professional tools, while I go in search of my screwdriver... So.... I saw this thing on YouTube the other day about making an artificial daylight light-box from an old broken TV screen, and after having a bit of a chat about it on our Forum, I decided that I definitely wanted to give it a go! Those of you who may also live in a Victorian built property will know that they are notoriously dark inside due to them being not very wide across but very long in depth, meaning that the centre section of the house doesn't see that much daylight especially in the winter months when natural daylight…

  • 2019 Vision And Imaging Technology Award: Call For Demos - Deadline Extended, Now 31 October

    The IET’s Vision and Imaging Technical Network is giving an award to the best technology demo in the field of Vision and Imaging There are two categories: Student Technology and General Technology . Winners in each category will receive a prize of £500. Winners will also be invited to present their work via a webinar disseminated through the IET’s Vision & Imaging Technical Network. Applicants with the most impressive technologies will be invited to take part in a final dedicated demonstration session during the ICDP2019 conference in London (16-18 December, University of Westminster), where each demo will be judged by a panel of experts and participants of the ICDP conference. Submissions To showcase your innovation, please submit a A3 mini poster of your work (in PDF format), containing a…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Patryk Wilk Received The 2019 IET Buckinghamshire Local Network Student Prize

    Patryk Wilk, a graduate of Buckinghamshire New University, has been awarded the 2019 IET Buckinghamshire Local Network Student PrizePatryk received his prize of £250 immediately after the 3rd September ceremony where he received his degree.  Andrew Dodd of the IET Buckinghamshire Local Network Committee handed over the cheque and a certificate summarising the reason for giving the prize to Patryk.  Patryk received the prize on the recommendations from his tutors, including Senior Lecturer Rafid Al-Khannak.  Patryk had an excellent and consistently high standard of work throughout his studies and academic performance on his course “BSc (Hons) Computing and Web Development”, including his outstanding Project.  He applied sound project management and technical skills to devise and deliver an effective…

    Andrew Dodd
    Andrew Dodd

  • Old Brand Name Giveaway Competition Result

    We won! The box was received just before our AGM. To share the joy, MIET present at the AGM were excited to receive the IET pin. A great evening for everyone who attended the AGM!

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Enwave Site Visit

    Amazing experience to see the layers of Heat Exchange section and visited the operations at different levels under the ground level!It requires about 12 people to operate a plant that supply in excess of 626 MWth (1.8 million lbs/hr) of steam! A possibility to make it a business case to extend the application to housing energy supply without compromising our care for the environment. Straight regulation enforced to ensure the quality of our drinking water in Toronto.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Proposal For A Guide To Earthing And Bonding Of 25kV Electrified Railways

    The IET Standards team are looking at a proposal for a Guide to Earthing and Bonding of 25kV Electrified Railways and are looking for comments.   The Scope of 25kV Railway Earthing and Bonding Requirements This guide aims to assist train operators, railway designers and installation contractors in adopting a harmonised approach towards E&B design philosophy for 25kV railway infrastructure. This will be in line with implementing a common earth system formed by bonding lineside assets and structures to the traction return system, effectively forming a low impedance meshed earth network. The guide will therefore undertake to explain the principles of a common earth system (traction and non-traction) which is able to provide a robust and low impedance path to earth. Electrical safety is required…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

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