BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - DIY Engineering and its response to the COVID- 19 pandemic\n\nEvent Type: Talk or debate\n\nIndustry Sector: Lean & agile manufacturing\n\nSpeak Details: Stephen McEvoy is a Systems Engineer at S ellafield Ltd. who\, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic\, adopted a new hobby and began to put it to use in the production of safety visors for f rontline workers.\n\nDescription : With many engineers running small works hops at home\, the prospect of DIY engineering is familiar to many within the profession. This hobby rarely gets thrust into the spotlight but with the COVID-19 pandemic\, many of those trapped at home began producing esse ntial parts to aid in the local\, national\, and global efforts. \;Ste phen McEvoy\, founder of Furness 3D Printing\, discusses how he adopted a new hobby and started a new business in response to COVID-19. He'll be dis cussing the benefits of additive manufacturing\, the technical aspects of manufacturing safety visors\, the ethics of producing safety equipment wit h minimal testing\, and future opportunities for engineers to help in a na tional crisis.\n\nJoin the event at the following link:\n\nhttps://imeche- events.webex.com/imeche-events/onstage/g.php?MTID=e3610948874b69d86993a9ba 0c15dceca\n\n\n\nContact Details: Cameron Wood DTEND:20210111T190000 DTSTAMP:20260611T033403Z DTSTART:20210111T183000 LOCATION:WebEx\, WebEx\, United Kingdom SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:DIY Engineering and its response to the COVID-19 pandemic UID:b8abb4bd-c535-4338-90db-96101546859f END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR