Engineering the Future
making ideas fly
Jim Godman | 18th July 2014
PIONEERS OF ENGINEERING
1759 to 1900
Dowlais Ironworks
"one of the World's great
industrial concerns".
Thomas Guest Leadership
July 1900, the Dowlais Iron Company and
Arthur Keen's Patent Nut and Bolt Company
merged to form Guest, Keen & Co. Ltd.
Nettlefolds acquired in 1902 leading to the
change of name to Guest, Keen and
Nettlefolds - (GKN).
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PIONEERS OF ENGINEERING
1900 to 1966
Fasteners, Crankshafts after the first world war
Automotive industry. Joseph Sankey joined
GKN Group in 1920 (GKN Sankey)
1966 to 2000
Driveline diversification, GKN acquired
Birfield Ltd.
Large number of mergers in 1969 the
distinctive angular GKN symbol was created
Westland Helicopters acquisition
1990’s GKN Powdered Metallurgy group
established
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PIONEERS OF ENGINEERING
Samuel Cody the Flying Cowboy
Born 6 March 1867 in the USA
Wild West showman
demonstrations of his horse
riding, shooting and lassoing
skills and early pioneer of
manned flight.
Cody War-Kites were used by the
British in World War I as a smaller
alternative to balloons for artillery
spotting
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PIONEERS OF ENGINEERING
Airships - Nulli Secundus the first
powered airship flew for 3 hours 25
minutes with Cody in command
The British Army Aeroplane No 1 (Cody 1)
was a biplane built by Samuel Franklin Cody
in 1907 at the Army Balloon Factory at
Farnborough.
Cody 1 made the first recognised powered
and sustained flight in the United Kingdom on
16 October 1908
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PIONEERS OF ENGINEERING
The Cody Tree
When Cody was testing his first
aeroplane, he tied it to a tree in order to
assess the pulling power of its propeller.
The tree became known as the Cody
Tree and survived for many years.
Aluminium replica was cast and it still
marks the spot to this day.
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making ideas fly
products and platforms
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PRODUCTS AND PLATFORMS
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PRODUCTS AND PLATFORMS
Automotive
Powder Metallurgy
Land Systems
Aerospace
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PRODUCTS AND PLATFORMS
Wingbox ribs
A330/340
Outer wingbox
A330/340 - A400M
Leading Edge Assembly
Complex ducts, welded
assemblies, pipes
Hard Metal
SA Flap Track levers
SA Pylon Brk
LR APU Brks
© AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
LR Trailing Edge Hinge Ribs
A350 Spar longer than 2 double
decker buses
SA Catcher Brks
SA OB Tank Access Doors
LR False rear
Spar
SA Dry Bay Doors
A330/340 - A380 - A400M
Trailing Edge Assembly
LR Fixed shroud
A380, A330/340 Gear rib
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LR & SA Pintle Pin
A380 Pintle fitting
ENGINEERING THE FUTURE
Nacelles & Inlets (Attached to
Fan Casings)
Compressor
& Turbine
Blades
Fan Blades
Engine
System/Structure
Design
Compressor Disks
and Blisks
Product Lifecycle
Management
(Gripen)
Nozzle & Exhaust Stuctures
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Full Engine MRO
ENGINEERING THE FUTURE
GKN Aerospace Engineered
Structures
X-47B UAV
GKN Aerospace Engineered
Exhausts
Ariane 5 Rocket
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making ideas fly
engineering the future
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ENGINEERING THE FUTURE
• Commercial
• Finance
• Legal
• Catering
• Public Relations (Media)
• Business Development
• Programme Management
• Training & Development
• Facilities Management
• Quality
• Procurement
• Information Technology
• Cleaning
• Engineering
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ENGINEERING ROLES
Head of Engineering
Manager,Design Engrn
CHIEF DESIGN ENGINEER
PRINCIPLE DESIGN
ENGINEER
Graduate Programme Trainee
Stress Engineer
Design Engineer
Production & Engineering
Manager
Head of Analysis
Tooling Manager
Structural Test Rig Design
Engineer
Business System Engineer
Administrator
SNR DESIGN
DRAUGHTSMAN PRODUCT
Mass Properties Lead
Weights Engineer
Finance Business Partner
Production Support Stress
Engineer
Chief Engineer
DEPUTY CHIEF STRESS
ENGINEER
Maintenance Engineer - Co-ordinator
Chief Engineer, Propulsion
Stress Engineer - Product
Support
Lead Engineer
ENG CO-ORD - BIDS &
PROPOSALS
Chief Engineer - In Service
Engineering Graduate Stress
Lead System Engineer
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Head of Analysis, ESPG
Design Engineer Concessions
Engineering Project Controller
Design Team Leader
Engineering Manager - New
Business & Technology
CAD Engineer
Process Optimization Engineering
Manager
Process Developer
PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR
Lead Supportability Engineer
Design Integrator
IT Systems Specialist Engineering Applications
CONFIGURATION ENGINEER
Tooling Engineer
ENG BUSINESS MANAGER
MANUF. ENGINEER - PLANNING
Principal Design Engineer
Head of ME & Quality, ESPG
PRINCIPAL ENGR FUEL SYSTEMS
CONFIGURATION ENGINEER
Head of Design & Future Projects,
ESPG
Process Continuous Improvement
Leader
Data Transfer & Reprographics
Controller
Head of Engineering, Quality &
Technology- GKN Aer
Graduate Programme Trainee
PROJECT ENGINEER CONCESSIONS
Engineering Business Controller
Head of Design
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CHIEF STRESS ENGINEER
ENGINEERING THE FUTURE
MP Claire Curtis-Thomas
Mechanical Engineer
Guy Martin TT Rider / Engineer
Record Breaker
Steve Wozniak cofounded
Apple Computer Electrical Engineer
Rowan Atkinson
Electrical Engineer
Kate Bellingham
Engineer TV Presenter
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making ideas fly
beyond the sky
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BEYOND THE SKY
• Where next ?
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BEYOND THE SKY
• Where next ?
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SUMMARY
• We have come a long way from the first flight in 1903 by the Wright Brothers.
London Heathrow handled 66m passengers and almost half a millions aircraft
movements in 2013 alone. Top 10 airports in 2013 handled over 500m
passengers.
• By 2032 it is estimated that worldwide more than 29,000 new large civil airliners,
24,000 business jets, 5,800 regional aircraft and 40,000 helicopters will be
required…almost 100,000 new platforms.
• Remember the UK has the largest aerospace industry in Europe and is second
only to the US worldwide; UK aerospace revenue was £24.2 billion in 2011
• You have a fantastic opportunity to engineer and to create the future, to be
pioneers, to break down those barriers and to engineer world leading products
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SUMMARY
Additive
manufacture is an
example of
pioneers in action
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Questions
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