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News Release from: RK International Machine Tools
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 September 2005
Student wins best machine tool use award
Undergraduate Sarah Jones has won the award for "Best Engineering Design Project Encompassing the Use of Machine Tools' at the UK's largest engineering faculty at Loughborough University.
Undergraduate Sarah Jones has won the award for "Best Engineering Design Project Encompassing the Use of Machine Tools' at the UK's largest engineering faculty at Loughborough University, sponsored by machine tool supplier RK International of Erith in Kent Sarah, in her third year of study for product design and manufacturing, a credited I Mech E and IEE degree programme, designed and built a multi-purpose welding manipulator at the Wolfson School of Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering's laboratory workshop using machine tools supplied by the award sponsor as part of a GBP 200,000 turnkey project
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 3 Jun 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The project covered the installation and commissioning of some 19 machine tools over an intensive four-day period in August 2004.
Presenting the award of an engraved crystal vase and a cheque for GBP 500 to Sarah at the Wolfson laboratory, John Schwarz, managing director of RK International acknowledged her ability to design, make and assemble such a complex device that had high levels of practicality and was built to a high standard.
He said: "Sarah is proof that engineering is a subject full of interest and the widespread use of computer technology across all areas of manufacture makes it a fascinating and rewarding career for young people.".
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