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Tonight we're delighted to hear the 2019 #MacRobertAward winning team from @Bombardier explain the innovation behind their resin-infused composite wing at our latest 'In Conversation' event. Remind yourself why they won the UK's premier engineering prize: raeng.org.uk/news/news-rele…
@Bombardier “Every joint, every rivet, every bolt adds drag” – @Bombardier's Gavin Campbell explains the advantages of creating a composite wing skin in one single operation. Less weight and fewer fastenings leads to a more efficient flight. #MacRobertAward
@Bombardier “It’s a completely vertically integrated process – we make that whole product in Belfast” - bringing together the wing production process helps the sustainability of the product, a key consideration for @Bombardier's #MacRobertAward-winning innovation.
@Bombardier What's the benefit of winning the #MacRobertAward? “The opportunity to showcase what’s going on in Belfast, part of a big UK success story.”

@Bombardier are using their £50k prize money to work with the local community with #STEM outreach activity to inspire the next generation.
@Bombardier Gavin Campbell says there's a "strategic importance" in industry partnering with academia. He cites the two #RAEngResearch Chairs at @UlsterUni co-funded by @Bombardier as examples of collaboration in composite engineering, crucial to continued innovation: raeng.org.uk/grants-and-pri…
@Bombardier @UlsterUni Thanks to David Riordan, Gavin Campbell and Mark Braniff from @Bombardier for joining us, and to our host @shinisomara for leading a great conversation.

If you're inspired, don't forget that applications for the 2020 #MacRobertAward are open now: raeng.org.uk/macrobert Image

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