Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors

Overview Engineering and Manufacturing can be broken down into several different sectors. There are many different careers on offer for people of all interests, backgrounds and abilities.

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Mechanical Engineering Products or Services Bearings, agricultural machinery, gas turbines, machine tools. Companies RHP, GKN and Rolls-Royce. Source: bearings.jpgwww.ronlund.com/images/ bearings.jpg

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Engineering Fabrication Products or Services Building frames, food handling equipment, metal climbing frames, liquid handling equipment and lorry chassis. Companies Watson’s Steel

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Automotive Engineering Products or Services Cars, commercial vehicles (lorries and vans), motorcycles, tractors and specialized. Companies Rover, Vauxhall UK and McLaren. Source:

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Electrical and Electronic Products or Services Electric generators and motors, consumer electronic equipment (radio, TV, audio and video) power cables, computers. Companies GEC, BICC and ICL. Source:

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Process Control Products or Services "Process control" refers to the equipment and methods used to automatically measure and manipulate the conditions of continuous and batch processes. Companies Alan Bradley, Siemens, Festo, Norgren. Source:

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Telecommunications Products or Services Telephone, radio and data communications equipment. Companies Nokia, GEC, Plessey and British Telecom. Source:

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Civil Engineering Products or Services Concrete bridges and flyovers, docks, factories, power stations, dams. Companies Bovis, Wimpey and Balfour-Beatty. Source:

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Aerospace Engineering Products or Services Passenger and military aircraft, satellites, space vehicles, missiles. Companies British Aerospace, Westland and Rolls-Royce. Source:

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Marine Engineering Products or Services Oil, gas and mineral exploration, platforms and pipelines. Diving equipment. Seacraft such as cruise liners, naval vessels and container ships. Companies Harland – Wolff, Hyundai, Statoil, British Petroleum. Source: Statoil

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Environmental Engineering Source: Products or Services Wind turbines, solar cells and panels, tidal power stations. Companies Jeffrey Stevens Associates, Howick Consultants, Carter Environmental Engineers Ltd, Halcrow Group Ltd

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Food and Drink Products or Services Food products, carbonated soft drinks and modified ingredients. Companies Cadburys, Schweppes, United Diaries and Park Cakes. Source:

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Biological and Chemical Products or Services Fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, plastics, petrol. Companies Fisons, Glaxo, ICI and British Petroleum. Source:

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Printing and Publishing Source: Products or Services Books, comics, mail order catalogues, newspapers and magazines. Companies Malvern Press, Oxford University Press, Penguin.

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Paper and Board Source: Products or Services Packaging, such as corrugated boxes, folding boxes, beverage cartons. Hygiene and household products, office paper and stationery, wallpaper and bookbinding. Companies Tetra Pak

Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors Textiles and Clothing Source: Products or Services Clothes, shoes, home furnishings, fabrics, yarns and industrial textiles. Companies Nike, Adidas, Laura Ashley.