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Professional Category
Winner
Adrian Waine |
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Atlas Copco are a manufacturer of air
systems. They develop innovative sustainable solutions that create value
for their customers in more than 180 countries. Atlas Copco’s expertise
is in compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems,
construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. On
this particular commission, Atlas Copco had installed two compressors at
the site works of Natural Stone Surfaces at Chapel en le Frith. Natural
Stone Surfaces are a leading supplier of bespoke granite, marble, quartz
and semi-precious stone work surfaces throughout the UK, Ireland and
Europe. Their role is to source high quality stone and cut worktops and
surfaces for up market kitchens. Since water is used throughout all
stages of cutting and polishing the stone, electrical tools cannot be
used. Hence power is provided by compressed air. Atlas Copco supply the
air systems for the workshop to function. Two exterior compressors
deliver the necessary air throughout the factory which activates both
hand tools and large scale cutting and handling machinery. This
photograph demonstrates one of the larger cutting machines which uses
diamond tooling and a continuous flow of water to both cool the process
and to flush the stone chips away.
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Professional Category
Runner Up
Steve Morgan |
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Liberty Speciality Steels at Stocksbridge -
Large heated Steel billet being lifted into position onto the rolling
mill. The Speciality Steels division is focused on offering alloy and
stainless steel grades for use in demanding sectors such as Aerospace,
Oil and Gas, Industrial Engineering and Bearings, and in the manufacture
of Bright Bar, Narrow Strip and niche engineering applications for
customers around the world.
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Professional Category
Highly Commended
Ian Pickering
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TS Metals, a Quartzelec company based in
Rugby, is a welding and fabrication specialist. The cooler (heat
exchanger) pictured, was one of a set of three, manufactured to the
exacting requirements of a world renowned rotating machine OEM. The
image shows the inspection process of all elements of the heat exchanger
frame which were cut and fabricated in-house, utilising a
‘state-of-the-art’ laser-cutter to attain the necessary pin-point
accuracy for the cooler tube location holes. The cooler tubes will be
fed through and swaged at both ends to hold them in place.
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Professional Category
Highly Commended
Steve Morgan
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EDM engineers work on multiple Door Trainers
at once for a variety of airline clients.
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Amateur Category
Winner
Jakub Wasik
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Assembly of underbody - Jaguar Land Rover
(Sport)
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Amateur Category
Runner Up
Mark Tomlinson
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The progress of casting 100 tonnes of molten
metal is monitored by the Operation Manager. Smooth filling and the
avoidance of errors are critical to ensuring a successful pour. Once
solidified, this casting will form part of the superstructure of an oil
rig, maintaining the safety of hundreds of offshore workers.
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Amateur Category
Highly Commended
Susan Kennedy
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Canmaking
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Young Category
Winner
Siobhan Lock
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Merlyn is a silver award cream liquor which
is initially conceived at Penderyn Distillery. It then travels to
Ireland where the cream element is added, before returning to Penderyn
for bottling and then onwards to work its magic on the masses.
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New to the EEF Photography contest. Register your interest for the
2018 contest here: Send an email to Caroline O'Neill at the EEF and
details will be sent to you in the new year. Caroline
O'Neill |
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