Trainings Given By ESME The Ethiopian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ESME) organized this year 3 Industrial Trainings for industries and 3 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training for its members. The Industrial Trainings given were Electrical Machines for non-Electrical Engineers conducted from May 7-10, 2012, attended by 19 participants drawn from 8 organizations; Applied Failure Analysis from May 14-18, 2012 attended by 25 participants drawn from 7 organizations; and Installation & Commissioning of Manufacturing Equipments conducted from May 21-23, 2012 attended by 8 participants. Out of the 5 Industrial Trainings planned for FY 2004, the remaining 2 trainings, “HVAC & R” and “Pump Design, Selection, Installation & Maintenance” have been postponed to the beginning of FY 2005.

Participants of Electrical Machines for Non-Electrical Engineers training with ESME President and the instructor (first row, third from left and just behind)

In related news 3 CPD trainings namely, “Enterprise Risk Management”, “Stress and Time Management” and Sales & Marketing have been given. They were attended by 23, 17 and 19 members respectively.

ESME Receives Requests for Vacancy Announcement ESME is receiving requests to announce vacancies to its members. So far, 7 vacancies have been publicized on ESME website. A number of members have found employment opportunities. So, members are advised to check their email and ESME’s web site. www.esme.org.et regularly.

News 1-Vacancy Company – Amio Engineering P.L.C. Position: – 1Senior Engineer and 1 junior engineer Please refer careers section 2-Vacancy Company – Dalol Oil S.C. Position: – Marketing Manager Please refer careers section 3-Vacancy Company –Metal and Engineering Corporation (MetEC) Position: –1- Junior Mechanical Engineers Quantity 22 2- - Professional Mechanical Engineers Quantity 15 Please refer careers section [ ESME is Reviewing Its Websites ESME is reviewing its web site to make it more attractive and useful to its members and the general public. The Society announced that it would appreciate receiving comments on the existing site and what features should be added.

Editorial Board ESME Focus

- Publication Council Chairman – Michael Sahlu In this issue - Publication Council Member – Yunus Mushaga News - 1,2 Editorial Board - 2 - Tewodros Eshetu Educational Forum - 3

- Editor-in-Chief – Sissay Aseffie Guest View – 4 - 5 Profile of Ethiopian Companies – 6 - Graphics – Sisay Alemayehu

ESME shall not be responsible for statements or opinion advanced in papers or printed in its publication. Editorial Correspondence to: - P. O. Box 17626, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Tel. 251-629 34 80 Fax 251- 629 34 80 E-mail: [email protected] www.esme.org.et

Engineering Ethics (Continued from March Issue) Conduct There are several other ethical issues that engineers may face. Some have to do with technical practice, but many others have to do with broader considerations of business conduct. These include:  Relationships with clients, consultants, competitors, and contractors  Ensuring legal compliance by clients, client’s contractors, and others  Conflict of interest  Bribery and kickbacks, which also may include  Gifts, meals, services, and entertainment  Treatment of confidential or proprietary information  Consideration of the employer’s assets  Outside employment /activities (Moonlighting) Some engineering societies are addressing environmental protection as a stand-alone question of ethics. The field of business ethics often overlaps and informs ethical decision making for engineers. Case studies and key individuals A researcher in the field notes that most engineering failures are much more involved than simple technical miscalculations and involve the failure of the design process or management culture. However, not all engineering failures involve ethical issues. The infamous collapse of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge, and the losses of the Mars Polar Lander and Mars Climate Orbiter were technical and design process failures. The episodes of engineering failure include ethical as well as technical issues.  Space shuttle Columbia disaster (2003)  Space shuttle challenger disaster (1986)  Therac-25 accidents (1985 to 1987)  Chernobyl disaster (1986)  Bhopal disaster (1984)  Kansas city Hyatt regency walkway collapse (1981)  Love canal (1980), Lois Gibbs  Three mile island accident (1979)  Citigroup Center (1978), William Le Messurier  Ford Pinto safety problems (1970s)  Minamata discase (1908-1973)  Chevrolet Corvair safety problems (1960s), Ralph Nader, and Unsafe at any speed  Boston molasses disaster (1919)  Quebec Bridge collapse (1907), Theodore Cooper  Johnstown Flood (1889), South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club  Disaster (1879), , William Henry Barlow, and William Yolland  Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster (1876), Amasa Stone We hope the continuous titles on have helped professionals in the engineering field to gain some basic information about the principles of engineering ethics.

“ESME Has to Be Selective”

Ato Zewde Gebresesassie

Our Guest for this issue is Ato Zewde Ato Zewde:- It might not be clear to outsiders Gebreselassie Mezgebo. Born on 5 April in how wind farm activities require the expertise 1968 in Tigray Hawzien, Ato Zewde is a of a mechanical engineer. In reality, unless Mechanical Engineer who graduated from there is a synchronized work-plan of Addis Ababa University in 1997. He had also mechanical and electrical engineering a one year advanced professional training in expertise, a wind farm project cannot be “Grid-connected Wind Energy Converters” effective and unthinkable in achieving the from the Federal Republic of Germany in intended result. 2000. Ato Zewde has a rich work experience. ESME Focus:- Could you please mention some He has worked at Mesfin Industrial practical example from the Adama project? Engineering, Tigray Water Mines and Energy Ato Zewde:- The study has its own input, the Bureau, Trans Ethiopia Plc, Cement Product first and the final. That means, when the design is Production Enterprise, Sur Construction Plc. finished, the turbine blade will cover up to 30% in different capacities. He is currently working and the tower cost up to 25%. In addition to this, at METEC, serving as “Research and about 20% of the total cost is the cost of Development Wind Energy Project Team transporting machines. So, we can say the Leader”. He had also established his own mechanical part of the Adama wind farm project private business, consulting on modern energy will be nearly 60-70%. In other countries, which I and electro-mechanical works. had the opportunity to visit, the electric company’s ESME Focus had a short stay with Ato role is to sell power but not to do the mechanical Zewde. work. Excerpts: ESME Focus:- What do you suggest then to ESME Focus:- As a Mechanical Engineer, expand the mechanical engineering work by especially as a professional in wind energy, transferring technology especially that of the wind what is the contribution of mechanical turbine for such power like the wind farm project engineering in establishing a wind farm like at Adama? the one being carried in the outskirts of Adama Town?

Ato Zewde:- I think importing the technology So, instead of outsourcing the bid to foreign and transferring the knowledge is very much companies, it would be advisable to encourage essential. If there is a way to manufacture the companies or universities which have the wind turbine for instance, we can gain a lot in fertile ground to manufacture here locally. saving the expense by minimizing the cost and ESME Focus:- Anything to add? we can get the know-how to master the work through knowledge transfer. For example, if we Ato Zewde:- In my opinion, ESME has to be start manufacturing here, I am sure the Blade, selective. It has to categorize the work done in Tower, Nacelle and Hub will be constructed in a the field. This will enable it to save its energy short time. Thus, it will be important if the in order to focus on the major ones. concerned bodies do their level best to bring the technology here. Giving priorities will help ESME to use its resource effectively and gain more by serving ESME Focus:- What do you think about as an umbrella for all the organizations ESME’s role in contributing to the development organized under each sector. Otherwise it will of technology in Ethiopia? be too difficult, time consuming and Ato Zewde:- The Ethiopian Society of unmanageable to do every routine with each Mechanical Engineers should broaden its base. company. There should be a lot of promotion work as work done on high technology is effective. A good example could be Makelle University who is ESME, teaching as well as training students. There are currently about 18 students at masters level in Your Home to mechanical engineering. Each student has a certain budget in US dollars. Moreover, four Upgrade wind masts have been manufactured locally and Your Career in the installed around Makelle. Makelle University is collecting and analyzing wind data. This is a Field good input to the country. So, this kind of opportunity has to be created everywhere. For of Mechanical instance, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation must encourage Ethiopian Engineering!

Mechanical Engineers and give them the opportunity to work.

ETHIOPIAN ASSOCIATION OF BASIC METALS AND ENGINEEREING INDUSTRIES Tel 251 ll 629 34 29 Fax 251 11 629 34 29 E-Mail: [email protected] WWW. Eabmei.org Establishment and Goals of the Association: The Ethiopian Association of Basic Metals and Engineering Industries was established on September 11,2007 in accordance with the Chambers of Commerce and Sectorial Associations establishment proclamation No..341/2003, registered in file No. 020/4/018 and has been issued a certificate of legal entity Goals:-  To create a convenient condition that enables to organize and strengthen the sector;  To facilitate industrial linkage and mutual support among the industries in this sector;  To give the necessary support to members so as to increase quality of products and level of productivity;  Together with relevant organizations, to help members to secure certification of quality standard of products, and to provide them with consultancy service and support in establishing method of productions that are free from environmental pollution and environmental sanitations inspection;  To facilitate conditions in which the association may hold discussion on issue related with sector, with the government and other concerned bodies;  To organize and participate in national and international conferences, seminars and exhibitions that are related to the association;  To encourage members to farther increase their participation in economic activities by coordinating their participation in economic activities by coordinating their knowledge, resources and labor;  To generate policies related to the sector; study and identify obstacles that may be encountered and submit solutions to government; and make the necessary follow up after decisions are made;  To exert efforts to establish correct and just business ethics among members of the association and similar trading practice among them;  To work in collaboration with councils of the sector associations and with trading and sector associations councils in information exchange and technical supports;  To create opportunities and facilitate conditions in which members may competently export their products of foreign markets;  To conduct other relevant activities that help to observe interests of the members, etc...