WCA November 2024

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Apprentice mechanical engineer Carys Anderson (left) and factory lead-hand Colin McLeish Photo credit: Dylan Drummond – Son of the Sea Photography Key role in global switch to electrification

graduates and a steady stream of apprentices. The company also works closely with the University of Dundee’s School of Engineering, bridging the gap between academia and business to address industry-driven challenges and develop new technologies. The Prosperity Partnership, funded by Innovate UK, sees four PhD students engaged in active research and development around the design of continuous casting rigs that produce high-value, high-quality alloys. The partnership also provides Rautomead with access to both students and graduates, providing a pipeline for mutually beneficial internships and succession in the workforce. Rautomead Ltd www.rautomead.com

emphasis on its after-sales service and parts business for its international client base. “From our Dundee operation, we enable world-class technology, designing and creating machinery that’s in high demand across the globe,” said Stephen Hall, the company’s recently appointed managing director. “With our technology already supporting the fastest high speed trains across China, our future lies at the high end of the electrification of the world. For example, as the demand for electric vehicles grows, so will the need for copper conductor alloys, widely used in EVs due to their excellent electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion.” As part of its workforce, Rautomead is committed to investing in new and emerging talent, currently employing six University of Dundee engineering

A UK manufacturing company that creates technology for applications ranging from cabling for cars and high speed trains to Olympic medals and commemorative coins is preparing for the growing global demand for electrical power. Founded in 1978, Rautomead, based in Dundee, began as a recycler of brass watch bezels. Today, the company designs, manufactures and assembles equipment that processes non-ferrous metals and alloys for the global market. End products range from brass fittings and welding tips to high-quality wire and jewellery. More than 400 Rautomead machines, built in Dundee by a mostly local workforce, can be found in 49 countries around the world, including the USA, China, Japan, Spain, Germany, Thailand and Australia. The company places

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