Event Type: Technical visit

25 August 2019 13:30 to 15:30

This is the 128th Engineering Heritage Award being awarded by the IMechE. Verdant Works and the Engineering Heritage Awards Committee would like to invite the local IMechE membership and the general public to this prestigious celebration at Verdant on Sunday 25 August 2019. The event is free. Refreshments will be served afterwards.

Industry: Manufacturing

Event Type: Technical visit

27 August 2019 17:30 to 19:30

This site visit will provide an overview of pumps and give you the opportunity to see the equipment first hand. The evening will consist of both a technical presentation from rotating equipment experts and a workshop tour. Complementary refreshments will be provided.

Industry: Cross-sector

Event Type: Technical visit

02 September 2019 18:30 to 20:00

The first of two IMechE events this week, George Fleming will take 25 IMechE members and their families on a 'how it happens' tour of Amazon's Dunfermline Facility. Please note the 1830 start time.

Industry: Bulk materials handling

Event Type: Talk or debate

03 September 2019 19:00 to 21:00

A nuclear engineer, Simon Lister joined the Royal Navy in 1978 and his career has been a varied and insightful one; Chief Engineer of 3 submarines, policy, planning, diplomacy, military environmental coperation (nuclear clean up in post Soviet Russia), procurement, education, Chief Naval Engineer Officer. Simon will talk of his career and take questions from the audience.

Industry: Defence

Event Type: Technical lecture

05 September 2019 18:30 to 20:00

The presentation will cover the history of the Waverley, its maintenance and engineering systems. It will also explain how boiler problems prevented Waverley sailing in 2019 and the challenges of providing new boilers so that the ship can sail in 2020.

Industry: Cross-sector