Rotary Engineering Uk Ltd Ktp Puts Wind In The Sails Of New Business Opportunities

Rotary Engineering Uk Ltd Ktp Puts Wind In The Sails Of New Business Opportunities

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Sheffield-based Rotary Engineering UK Ltd is a leading engineering company, specialising in the design, manufacture and maintenance of heavy electrical engineering equipment, including industrial magnets, and production machinery
for the motor rewind industry. Products include magnet control systems, automated coil presses, baking and burn-off ovens, and rotating machine test equipment.

Rotary Engineering had built extensive inhouse expertise in heavy engineering, but was having to sub-contract any electronics work, with a consequent impact on timescales and profit margins. Management also recognised that
extending its design and production capabilities would enable the Company to offer a wider range of products and services, and respond more rapidly to
customer requirements.

This KTP with the Materials and Engineering Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University was initiated to support Rotary Engineering"s development of modern industrial magnet controls and monitoring systems. Through the collaboration, the Company gained a highly motivated and skilled Associate, together with access to the knowledge and expertise within the Institute.

This successful KTP achieved all its aims and more, realising significant benefits for all those involved. Rotary Engineering now has the capability to carry out significantly more design and production work inhouse. Staff are able to design electronic hardware and programmable controller systems, develop software, manufacture prototypes, manage information technology and utilise advanced analysis techniques. As a result, the Company has developed an expanded, more attractive product range, while its existing products have been technically enhanced, offering much improved control features, better user interfaces and increased reliability. In addition, the reduction in sub-contracted work has increased profit margins. Having more competitive products has boosted sales by over 80%, with profits rising by more than 200%. With its increased expertise, Rotary Engineering also now has the confidence to enter new markets, such as the market for supplying, installing and maintaining wind turbines.

Results
- New design and production capabilities introduced
- Enhanced, expanded product range with improved marketability
- More efficient operations, supporting business development and growth
- Better able to manage large, complex projects
- Successful entry into wind turbine market

Ben Harrison a KTP Associate said "KTP is fantastically rewarding. My KTP was
challenging and ambitious, however, there was lot of support from the University and the whole experience has given me far more confidence and self-belief."

Ben Harrison was recruited as KTP Associate for this project, rapidly becoming an invaluable member of the Company"s design and project
management team.

The KTP with Rotary Engineering provided Ben with many opportunities to develop technically and professionally. His commitment and drive resulted in his involvement in a number of custom designs outside the original project proposal, giving him valuable experience of project management, design, costing and production. He was also able to enhance his interpersonal skills through regular dealings with other workers, customers and suppliers. Ben has extended his technical knowledge through task-specific training and onthe- job experience, which he has applied to great effect, his input to feasibility studies relating to wind turbines proved key to the Company establishing a
new business division in that area.

Results
- Significantly enhanced technical and professional skills
- Progressed towards an MSc
- Offered and accepted a position with Rotary
- Engineering as a Design and Development Engineer

Dr Jon Travis, Lead Academic from Sheffield Hallam University said, "It"s been an excellent experience working with such a progressive and inventive Company and seeing how the KTP has not only benefited them but the University"s teaching and research."

Dr Jon Travis, Reader in Electronics and Information Technology in the Materials and Engineering Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University, was the Lead Academic on this project.

Working with the Associate to modernise old products and develop new ones has provided staff with a better understanding of the problems, challenges and financial constraints faced by manufacturing companies today, and allowed them to apply advanced analytical techniques to real products. It also added to staff knowledge of electronics and computing in heavy electromechanical products. Work on wind turbines proved of particular relevance to the University"s current research and teaching, providing useful case study material and course content, while work related on the heavy engineering side provided useful project work and strengthened links between mechanical, electrical and computing group activities.

Results
- Useful case study material developed
- Wind turbine design work dovetailed with existing research
- Knowledge incorporated into new course in Energy Engineering for Sustainability
- Interdepartmental links strengthened

About the Author:
Professor Alan Smith is the Director of Studies in the Materials and Engineering Research Institute within Sheffield Hallam University.
For further information, contact (Alan Smith, or visit the KTP page)



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