Have Video Games Inspired Engineering? Can Games Inspire the Future?
Video games are an increasingly mainstream pastime; the old stereotypes of gamers are becoming a thing of the past, as a generation who grew up with the likes of Mario and Sonic are now adults and parents. However, many are now starting to see that video games may offer more than an evening’s entertainment –… Continue Reading …
Multi-Million-Pound Engineering Centre
Here at Airedale Springs, as spring design specialists, we love to keep a sharp eye on the engineering industry and the amazing advancements and expansions taking place. Recently the industry has undergone a massive expansion, creating many employment opportunities for young people. As specialists in our industry, we know how important it is to develop… Continue Reading …
Airedale Springs Employees take part in this year’s Movember…
For 30 days throughout November Airedale Springs Employees; David Rooke, Richard Thomas, James Gibson and Declan Wilson ditched their daily shaves to support the Movember Foundation – raising an impressive £250 for the cause. The Movember Foundation is a global charity committed to men living happier, healthier, longer lives and since 2003 has raised £402… Continue Reading …
Engineer Profile: Naomi Climer, Institution of Engineering and Technology President
On the 1st of October this year, Naomi Climer was shot into the spotlight when she became the first female president of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), and she came with a plan to show that ideas of engineering as a male profession are more myth than reality.
The Evolution of the LED Lamp
Airedale Springs work closely with a wide and diverse range of customers providing them with spring and wire form design solutions for an equally wide range of products, particularly tension springs and wire forms. One industry we take great pride in working with is the LED lighting industry. In the past we’ve created ingenious torsion spring designs… Continue Reading …
Unlocking the Potential of Origami Bridges
Most of us are familiar with origami, the paper folding craft which originated in Japan and brings hours of either frustration or serenity, all depending on your ability to fold a crease at exactly the right point. What you may not have considered, however, is the possibility of applying the same principles of folding which… Continue Reading …
Inventions You Would Like to Exist (But Don’t)
It seems there’s barely any room left to move forward for aspiring inventors. The age of rapid innovation, with each life-changing advance swiftly followed by another, seems to be all in the past. But is it? We may have stretched our resources to the very limits but there’s always room for improvement and there are… Continue Reading …
Young Engineer’s Curiosity
You may recall an incident back in September this year, of a 14 year old schoolboy named Ahmed Mohamed being arrested after he brought a homemade digital clock to school. Teachers mistook his homemade device for a bomb and had him arrested before the day had ended.
A Spotlight on the Royal Academy of Engineers’ Launchpad Competition
At only 23 years old, the achievements of James Robert, this year’s winner of the Royal Academy of Engineers’ Launchpad Competition, are more than just a little bit impressive. He is just one of a group of 16-25 year olds who presented their designs and inventions in front of the academy for the competition, demonstrating… Continue Reading …
A Reception at 11 Downing Street
Airedale Springs chairman Tim Parkinson (left) with Keighley MP Kris Hopkins (Centre left) and Marrose Abrasives Managing Director Tony Day (right) at the Northern Powerhouse reception at No. 11 Downing Street. BUSINESS LEADERS from the Keighley district attended a top-level Government reception focused on the creation of a Northern Powerhouse earlier in the month. Tony Day… Continue Reading …