Unfortunately, it is a sad fact of life that the world is going to suffer from a significant lack of new products, ideas and concepts
Engineers are the major source of innovation and there is a fundamental problem. We now have a significant lack of essential “tools of trade” and are breeding a generation of Engineers without the basic skills or training in certain essential facets of Engineering, in fact these key skills are on the verge of extinction.

This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz

A challenging test of general Engineering Knowledge
Created by Engineers - For Engineers
 

You can be the hunter or you can be the hunted
The choice is yours -

When it comes to deep and meaningful life changing advice -

Be Proactive -

Get out there and Do it to them - Before they do it to you

 Process Improvement - Nearly

I'm a Contract Mechanical Engineer and often get asked to look at process improvement problems.
A few weeks ago a colleague asked me to help one of his customers.  A small family business manufacturing printed and plain wrapping paper.   They where struggling.
Originally they were distributers of paper products and had quite a good distribution business.  One of their suppliers had gone bankrupt and they had bought one of his flexo printers, some rewinders and ancillary equipment at auction – very cheap.

This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz

A challenging test of general Engineering Knowledge
Created by Engineers - For Engineers

 An Engineering Article about Nothing

Sometimes I think that this could be the story of my life
So much unfulfilled promise

It's a good job that I have a thick skin, otherwise I could get a complex

Anyway, read on -----

This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz

This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz

Engineers always love a challenge and there is no better challenge than General Engineering Knowledge.


Engineers have many answers to many questions.


In some instances a Trivia Quiz can be used as a lead in to business activities.  
Typically as a starter to meetings, in order to "break the ice" and get some lateral thinking or maybe to start a brainstorming session.  It can start the thinking process and get people to look "outside of the square". 

Complimentary to, and also an excellent way to develop and stimulate the thought process is to use creativity exercises such as those found on sites such as as  http://creativitygames.net/   


If you are organising a  trivia competition, feel free to use any of the engcom questions and please give us a mention.  Maybe your company has an internal (or external) news letter.  We don't own the knowledge, but an acknowledgement would be appreciated