A group of budding young scientists had a timely reminder about pursuing a career in engineering thanks to an initiative supported by Hexagon Metrology UK.
The Year 7 students from Walton High School in Milton Keynes turned their hand to building watches as part of an educational outreach programme developed by Cranfield University.
Photo caption: Students from Walton High School with representatives from Hexagon Metrology UK and Cranfield University.
The Watch it Made project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), aims to help young people experience the ‘pride of producing’ and encourage them to consider the profession when they choose their exam subjects.
After the watchmaking event, staff from Hexagon Metrology UK hosted an afternoon activity session at its precision centre in Milton Keynes where the students, all members of the school’s science club, were given a tour and shown a variety of measurement devices.
They not only enjoyed scanning each other’s hands with a Leica T-Scan, but were also thrilled to have their faces examined with a ROMER Absolute portable measuring arm, explained John Human, Hexagon Metrology’s technical manager.
“The idea for the day was to get these young people thinking about engineering as a career and making them aware that the profession offers a range of exciting and inventive jobs,” he added.
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Hexagon Metrology offers a comprehensive range of products and services for all industrial metrology applications in sectors such as automotive, aerospace, energy and medical. We support our customers with actionable measurement information along the complete life cycle of a product – from development and design to production, assembly and final inspection. With more than 20 production facilities and 70 precision centres for service and demonstrations, together with a network of over 100 distribution partners on five continents, we empower our customers to fully control their manufacturing processes, enhancing the quality of products and increasing efficiency in manufacturing plants around the world. For more information, visit www.hexagonmetrology.com.
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