Dundee University mechanical engineering students are getting back to basics with the help of local company Xm Services. Although the first-year students will go on to work with technology beyond our wildest imagination, core skills such as welding, hand skills, fitting and machining are still a fundamental part of their training.
Every Thursday sees the students further develop their engineering skills with Xm instructors Graham Douglas and Scott Patrick, and culminates in the students producing a piece of work at the end of their 8-week course.
Dr Mark Pridham, lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University said, "Training in the practical aspects of engineering is a vital part of studying Mechanical Engineering at Dundee University. The students enjoy the "hands on" work and it gives them a valuable appreciation and understanding of some of the skills and processes they are likely to encounter across the diverse range of careers they will follow as Graduate Mechanical Engineers.
Editors Notes
Xm Services was formed nearly 7 years ago in a pioneering move to keep the skills that had been honed in the Michelin Tyre Factory in Dundee. The company has gone from strength to strength and has worked with companies world-wide.