Holiday Inn and Veolia
27 September 2017 On 27th Septemeber 2017 the EIA held their Autumn meeting in the Salmon Suite of the Holiday Inn Birmingham North, Cannock, followed by a hot buffet lunch served in the hotel restaurant. The meeting was well attended and there was good participation in a full agenda. Following the meeting, members transferred […]
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AT THE MERCURE HAYDOCK HOTEL
FRIDAY 21st APRIL 2017 The EIA held its Annual General Meeting at the Mercure Haydock Hotel, Haydock Park. Presentation of the Eddie Porter Shield was made for a consecutive year to Paul Mullins, who won the EIA Annual Golf Competition in the morning at the Ashton-in-Makerfield Golf Club. Other winners were Nearest the pin – Rickie […]
EIA GENERAL MEETING AT ROCESTER & JCB FACTORY TOUR
WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY 2017 A meeting of the EIA at a hotel near Rocester, Staffordshire, is to be arranged with lunch included. It will be followed in the afternoon by a guided tour of the nearby JC B factory. The visit cannot be arranged until 3 months beforehand and so at present it is […]
GENERAL MEETING AT THE NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE, LEICESTER
WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2016 This meeting has been arranged to take place in the Shuttle Suite at The National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, Leicester LE4 5NS. The Centre is on the North side of the city. Registration will be at the front desk of the museum where staff will be prepared for your visit. The […]
GENERAL MEETING AT THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM, SOLIHULL
WEDNESDAY 27th JANUARY 2016 The National Motorcycle Museum is close to Junction 6 of the M6, at which point, visitors should leave the motorway and follow the signs to the Museum (B92 0EJ). Car parking is free. The meeting will start at 10.30 am in the Balcony Suite which is on the upper floor. On […]
NOMEX SEMINAR
Thursday 13 November 2014 at the Novotel Hotel, Birmingham Malcolm Hems (EIA), Hendric Stattmann (DuPont), Martin Shanel (DuPont) and Radoslaw Szewczyk (DuPont) A seminar on Nomex was held in collaboration with DuPont to introduce their products to engineers and scientists in the UK. The event was chaired by Mr Malcolm Hems from the EIA and the speakers […]
Industry Seminar on HV Cable Technology
6th November 2013 at Alstom Grid, St Leonards Avenue, Stafford The programme for the day comprised three morning presentations and two technical visits in the afternoon. Morning programme: 1. Power transmission and the need for HVDC (LCC and VSC) – Mr Colin Davidson from the Alstom Power Electronics Business Unit. 2. XLPE cables vs oil-paper […]
EIA INDUSTRY SEMINAR AT NAREC
WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2011 The sixth in a series of EIA seminars provided an insight into the development of power systems and verification of transmission and distribution equipment. The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) hosted the event. The organisation’s role in supporting the development of emerging technologies, especially in off-shore wind farms, formed the backdrop […]
APPLICATION OF ADHESIVES IN POWER ENGINEERING
9th June 2010 at Huntsman Advanced Materials (UK), Duxford. The format of the day followed that of previous events with papers before and after lunch, followed by a site tour but with an added hands-on session. The event was well-attended with 17 delegates. A joint presentation was given by 2 Huntsman colleagues offering applications for […]
VACUUM CAST AND FILAMENT WOUND HV INSULATION SYSTEMS SEMINAR.
October 8 2009 at AREVA T&D Technology Centre, Stafford. The fourth in the series of industry seminars was hosted by the AREVA T&D Technology Centre. The morning centred on the materials and vacuum processing to fabricate cast resin and filament wound components for high voltage applications while the afternoon demonstrated the importance of the dielectric […]