Digitalisation in Engineering - Part Three

Engineers Journal AMPLIFIED

Digital advances, from 3D models in public planning to patients living with pacemakers, are pushing sectors into new spaces which present unique opportunities but not without challenges.

In the final part of our mini-series, we discover how digitalisation has shaped the automation, manufacturing and aviation industries here in Ireland. Our guests share real-world examples of phrases we hear bandied about daily from circularity to 360 and industry 4.0.

Lots of sparks fly in this discussion with John O'Sullivan MD of Douglas Control and Automation, Lufthansa Technik’s Engineering Manager Barry Lowe and Chief Innovation Officer at IMR Andrew Lynch.

TOPICS WE DISCUSSED INCLUDE

• Why future generations will look back on this time and consider us ‘quaint’
• Can paper and digital systems co-exist
• Lufthansa’s LEAN journey
• Things you must consider when investing in plant
• A brilliant explanation and example of circularity & 360
• When is AI not AI
• How Digital Twin works
• Real examples of how CPD drives success

GUEST DETAILS

Barry Lowe: Engineering Manager at Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon.
Barry is a native of Athlone, graduate of Mechanical Engineering. Commenced a career as Product Development Engineer with Hyster Automated Handling in Dublin. Gained international experience working in the USA & Germany in a variety of technical roles. He joined Lufthansa Technik as Marketing & Sales Manager and transferred to his current role as Engineering Manager with responsibility for product engineering, process engineering and new product introductions. Promoted to Head of Mobile Engine Services Dublin with Lufthansa Technik, effective January 2023.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-lowe-58403877/

John O’Sullivan: Managing Director at Douglas Control and Automation

John has an engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from University College Cork, a science degree in Astronomy and Planetary Science from the Open University and a Diploma in Project Management from the Cork Institute of Technology. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of Engineers Ireland and a Project Management Professional with the Project Management Institute. He is a Functional Safety Professional and Certified Machine Safety Expert, both certified by TÜV. He has completed a Masters in management at the Smurfit Business School at University College Dublin and is currently conducting doctoral research in Management Information Systems at UCC's Cork University Business School. His area of research is automation projects in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnosullivanie/

Andrew Lynch: Chief Innovation officer Irish Manufacturing Research

Andrew is also the international Vice President of the EUREKA SMART Manufacturing Board of Directors, he chairs the ManuFuture ETP Working Group (State Aid Strategies- Research & Innovation) and is the national delegate to the European manufacturing policy platform, ManuFuture High-Level Group (HLG). Andrew has recently been nominated by the EFFRA Board to the Made in Europe Partnership Board, an expert board which meets regularly with the European Commission to discuss the scope and modalities of the Partnership and future call topics.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/irish-manufacturing-research/

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QUOTES

Andrew Lynch
In a hundred years’ time, people are going to look back at these five or six years and say that is when everything changed. They’ll say we used to manufacture goods which we drove on trucks to put into shops and people bought stuff using a credit card. And they're going to say you guys were the ones who burnt the planet. It’s a wonderful time to be alive in this space.