to add antifreeze! Keep an eye on other fluids in the engine and top them up if need be. Engine oil (always observe the specifications and manufacturer’s ... kept in a clean and dry hangar, open the windows slightly for ventilation purposes. This will take the strain off the rubber seals during the winter. Put

build-up of mine water in disused coal mines poses major challenges for engineers. How do you protect people and the environment from the possible consequences ... and suggest improvements where we consider it necessary. It was for this purpose that experienced colleagues here at DMT developed the “box model” mine water ... rises over a large area. The sheer size of a mining area means that the engineering challenges are enormous. Just imagine: The area consists of several disused

industrial appliances such as, for example, those used in automatic control engineering. If the device complies with the requirements it receives the familiar ... First of all, the larger antennas are used to test radiated emissions. The purpose of this test is to establish whether the order picker will interfere with ... single frequency. The team then joins forces with the manufacturer’s design engineers to conduct a joint failure analysis. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE TÜV NORD AG A history

of responsibility from the driver to the car." Katrin Leicht, mechanical engineer What are the other challenges on the way to Level 3? The transition from ... reflect the wide range of driver responses have been evaluated for this purpose. It can take up to 30 seconds. However, when you consider the potentially ... completely independently without human intervention." Katrin Leicht, mechanical engineer Which aspects are set out in the guidelines for the approval of such research

this temperature, the electrolyte and plastics break down into usable combustible gases like hydrogen and methane. The cells themselves can then be harmlessly ... construction of a battery recycling testing factory in Ibbenbüren, among other purposes. A team under Bernd Friedrich, in collaboration with the FH Münster university

lake. Nezzy2 is the name of the research project of EnBW and Aerodyn Engineering. The energy company and the wind turbine manufacturer have teamed up to ... in port and towed to their destination or into dry dock for maintenance purposes by normal tugs. Unlike traditional offshore installations, no expensive ... expert in load calculation for wind turbines at TÜV NORD. The mechanical engineer has some pedigree in this area, having dealt with floating wind energy

als, MBA holders and bank workers alongside electrical and industrial engineers. The name of the game is diversity: the idea is for the different skills ... student Steffen Schröder (left) and Dalibor Jerinic, holder of a PhD in engineering, work together to test a measurement system that is linked to the Internet ... we’re open to all, and anyone can come and see us,” he explains. For this purpose they have open hours, during which at least one member of staff is on hand

environmental aspects, such as water consumption,” explains the industrial engineer. Some proof of sustainability pays off immediately in terms of hard cash: ... whether CO 2 is emitted in Germany, India or Australia,” says the expert. The purpose of the projects is to reduce CO 2 emissions where this can be done most

with the ISS and dock independently. Once in position, the ATVs and their engines were also used for routine orbit correction – to push the ISS, whose orbit ... example, theoretically offer great potential for the construction of car engines and electrical contacts which would wear less than their present-day co ... this space station in lunar orbit is intended to serve both for research purposes and as a “transfer station” between the space shuttle and the lunar surface

in the air in Germany – mostly for private purposes. But the number of drones in use for professional purposes in Germany is also growing rapidly and is ... future, however, the process will be automated using algorithms. Afghan-born engineer and designer Massoud Hassani wants to use his own invention, the Mine Kafon