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The Tide Is High Ton Fijen Answers Your Questions on the Development of Tidal Lagoon Schemes in Britain First for technology & innovation|www.theengineer.co.uk APRIL 2015|£3.70 Building Bloodhound A legend in the making »18 Careers section Healthy future Handy man Opportunities Could smart Joel Gibbard of in nuclear technology help Open Bionics talks decommissioning, get the NHS off low-cost, printable plus the latest jobs the critical list? »25 prosthetics »30 in engineering »56 For more news, jobs and products visit www.theengineer.co.uk TE_0415 1 08/04/2015 16:27 Actu l parts From 1 to 1 ,000 In y ur hands In ays Too much time spent waiting for parts to arrive? Proto Labs off ers premium quick-turn prototyping of parts, made from your desired material choice. Capable of manufacturing up to 10,000+ parts and shipping in as little as one day. Just upload a 3D CAD model now to receive an interactive personalised quotation within one business day, it’s that easy! 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Opinion Over the years, we’ve looked at Bloodhound from a number of different angles: we’ve celebrated the way that it’s 12 Viewpoint Gordon Edge, RenewableUK been used to inspire and educate the next generation of engineers 14 Mailbox Your letters to the editor and (it’s hard to think of a better example of engineering engagement); views from www.theengineer.co.uk we’ve quizzed its developers on the fi ner details of the underpinning technology; and we’ve spoken to many of the members of the UK 16 Paul Jackson The Big Bang Fair makes supply chain who have played a role in making it happen. a lasting impression In this issue’s cover story – almost certainly our last in-depth report 30 Interview Joel Gibbard, Open Bionics before the vehicle heads off to South Africa for a crack at the world land speed record later this summer – we report from Bloodhound’s HQ near Bristol on the vehicle’s fi nal assembly process. Features From the production of the distinctive tailfi n, described by one 18 Cover story The construction of project engineer as the “hardest-working tailfi n in history” to the fi nal tests of its hybrid-rocket system, it’s fascinating to see it Bloodhound SSC nears completion coming together. And although there’s no suggestion that the 25 Feature Digital devices could help project’s timelines have slipped (it’s on target to be complete by get the NHS off the critical list 25 July), it’s surprising how much still needs to be done. Perhaps the seemingly ever-present show car, an empty shell that has a number 32 Q&A Tidal lagoon schemes in Britain of signifi cant cosmetic differences to the 39 Software Ben Ainslie Racing is using Over the years, real thing, has done too good a job of software to get ahead we’ve looked at convincing us that the iconic vehicle “ is fi nished and ready to go. 43 Advanced manufacturing How the Bloodhound from Elsewhere in this issue, we turn to loom is making a comeback a number of angles arguably weightier issues, from the impact 47 Advanced manufacturing Lasers could of low oil prices on the renewables sector improve effi ciency of many processes (page 12) to the technical challenges behind the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon scheme (page 32). 56 Careers Opportunities in nuclear We also look at an issue that’s dominating the run-up to next decommissioning month’s general election: the state of the NHS (page 25). 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