Types of Engineering
aerospace engineeringThe aerospace engineers are concerned with the design, analysis, construction, testing and operation of flight vehicles, including aircraft, helicopters, rockets and spacecrafts. The course is based on the fundamentals of fluid dynamics, materials science, structural analysis, propulsion, aerospace design,…
African Engineers: The Queen Doesn’t Loiter
In the Kingdom of Ashanti, which comprised about half of modern Ghana, tradition records say that it was the queen mother who was responsible for introducing new technologies such as the iron hoe and the oil lamp. So when the…
African Engineers: Women in Engineering
It is well known that in Ghana many of the most successful entrepreneurs and wealthiest people are women. They are famous for dominating certain sectors of the economy, owning hundreds of taxis, tipper trucks and fishing boats. On a smaller…
The Simple Test Sieve: The Ideal Particle-Size Analyzer?
The simple test sieve is the most basic and cost-effective type of particle-size analyzer on the market. For this reason, it is an important weapon in the battle to maintain rigorous Quality Control standards. Due to its simple, yet highly…
An Outline of the SQF 2000 Code
The SQF 2000 Code is described as a HACCP based supplier assurance code for the food manufacturing and distributing industries.The Safe Quality Food (SQF) 2000 Code is a quality management certification program that is one of the recognised Global Food…
Compressed Air Equipment
Air compressors are machines or devices that mechanically compress air. Most will run and provide air with very little maintenance, and most will work efficiently year in and year out without breaking down. However, any type of compressor will eventually…
The Nigerian Palm Oil Industry: What Went Wrong and the Way Forward
Nigeria’s once-thriving palm oil industry is often cited as one of the most miserably failed economic opportunities in Africa. Use of the oil palm fruit to extract edible oil has been in practice across the continent for centuries, and it…
Tips on Choosing Plastic Manufacturing Companies
Many businesses that use plastic parts are not going to necessarily manufacture those parts on their own. There are plastic manufacturing companies that can provide you with what you need, but there are many choices that are available. Like anything…
African Engineers: Help Still Needed
Much has been written about how the Technology Consultancy Centre (TCC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) helped the small engineering workshops of Suame Magazine, Kumasi, Ghana’s largest informal industrial area. Over two decades, beginning in…
The Services of ABB Robotics
ABB robotics have been supplying us with many robots to work places all over the world for over thirty years. These include modular manufacturing systems as well as service, and axis robotics to a wide number of companies and businesses….