Technical Expertise

The renovation of a home is a unique and complex design and construction project. This video provides an overview of the steps taken and the people involved in the renovation of an existing home. In this real-life situation, students can…

A new law dubbed the, "Right to Disconnect Law," says that French employers must specify certain hours when workers will not have to respond to, or even check, their work email. The French government says the law will "ensure the…

Freedom of speech is an ideal that historians tell us has its roots in the early 5th century; the concept is generally credited to the ancient Greeks. The right to privacy is an equally coveted principle that has had an…

Over the past decade, we have witnessed a true paradigm shift in global computing. This technological revolution has been led by familiar players such as the Internet, wireless communication and Cloud Computing and is complimented by a host of clever…

Kitchens are one of the most renovated spaces in the home. In this programme, a building designer describes the principles he uses. A family designs and implements the construction of their new kitchen, in conjunction with their builder. We follow…

This video shows how 7 different nondestructive test procedures are carried out, their advantages, limitations and typical areas of application. The processes covered by this program are: Dye penetrants (colour contrast and fluorescent) Magnetic particle (colour contrast and fluorescent) Ultrasonic…

To help cope with the seemingly insatiable appetite for new mobile applications, as well as reduce development backlogs, enterprises are now looking toward a new process, Mobile First Application Design and Development. Mobile First offers a significant advantage over traditional…

This is Part A of a two part video on welding processes typically used in industry and covers the traditional to the very latest welding techniques. Production of stick electrodes Manual metal arc welding Submerged arc welding Gas tungsten arc…

This is a compilation of the following titles: Drawing for Communications: Getting the Picture, Technical Sketching, Isometric Drawing, Simple Orthographic Drawing. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning: Heat and Pressure, Basic Refrigeration Cycle, Air Conditioning, Industrial Refrigeration and History of Refrigeration. Clip…

This is a compilation of the following titles: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning: Instruments (Air Flow Measurement), Copper Tube work (Cutting and Bending), (Silver Brazing), (Flaring and Swaging), Fitting Gauges, Leak Detecting, Heat and Pressure, Marking Out Sheet metal and Cutting…

The processes covered by this program are: Jobbing moulding Cold box moulding Pit moulding Rapid prototyping Investment casting Medium volume green sand moulding Automated cold box moulding Hot box moulding High volume lost foam moulding Hunter process Disamatic

The processes covered by this program are: Thermosetting compression moulding Thermosetting injection moulding Compounding Extrusion Extrusion of pipe Crosshead extruder Blown film Printing Extrusion blow moulding Extrusion sheet material Forming of fibres

This video shows how the most appropriate materials and methods of manufacture can be selected to produce a quality product at a minimum cost. The program examines four different methods of pump body production: Hot chamber die casting Cold chamber…

This course discusses the impact of emotional blind spots in technology projects. The Cambridge Dictionary offers us two definitions of the word blind spot. The first being, "an area that you are not able to see, especially the part of…

This is Part B of two programs which include the propagation and processing of Australian native species together with American and Caribbean pines. The processes covered by this program are: Characteristics of commercial softwoods Plantation management - propagation; thinning; clear…

The processes covered by this program are: Resin infusion Resin transfer Compression moulding (sheet) Compression moulding (dough) Pultrusion Filament winding Continuous profile Bulk casting Centifugal casting

The processes covered by this program are: Gravity die casting Tilt casting Low pressure die casting Cold chamber high pressure die casting Squeeze casting

The processes covered by this program are: Machining basics Automatic lathes CNC lathe - 7 axis Machining centres Grinding -cylindrical & surface Machining cells FMS

The processes covered by this program are: Injection moulding Injection blow moulding Production of flexible foams Rotational moulding Extrusion compression moulding Thermoforming Stadium seat

This is a compilation of the following titles: Basic Refrigeration Cycle, According to Plan, Soft Soldering, The Tool Box, Gas Welding, Hand Tools Assembly and Cutting. Clip #1: "According to Plan" - Clip #2: "Basic Refrigeration Cycle" - Clip #3:…